David Rozehnal

David Sebastian Klement Rozehnal (born 5 July 1980) is a Czech former footballer who played as a defender. He played for a host of European clubs, making over 400 appearances in a career spanning almost two decades, and retired from the professional game in April 2018.

David Rozehnal
Rozehnal with Newcastle United in 2007
Personal information
Full name David Sebastian Klement Rozehnal[1]
Date of birth (1980-07-05) 5 July 1980
Place of birth Šternberk, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2003 Sigma Olomouc 72 (2)
2003–2005 Club Brugge 50 (1)
2005–2007 Paris Saint-Germain 75 (1)
2007–2008 Newcastle United 21 (0)
2008 → Lazio (loan) 10 (0)
2008–2009 Lazio 28 (0)
2009–2011 Hamburger SV 23 (1)
2010–2011 → Lille (loan) 13 (1)
2011–2015 Lille 62 (1)
2015–2018 K.V. Oostende 50 (1)
2018– Sokol Kožušany (0)
Total 405 (8)
International career‡
2001–2002 Czech Republic U21 8 (1)
2004–2009 Czech Republic 60 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Czech Republic
UEFA European Championship
Bronze medal – third place2004 Portugal
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner2002 Switzerland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 April 2018
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2009

Early life

Rozehnal was born in Šternberk and raised in Kožušany. He comes from a sports family, his father was a second-league football player, his mother played competitive handball. His father then trained amateur club Sokol Kožušany, where Rozehnal started with football.[2]

Club career

Sigma Olomouc

Rozehnal began his career at SK Sigma Olomouc, where his performances earned him a place in the Czech Republic under-21 team.

Club Brugge

In 2003, he was signed by Belgian club Club Brugge. In 2004, Rozehnal played for the Czech Republic at the European Championship where the team made it to the semi-finals before being knocked out by Greece. He won the Belgian Cup in his first season with Brugge and the Belgian League in 2005.

Paris Saint-Germain
Rozehnal with Paris Saint-Germain in 2006

He signed for Paris Saint-Germain in June 2005.[3] At the end of the 2006–07 season, he was named as the club's Player of the Year. His form resulted in reported interest from Borussia Dortmund, Newcastle United and Sevilla.[4] Sources close to the defender confirmed that he would favour a move to Newcastle.[5]

Newcastle United

On 22 June 2007, it was confirmed by the player's agent that a "definite agreement" had been reached for the player to join Newcastle United. He underwent a medical check on 25 June and Newcastle confirmed the transfer had been completed on 29 June for a fee of £2.9 million.[4]

On 11 August Rozehnal made his debut for Newcastle against Bolton Wanderers.[6]

Lazio

Rozehnal left Newcastle for Lazio, on loan until the end of the 2007–08 season, on 31 January 2008, despite having only signed in June 2007. After only playing seven times for Lazio during his loan spell, it remained unclear if they wanted to sign him on a permanent deal. On 9 June 2008, Lazio officially announced they had signed Rozehnal on a permanent basis,[7] with Newcastle recouping the full £2.9 million which they initially paid for the defender.[8]

Hamburger SV
Rozehnal with Lille in 2014

After only one year in Italy, Rozehnal left Lazio, on 29 July 2009 for German top club Hamburger SV, signing a contract until 30 June 2012. After a poor season with several costly errors by Rozehnal, he was removed from the first team and asked to find a new club.[9]

Lille

On 31 August 2010, Hamburg confirmed that Rozehnal would leave for French side Lille on a year-long loan, with the German club still paying part of his salary.[10] While at Lille, his side reached the 2011 Coupe de France Final where he faced former side PSG. Lille prevailed 1–0 in the final, claiming their first Coupe de France trophy since 1955.[11] After the 2010–11 season with Lille, Rozehnal signed for Lille on a permanent basis.

K.V. Oostende

On 29 June 2015, he joined Jupiler Pro League club K.V. Oostende and spent three seasons playing for the Belgian side.

Retirement

Rozehnal retired from professional football on 4 April 2018 and joined Sokol Kožušany, who play in the seventh tier of the Czech Republic league system. His brother, Marek, also plays for the same club. He made his debut for the club the following weekend.[12]

International career

Rozehnal was part of the Czech side which won the UEFA U-21 Championships in 2002.[13] He made his debut for the Czech Republic national team in a friendly match against Italy (2:2) on 18 February 2004. Rozehnal represented his country at Euro 2004 and played in all three of Czech Republic's matches at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. On 12 August 2009, he scored his only goal in a 3-1 friendly home win against Belgium. He was named in the Czech Republic's squad for Euro 2008 and played in all three of the group stage games.

Rozenhal ended his career with a total of 60 caps.

Honours
Club Brugge
PSG
Lazio
Lille

Personal life

Rozehnal is married to Petra and their first child, Luka, was born on 3 October 2007.[16]

References
  1. "David Rozehnal". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  2. "David Rozehnal" (in Czech). Czech Television. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  3. "Rozehnal closes on switch to PSG". BBC Sport. 17 June 2005. Retrieved 5 October 2007.
  4. "Newcastle complete Rozehnal deal". BBC Sport. 29 June 2007. Retrieved 29 June 2007.
  5. Chowdhury, Saj (5 June 2007). "Rozehnal eager to join Newcastle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  6. Fletcher, Paul (11 August 2007). "Bolton 1–3 Newcastle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 October 2007.
  7. "La Lazio riscatta Rozehnal" (in Italian). S.S. Lazio. 10 June 2008. Archived from the original on 12 June 2008. Retrieved 10 June 2008.
  8. "Rozehnal completes move to Lazio". BBC Sport. 10 June 2008. Retrieved 10 June 2008.
  9. "Veh streicht Tavares und Rozehnal" (in German). kicker. 4 August 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
  10. "HSV-Ladenhüter Rozehnal geht!" (in German). Hamburger Morgenpost. 31 August 2010. Archived from the original on 2 September 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
  11. "Paris Saint-Germain 0 - 1 Lille". ESPN. 14 May 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  12. "Rozehnalova premiéra za Kožušany: ztracené vedení, sporný moment a prohra". Olomoucký deník (in Czech). 9 April 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  13. "European U-21 Championship 2002 - Final Tournament Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  14. "CLUB BRUGGE - LA LOUVIÈRE 1-1". clubbrugge.be. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  15. "Anderlecht beaten in the Supercup". anderlecht-online.be. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  16. "Baby Joy For Czech Mate". Newcastle United F.C. 5 October 2007. Archived from the original on 16 June 2007. Retrieved 5 October 2007.
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