Radek Černý

Slavia Prague

Born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, Černý turned professional in 1993 as a 17-year-old with Slavia Prague, his home team. His father was a goalkeeper, who started out as a youth at Slavia before playing in the Czech third and fourth divisions, while Černý's older brother Petr was another goalkeeper playing for the club. Černý did not get a chance to play for Slavia in the early years of his career, having been loaned out to three different Czech clubs and not returning until 1997, when he finally made his debut. Petr Černý was later signed as a deputy to his younger brother. Černý played for SK České Budějovice JČE in the first two seasons of the Gambrinus Liga and Union Cheb in the third before playing for Slavia's first team. He went on to make more than 150 appearances for Slavia, many of them in European competition. He was twice a domestic cup winner – 1999 and 2002 – and scored one goal, the last goal in a 4-0 league victory against FK Jablonec 97 in the 1999–2000 season. He left the Czech Republic in 2005 with a total of 197 appearances in the Czech First League.

Tottenham Hotspur

Černý joined Spurs on an 18-month loan in January 2005, which was extended until the end of 2008 to replace Kasey Keller who, finding himself unable to win back the Spurs number one jersey from Paul Robinson, had signed for Borussia Mönchengladbach. Spurs had also signed Márton Fülöp, a young Hungarian goalkeeper, in the previous summer, but it was Černý who was…

Černý has represented the Czech Republic at youth level, earning 11 caps for the Czech Republic Under-21. He has also represented the Czech senior squad three times during his time at Slavia Prague.

Tottenham Hotspur

Football League Cup: 2007–08 Queens Park Rangers

Football League Championship: 2010–11