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Pavel Kuka

パヴェル・クカ　/　ぱゔぇる・くか

Association football player from Czech Republic

July 19, 1968 (age 57)　・　Prague, Czech Republic

association football player

My Take

Kuka is a name that warms my heart. A Prague-born forward of the golden Czech generation, he scored 29 goals in 87 caps and helped power that stunning run at EURO 96. What I admire most is how he made his name in the Bundesliga with Kaiserslautern through sheer grit rather than flash. At 180 cm he was no towering target man, yet he threw himself forward relentlessly. To me he embodies the unglamorous, hungry striker who earns goals through will, and that earns my deep respect far more than any highlight reel.

Overview

Pavel Kuka (born 19 July 1968) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a forward. He represented his national team on 87 occasions, scoring 29 goals. At club level Kuka started in 1987 with Rudá Hvězda Cheb in the Czechoslovak First League before transferring to Slavia Prague two years later. During the 1993–94 season he moved to Germany, where he played in the Bundesliga for 1. FC Kaiserslautern, 1.

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1. Profile

Name (English): Pavel Kuka
Name (Japanese): パヴェル・クカ
Reading: ぱゔぇる・くか
Born: July 19, 1968 (age 57)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Cancer / Monkey
Origin: Prague, Czech Republic
Blood type: Private
Height: 180 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%91%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AF%E3%82%AB

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