Ladislav Maier (born 4 January 1966 in Boskovice) is a Czech former professional

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who played as a

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. He played seven matches for the

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and participated at Euro 1996 and Euro 2000. At club level he took part in five Gambrinus liga seasons, playing his matches for Liberec. Maier played for Austrian club Rapid Wien and was heavily critical of

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Lothar Matthäus, calling Matthäus "the biggest fool ever" and claiming that even the cleaners were pleased that Matthäus had left the club.Lothar Matthäus
, ''

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'', October 2007.

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1966 births Living people People from Boskovice Czechoslovak footballers Czech footballers Association football goalkeepers Czech Republic international footballers UEFA Euro 1996 players 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup players UEFA Euro 2000 players Czech First League players Austrian Football Bundesliga players FK Drnovice players FC Zbrojovka Brno players FC Slovan Liberec players SK Rapid Wien players Czech expatriate footballers Czech expatriate sportspeople in Austria Expatriate footballers in Austria Sportspeople from the South Moravian Region {{CzechRepublic-footy-goalkeeper-stub