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David Rozehnal

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David Rozehnal
Rozehnal with Newcastle United in 2007
Personal information
Full name David Rozehnal[1]
Date of birth (1980-07-05) 5 July 1980 (age 46)
Place of birth Šternberk, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Centre-back
Youth career
1988–1989 Sokol Kožušany
1989–1997 Sigma Olomouc
1997–1998 Sokol Kožušany
1998–1999 Sigma Olomouc B
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)
2018–2020 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
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner2002
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Rozehnal (born 5 July 1980) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. 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. Internationally Rozehnal made 60 appearances for the Czech Republic, appearing in three major tournaments: Euro 2004, the 2006 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2008.

Early life

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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

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Sigma Olomouc

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Rozehnal joined the senior team at Sigma Olomouc in 1999 from the Sigma Olomouc B youth team.[3] He finished as a runner-up in the 2000 UEFA Intertoto Cup,[4] and he was also part of the Sigma Olomouc team which finished in third place in 2000–01.[5]

Club Brugge

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In 2003, Rozehnal joined Belgian club Club Brugge. Shortly after joining the club he was part of the side which defeated AC Milan at the San Siro in the UEFA Champions League.[6] He won the Belgian Cup in his first season with Brugge and the Belgian League in the 2004–05 season.[7]

Paris Saint-Germain

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Rozehnal with Paris Saint-Germain in 2006

Rozehnal signed for Paris Saint-Germain in June 2005.[8] His form resulted in reported interest from Borussia Dortmund, Newcastle United and Sevilla.[9] Sources close to the defender confirmed that he would prefer a move to Newcastle.[10]

Newcastle United

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On 22 June 2007, Rozehnal's agent confirmed that a "definite agreement" had been reached for the player to join Newcastle United. Rozehnal 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, with the player signing a four-year contract.[9] He made his league debut against Bolton Wanderers the same year on 11 August.[11]

Lazio

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On 31 January 2008, Rozehnal left Newcastle for Lazio on loan until the end of the 2007–08 Serie A despite having only signed in June 2007.[12] After only playing seven times for Lazio during his loan spell, it remained unclear if they wanted to sign him permanently. On 9 June 2008, Lazio officially announced they had signed Rozehnal on a permanent basis,[13] with Newcastle recouping the full £2.9 million which they initially paid for the defender.[14]

Later career and retirement

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Rozehnal with Lille in 2014

After only one year in Italy, Rozehnal left Lazio on 29 July 2009 for German club Hamburger SV, signing a contract until 30 June 2012. Due to a poor season with several costly errors by Rozehnal, he was removed from the first team and asked to find a new club.[15]

On 31 August 2010, Hamburg confirmed that Rozehnal had left for French side Lille on loan, with the German club still paying part of his salary.[16] He made a permanent move to Lille in June 2011, signing a contract until 2014.[17]

Rozehnal retired from professional football on 4 April 2018 and joined Sokol Kožušany alongside his brother, Marek.[18] He made his debut for the club the following weekend.[19]

International career

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Rozehnal was part of the Czech Republic national youth football team which won the UEFA U-21 Championships in 2002.[20] In 2004, Rozehnal made his debut for the Czech Republic in a 2–2 friendly draw against Italy on 18 February 2004.[21] He went on to play for his country at Euro 2004,[7] where the team made it to the semi-finals before being knocked out by Greece. He also played in the group stage at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, although his nation did not advance to the knockout stages.[7] Rozehnal played in his third major tournament at Euro 2008.[22] He scored his only international goal in his 57th appearance for his country, finding the net in a 3–1 friendly win against Belgium.[23]

Personal life

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Rozehnal is married to Petra with two children.[24] Their first child, Luka, was born on 3 October 2007.[25]

