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Petr Kouba

ペトル・コウバ　/　ぺとる・こうば

Association football player from Czech Republic

November 28, 1969 (age 56)　・　Prague, Czech Republic

association football player

My Take

Petr Kouba played goalkeeper through one of football's most turbulent geopolitical shifts, from Czechoslovakia to the Czech Republic, earning 40 caps between 1991 and 1998. I have a deep respect for the keeper's trade. It is the loneliest job on the pitch, where saves are forgotten and errors are immortalized. To hold a national team's number one shirt for years takes nerve most outfield players never need. What I find most admirable is his second act, coaching the Czech under-20 and under-21 sides. Passing on the goalkeeper's craft, that hard-won art of reading a game from the back, is a quiet form of generosity I genuinely value.

Overview

Petr Kouba (born 28 January 1969) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper as well as assistant coach for the Czech under-20 and under-21 national teams. He played for Czechoslovakia and later the Czech Republic, played a total of 40 matches between 1991 and 1998.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Petr Kouba
Name (Japanese): ペトル・コウバ
Reading: ぺとる・こうば
Born: November 28, 1969 (age 56)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Sagittarius / Rooster
Origin: Prague, Czech Republic
Blood type: Private
Height: 186 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%9A%E3%83%88%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B3%E3%82%A6%E3%83%90

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