Radoslav Kováč
Kováč at West Ham, November 2009
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Radoslav Kováč | ||
| Date of birth | 27 November 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Šumperk, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back / Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Sparta Prague | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988–1990 | Spartak Loučná nad Desnou | ||
| 1990–1992 | TJ Šumperk | ||
| 1992–1995 | Velké Losiny | ||
| 1995–1997 | Sigma Olomouc | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2003 | Sigma Olomouc | 127 | (3) |
| 2003–2005 | Sparta Prague | 46 | (3) |
| 2005–2009 | Spartak Moscow | 101 | (9) |
| 2009 | → West Ham United (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2009–2011 | West Ham United | 44 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | Basel | 19 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Slovan Liberec | 37 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | Sparta Prague | 17 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1999–2002 | Czech Republic U-21 | 15 | (0) |
| 2004–2009 | Czech Republic | 30 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 May 2015. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 January 2011, 24:00 (UTC) |
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Radoslav Kováč (Czech pronunciation: [ˈradoslaf ˈkovaːt͡ʃ]; born 27 November 1979) is a retired Czech footballer who last played for Sparta Prague. He plays both in midfield and in defence. He previously played for Sigma Olomouc, Sparta Prague, Spartak Moscow, West Ham United, FC Basel and Slovan Liberec. On 6 January 2010, he announced his retirement from international football after representing the Czech Republic U21 and the senior team for nine years.
Having come through the ranks of Sigma Olomouc, Kováč joined Sparta Prague in 2004. In July 2005, he moved to Russia, where he signed for Spartak Moscow. During a Moscow derby against Lokomotiv Moscow on 20 July 2008, Kováč received a yellow card for tackling a fan who invaded the pitch.
On 30 January 2009, he moved on loan to West Ham United for the remainder of the 2008–09 season. He made his debut for West Ham on 25 February 2009 in a 2–0 FA Cup defeat to Middlesbrough. His first goal for West Ham came in their 3–1 away defeat to Everton on 16 May 2009.
Kováč signed a permanent contract with West Ham United on 11 August 2009 on a three-year contract. He scored his first goal of the 2009–10 season against Portsmouth in the 89th minute on 26 December, playing 90 minutes in a 2–0 win at Upton Park. At the end of the 2010/2011 season, with twelve months left on his contract and after 62 league and cup appearances, Kováč left West Ham United.
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