Horst Siegl (born 15 February 1969) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is among the most successful goalscorers in the history of the Czech First League. He played for Czechoslovakia and later Czech Republic national football teams.
 Siegl in 2011 | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 15 February 1969[1] | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Abertamy, Czechoslovakia | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 1978–1987 | Slavia Karlovy Vary | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1987–1988 | Sparta Prague | 7 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 1989–1990 | RH Cheb | 39 | (7) | |||||||||||
| 1990–1995 | Sparta Prague | 138 | (66) | |||||||||||
| 1996 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 13 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 1996–2001 | Sparta Prague | 120 | (61) | |||||||||||
| 2001–2003 | Marila Příbram | 84 | (25) | |||||||||||
| 2004 | Viktoria Plzeň | 13 | (5) | |||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | FK SIAD Most | 34 | (11) | |||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1992[2] | Czechoslovakia | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 1994–1998[2] | Czech Republic | 19 | (7) | |||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Sparta Prague (Assistant coach) | |||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Baniyas (Assistant coach) | |||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Slovan Bratislava (Assistant coach) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Biography
editBorn in Abertamy, Siegl belongs to the ethnic German minority, with his family was one of the few people who were not expelled after the World War II.[3]
Siegl is a four-time Czech First League top scorer.[4] He played for Czechoslovakia and later Czech Republic, playing total 23 matches and scored seven goals. Siegl played two matches for the Czech Republic in the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup.[5][failed verification]
In total, Siegl scored 176 league goals in 448 games (265/128 Sparta, 39/7 Cheb, 13/0 1.FC Kaiserslautern, 84/25 Příbram, 13/5 Plzeň, 34/11 Most). He is the second all-time top scorer of the Czech First League.[citation needed]
Honours
editSparta Prague
- Czechoslovak First League: 1987–88, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1992–93
- Czech First League (7): 1993–94, 1994–95, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01
1. FC Kaiserslautern
Czech Republic
- FIFA Confederations Cup third place: 1997
Individual
- Czech First League top scorer: 1993–94, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99.
- Czech First League second all-time top scorer
References
edit- ^ "Horst Siegel". FIFA. Archived from the original on 22 February 2009.
- ^ a b "Horst Siegl | International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- ^ Motýl, Ivan (5 April 2014). "Chtěli je vyhubit, ale čeští Němci přežijí i rok 2100". Týden (in Czech). Empresa Media. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ "Psali historii fotbalové ligy: Čtyřnásobný král kanonýrů Siegl sestřelil i Barcelonu". Sport.cz (in Czech). Seznam.cz. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ^ FIFA profile
External links
edit- Horst Siegl at FAČR (also at old FAČR website) (in Czech)
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