Ladislav Maier (born 4 January 1966 in Boskovice) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. At club level, Maier helped Slovan Liberec win promotion to the Czech First League in 1993, going on to make 148 First League appearances for the club over the course of five seasons. He played seven matches for the

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between 1995 and 2001, being named in his nation's squad for Euro 1996 and Euro 2000, although he played at neither tournament. Maier played for Austrian club Rapid Wien, winning the 2004–05 Austrian Football Bundesliga there. Following seven years with the club, he concluded his playing career in 2005. After

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left Rapid in 2002 after leading the club to a record low finishing position of eighth, Maier called him "the biggest fool ever" and claimed that even the cleaners were pleased that Matthäus had left the club.

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Ladislav Maier
at Rapid Vienna 1966 births Living people People from Boskovice Czechoslovak men's footballers Czech men's footballers Footballers from the South Moravian Region Men's association football goalkeepers Czech Republic men's international footballers UEFA Euro 1996 players 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup players UEFA Euro 2000 players Czech First League players Austrian Football Bundesliga players 1. FK Drnovice players FC Zbrojovka Brno players FC Slovan Liberec players SK Rapid Wien players Czech expatriate men's footballers Czech expatriate sportspeople in Austria Expatriate men's footballers in Austria {{CzechRepublic-footy-goalkeeper-stub