Marek Čech (born 8 April 1976) is a

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former football

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Career

Čech started playing football at age 8 for Slavia Orlová, whose first team was then in 4th division. In 1990, he moved to

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, where he did not manage to get a place in the senior team, even though he did sign a contract when he turned 18. Two years later, he had to do his military service and spent this year playing for VTJ Hranice. When he came back, he was loaned to second-division teams

Frýdek-Místek Frýdek-Místek (, pl, Frydek-Mistek; german: Friede(c)k-Mistek) is a city in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 54,000 inhabitants. The historic centres of both Frýdek and Místek are well preserved and are protect ...

, NH Ostrava and Fotbal Třinec. In Frýdek-Místek he only got to play three games, only in Ostrava did he become a regular. In early 2001, he was surprisingly sold to Slovak club

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but there he was only the number two. At the start of the 2003/04 season, he was briefly loaned to former club

Třinec Třinec (; pl, Trzyniec ; german: Trzynietz) is a city in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 34,000 inhabitants and is the least populated statutory city in the country. The city is an ...

, then sold to

Spartak Trnava FC Spartak Trnava () is a Slovak professional football club based in Trnava. Historically, it is one of the most successful clubs in the country, having won the Czechoslovak First League five times and the Czechoslovak Cup on four occasions, an ...

. There he had no real concurrence and put up good performances, which drew the attention of

Slovan Liberec FC Slovan Liberec (), commonly referred to as Slovan Liberec or simply Slovan, is a Czech football club based in the city of Liberec. The club is one of the most successful in the Czech Republic, having won three league titles and the domestic c ...

that purchased him in 2004. He was first considered a substitute (behind Zbyněk Hauzr), but quickly became number one and even one of the best goalkeepers in the Czech league, spending 740 minutes without conceding a goal in 2006. On 15 November 2006, he made his debut for the Czech national team in a friendly against

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that ended up in a 1–1 draw. This was, however, to remain his only cap as he was never able to be more than the number 3 goalkeeper, behind

Petr Čech Petr Čech (; born 20 May 1982) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He also plays semi-professional ice hockey as a goaltender for Chelmsford Chieftains. Described by numerous players, pundits and managers as ...

and

Jaromír Blažek Jaromír Blažek (; born 29 December 1972) is a Czech former professional football goalkeeper. Club career Born in Brno, Blažek started his career in Slavia Prague, where he got to play his first league games. After two years during which he ...

. On 5 January 2007, he agreed on a contract that linked him for two years with Russian club

Luch-Energia Vladivostok FC Luch Vladivostok (russian: Футбольный клуб "Луч" Владивосток) was an association football club based in Vladivostok, Russia. In 2005, Luch won the Russian First Division and played in the Premier League from 20 ...

. The fee was undisclosed but is believed to have been around 12 million koruna ( $600,000). In August 2008, he was sold to

Lokomotiv Moscow FC Lokomotiv Moscow (''FC Lokomotiv Moskva'', russian: link=no, Футбольный клуб "Локомотив" Москва, ) is a Russian professional football club based in Moscow. Lokomotiv have won the Russian Premier League on three o ...

. In August 2014, Čech was signed by

Delhi Dynamos Odisha Football Club () is an Indian professional football club based in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, that competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football. Prior to the inaugural Indian Super League season, the club was found ...

in the newly formed

Indian Super League The Indian Super League (ISL) is an Indian professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Indian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Organised by the All India Football Federat ...

Honours

;

Corgoň Liga The Slovak Super Liga is the top level football league in Slovakia, currently known as the Fortuna Liga due to a sponsorship arrangement. It was formed in 1993 following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia. The record for most titles is eleven, h ...

: 2001–02 ;

Gambrinus liga The Czech First League, known as the Fortuna liga for sponsorship reasons, is a Czech professional league for football clubs. At the top of the Czech football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Seasons typically ...

: 2005–06

References

External links

fcslovanliberec.cz
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cech, Marek 1976 births Living people Czech men's footballers Czech expatriate men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Czech Republic men's international footballers FC Slovan Liberec players FC Spartak Trnava players FC Viktoria Plzeň players FC Luch Vladivostok players Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia Czech expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia FC Lokomotiv Moscow players Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Czech expatriate sportspeople in Russia Czech First League players Russian Premier League players Slovak First Football League players FC Zhemchuzhina-Sochi players Indian Super League players Odisha FC players Expatriate men's footballers in India Czech expatriate sportspeople in India Footballers from Ostrava FC Baník Ostrava players AC Sparta Prague players FK Třinec players FK Frýdek-Místek players