Career statistics

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International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[3]
National team Year Apps Goals
Czech Republic 2004 9 0
2005 9 0
2006 13 0
2007 10 0
2008 11 0
2009 7 1
Total 60 1
Czech Republic score listed first, score column indicates score after each Rozehnal goal[3]
List of international goals scored by David Rozehnal
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 12 August 2009 Na Stínadlech, Teplice, Czech Republic 57  Belgium 3–1 3–1 Friendly [23]

Honours

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Club Brugge

Paris Saint-Germain

Lazio

Lille

Czech Republic U21

References

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  1. ↑ "UEFA Europa League 2009/2010: Booking List Semi-Finals, Second Leg Match" (PDF). UEFA. p. 2. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  2. ↑ "David Rozehnal" (in Czech). Czech Television. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "David Rozehnal". National Football Teams.
  4. ↑ 2000 UEFA Intertoto Cup Results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
  5. ↑ "Divácké statistiky Gambrinus liga 2000/2001" (in Czech). idnes.cz. Archived from the original on 6 January 2005. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  6. ↑ "Rozehnalův fotbalový sen pokračoval v Miláně" (in Czech). Mladá fronta Dnes. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 Jeřábek, Luboš (2007). Český a československý fotbal – lexikon osobností a klubů (in Czech). Prague, Czech Republic: Grada Publishing. p. 174. ISBN 978-80-247-1656-5.
  8. ↑ "Rozehnal closes on switch to PSG". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 June 2005. Retrieved 5 October 2007.
  9. 1 2 "Newcastle complete Rozehnal deal". BBC Sport. BBC. 29 June 2007.
  10. ↑ Chowdhury, Saj (5 June 2007). "Rozehnal eager to join Newcastle". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  11. ↑ "Bolton 1-3 Newcastle". BBC Sport. BBC. 11 August 2007. Retrieved 5 October 2007.
  12. ↑ "Rozehnal in Lazio loan". Eurosport. 31 January 2008. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  13. ↑ "La Lazio riscatta Rozehnal". S.S. Lazio (in Italian). 10 June 2008. Archived from the original on 12 June 2008.
  14. ↑ "Rozehnal completes move to Lazio". BBC Sport. BBC. 10 June 2008.[dead link]
  15. ↑ "Veh streicht Tavares und Rozehnal". Kicker (in German). 4 August 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
  16. ↑ "HSV-Ladenhüter Rozehnal geht!". Hamburger Morgenpost (in German). 31 August 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2010.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  17. ↑ "Francouzské Lille vykoupilo z Hamburku Davida Rozehnala". ČT Sport (in Czech). Czech Television. 23 June 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  18. ↑ Desplenter, Kurt (4 April 2018). "Rozehnal kvůli rodině rozvázal smlouvu v Ostende a ukončil kariéru". ČT Sport (in Czech). Czech Television. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  19. ↑ Mazal, Miroslav (9 April 2018). "Rozehnalova premiéra za Kožušany: ztracené vedení, sporný moment a prohra". Deník (in Czech). Olomouc: Vltave Labe Media. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  20. ↑ "European U-21 Championship 2002 | Final Tournament Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  21. ↑ "David Rozehnal se stal hráčem Hamburku!". efotbal.cz (in Czech). 29 July 2009.
  22. ↑ "Nejlépe zahrál Sionko, nejhorší známku dostal Rozehnal". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. 12 June 2008. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  23. 1 2 Saiver, Filip (13 August 2009). "Rozehnalův první gól v reprezentaci. Po pěti letech". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  24. ↑ Havlíček, Václav (11 July 2024). "David už umí fotbal oželet, říká Rozehnalová. Zášť k Brücknerovi necítí". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  25. ↑ "Baby Joy For Czech Mate". Newcastle United F.C. 5 October 2007. Archived from the original on 16 June 2007 – via Premium TV.
  26. ↑ "Club Brugge - La Louvière 1-1". Club Brugge. Retrieved 20 April 2022.[dead link]
  27. ↑ "Anderlecht beaten in the Supercup". Anderlecht Online. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
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