Miroslav Votava
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miroslav Votava | ||
| Date of birth | 25 April 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Prague, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Werder Bremen (youth) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dukla Prague | |||
| 1968–1973 | VfL Witten | ||
| 1973–1974 | Borussia Dortmund | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1982 | Borussia Dortmund | 257 | (28) |
| 1982–1985 | Atlético Madrid | 96 | (9) |
| 1985–1996 | Werder Bremen | 357 | (18) |
| 1996–1998 | VfB Oldenburg | 15 | (0) |
| Total | 725 | (55) | |
| National team | |||
| 1979–1981 | West Germany | 5 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1997–1998 | VfB Oldenburg | ||
| 1998–1999 | SV Meppen | ||
| 2002–2004 | Union Berlin | ||
| 2004– | Werder Bremen (youth) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Miroslav "Mirko" Votava (born 25 April 1956) is a German retired footballer and a current coach.
A defensive midfielder of stamina and tactical awareness, he played 546 matches in the Bundesliga (fourth in the all-time list at the time of his retirement), retiring at the age of 41. Most of his professional career was spent in with Werder Bremen, with which he won a total of five titles – he also spent eight years with Borussia Dortmund.
Votava represented West Germany at Euro 1980.
Born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, Votava started learning his football trade at local FK Dukla. However, his parents left the country during the Prague Spring, settling first in Australia then West Germany, in Witten. He began playing professionally with Borussia Dortmund in 1974, with the club in the second division.
Scoring three goals in 22 games during his first Bundesliga season, Votava was an undisputed starter onwards, only missing three contests from 1977–82 combined, although he failed to win any silverware.
He subsequently moved to Atlético Madrid for 58 million pesetas, being an instrumental figure for the Colchoneros which always finished in the top four in La Liga during his three-year spell, and also lifting the Copa del Rey in 1985.
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