Jaroslav Drobný

Drobný's first club was local club SK Chrudim. In his first season, he signed a contract with Chrudium's rivals FC Vítkovice. He joined First Division club České Budějovice in 1999 where he spent his first two professional seasons. In 2001, he was transferred to Panionios in the Alpha Ethniki, the first tier in Greece. In 2005, Drobný was spotted by Fulham, and in the summer, the club having sold Edwin van der Sar, he was bought by the West London club. However, he was injured shortly after his arrival, and upon returning to fitness failed to get into the team. He was loaned for half a season to the Dutch club ADO Den Haag. When he returned his contract was terminated by mutual consent in August 2006, without Drobný having played a first-team game for the club. On 27 October 2006, he joined Ipswich Town on a short-term deal, but failed to make a first-team appearance. In January 2007, following a trial, Drobný joined Bundesliga side VfL Bochum on a contract until the end of the season. He immediately took over the position in goal from Danish keeper Peter Skov-Jensen. On 27 January 2007, he made his league debut with VfL Bochum against Mainz 05. Drobný moved to Hertha BSC for the 2007–08 season. After a strong 2008–09 season, in which Hertha led the Bundesliga for five matchdays, Hertha finished in last place in the 2009–10 season, and he left the club to join Hamburger SV. In June 2016, Drobný joined Werder Bremen on a year-long contract. In the 2016–17 season, he made 10…

Drobný was part of the Czech side which won the UEFA U-21 Championship in 2002. Drobný has played 16 times for the Czech national under-21 side, but his opportunities have been limited in the full squad. On 11 February 2009, Drobný made his debut for the senior team in a 0–0 draw against Morocco.

In October 2021 Drobný was appointed interim goalkeeping coach at Bayern Munich II after Walter Junghans underwent knee surgery.

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