Pavel Srníček
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| Full name | Pavel Srníček | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 10 March 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ostrava, Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 29 December 2015 (aged 47) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Ostrava, Czech Republic | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1977–1982 | TJ Viktorie Bohumín | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1982–1985 | TJ ŽD Bohumín | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985–1987 | Baník Ostrava | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1988 | VTJ Tábor | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1990 | Dukla Prague | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1991 | Baník Ostrava | 30 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1998 | Newcastle United | 150 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Baník Ostrava | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2000 | Sheffield Wednesday | 44 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2003 | Brescia | 32 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Cosenza | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Portsmouth | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | → West Ham United (loan) | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | West Ham United | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | Beira-Mar | 63 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Newcastle United | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 342 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–2001 | Czech Republic | 49 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Pavel Srníček (10 March 1968 – 29 December 2015) was a Czech football coach and former professional player who played as a goalkeeper.
In a career that lasted from 1990 to 2007, he notably played in the Premier League mainly for Newcastle United. In addition, he represented Sheffield Wednesday, Portsmouth and West Ham United in England's top flight, and also played in Serie A for Brescia, Serie B with Cosenza, in Portugal for Beira-Mar, and in his native country for Baník Ostrava. After retiring, he worked as a goalkeeping coach for his own private school and for Sparta Prague.
Srníček played internationally for the Czech Republic from 1994 to 2001, earning a total of 49 caps. He was part of their squad that came runners-up at UEFA Euro 1996, and was their first-choice goalkeeper when they came third at the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup and contested UEFA Euro 2000.