Pavel Nedvěd

Pavel Nedvěd is the kind of footballer I will always admire because he won through sheer relentless will. From the small Czech town of Cheb, he became a force at Lazio and Juventus and capped it with the 2003 Ballon d'Or, no small feat for a midfielder. What I love is that his game was built on tireless running and total commitment rather than flashy showmanship. That blond hair streaking across the pitch for ninety full minutes became his signature. Widely called one of the greatest Czech players ever, he earned that status through honest, hard graft, and his lasting role at Juventus speaks to his character.

Name (English)

Pavel Nedvěd

Name (Japanese)

パベル・ネドベド

Reading

ぱべる・ねどべど

Born

August 30, 1972 (age 53)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Rat

Origin

Cheb, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic

Height

177 cm

Occupation

association football player / athlete

Awards & achievements

• 2003 Ballon d'Or
• Czech Medal of Merit
• 2004 Golden Foot

• Official sitehttp://www.pavelnedved.cz/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavel%20Nedv%C4%9Bd
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%91%E3%83%99%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8D%E3%83%89%E3%83%99%E3%83%89
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q171295

Tags

• Karlovy Vary Region
• association football player
• athlete

Last updated

2026-06-17

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