David Limberský
Limberský with the Czech Republic at UEFA Euro 2012
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-10-06) 6 October 1983
Place of birth Plzeň, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 Jiskra Domažlice (sporting director)
Youth career
1989–1990 Tatran Třemošná
1990–2002 Viktoria Plzeň
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2007 Viktoria Plzeň 56 (7)
2004 → Modena (loan) 4 (0)
2005 → Tottenham Hotspur (loan) 0 (0)
2007–2008 Sparta Prague 13 (0)
2008–2021 Viktoria Plzeň 327 (15)
2021–2024 Jiskra Domažlice 35 (0)
Total 435 (22)
International career
2003 Czech Republic U-20 9 (4)
2004–2005 Czech Republic U-21 11 (1)
2009–2016 Czech Republic 40 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2021-01-31

David Limberský (born 6 October 1983) is a former Czech professional footballer who played for Czech clubs FC Viktoria Plzeň and AC Sparta Prague.[1] He was a member of the Czech Republic national football team.

Club career

Born in Plzeň, Limberský played for hometown team Viktoria Plzeň and spent time at Italian side Modena on loan in the 2003–04 season. He joined Tottenham Hotspur in December 2004 on a six-month loan.[2] Upon signing for Tottenham, Limberský was compared to Czech legend Pavel Nedvěd by Spurs coach Martin Jol.[3] Despite this, Limberský did not feature in any of Tottenham's matches during his time in England.

Limberský played in the final of the 2009–10 Czech Cup in a 2–1 victory against Jablonec.[4]

He played in the first Czech Supercup against Sparta Prague in 2010. He started at left-back and played the entire game in which Sparta triumphed 1–0.[5]

In the third qualifying round of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League, Limberský scored a memorable goal from outside the box in the first leg against Besiktas in the 28th minute. Plzen went on to lose 4–1 on aggregate after a 1–1 draw in the first leg.

Limberský played in all of Plzeň's matches in the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League. In the group stages of the following season's Europa League, he was headbutted by Diego Costa, an incident which brought the Atlético Madrid forward a four-match UEFA ban.[6][7]

After end his professional career in June 2021 Limberský joined third tier club Jiskra Domažlice.[8]

International career

Limberský played for the Czech Republic at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship. He scored both of the Czech Republic's goals against Australia[9] and Brazil respectively.

On 5 June 2009, at the age of 25, Limberský made his debut for the Czech Republic national football team with a 1–0 victory against Malta in a friendly.

He was chosen as part of the Czech Republic's squad for the 2011 Kirin Cup.[10] However, Limberský did not feature in any of their games in the tournament.

Euro 2012

Limberský was called up for UEFA Euro 2012, despite not playing in any of the qualifiers for the tournament and having never previously played a competitive game for his national side. He was left out of the Czechs' first game against Russia, where his side were heavily beaten 4–1. Limberský was brought in for the Czech Republic's second game against Greece in his first ever competitive game for the national side, playing at left back. The Czech Republic won that game 2–1, with Limberský doing enough to be retained for the Czech Republic's must-win game against co-hosts Poland. His side defeated Poland 1–0 and ended up as group winners, meaning that they would face Portugal in the quarter finals. Limberský again played left back against Portugal where the Czech Republic were knocked out after a 1–0 loss.

Euro 2016

Controversy

Limberský gained media attention after crashing his Bentley car in September 2015 and subsequently behaving abusively towards several police officers and testing with a high blood alcohol content, offences which carry a maximum three-year prison sentence.[11] He was subsequently stripped of the captaincy of Viktoria Plzeň and fined for "an absolutely unacceptable violation of the professional contract".[12] Limberský apologised,[13] but four days after the incident, celebrated his first of two goals in a 4–0 win against Příbram by pretending to drive a car.[14][15] The club moved to distance itself from Limberský's gestures.[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of 7 March 2020
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Viktoria Plzeň 2003–04 Czech First League 120———120
2005–06 23300——233
2006–07 21400——214
Total 56700——567
Modena (loan) 2003–04 Serie A 40———40
Tottenham Hotspur (loan) 2004–05 Premier League 0000—0000
Sparta Prague 2007–08 Czech First League 1200060—180
Viktoria Plzeň 2008–09 27300——273
2009–10 26110——271
2010–11 292002110323
2011–12 2910013010431
2012–13 28020150—450
2013–14 2716012000451
2014–15 262302010322
2015–16 2723010010412
2016–17 2400090—330
2017–18 20100100—301
2018–19 3200070—390
2019–20 1512020—191
Total 310141708214041315
Career total 382211708814049122

International goals

Scores and results list Czech Republic's goal tally first.

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 6 September 2015 Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia  Latvia 1–0 2–1 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying

Honours

Club

Viktoria Plzeň

References

  1. ↑ "Limberský končí kariéru: Moje tělo řeklo "dost". V Plzni zůstane dál". Blesk (in Czech). 9 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Tottenham clinch double transfer". BBC. 20 December 2004. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "Jol on young recruits". Tottenham Hotspur. 23 December 2004. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "Finále domácího poháru vyhrála Plzeň a zajistila si účast v Evropské lize". lidovky.cz. 18 May 2010. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  5. ↑ Finále - Superpohár FAČR 2010/2011 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Match report
  6. ↑ "La UEFA castiga con cuatro partidos a Diego Costa" [UEFA punishes Diego Costa with four games]. Marca (in Spanish). 19 December 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  7. ↑ "Plzeň pip Atlético to take top spot". UEFA.com. 6 December 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  8. ↑ Schulz, Ervín (17 June 2021). "Nekončím, hlásí Král západu. Limberský míří do Domažlic". iDNES.cz. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  9. ↑ "Limbersky limbers up for Brazil with stunner". FIFA.com. 1 December 2003. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  10. ↑ Czechs to play Kirin Cup in Japan without Rosicky vcstar.com
  11. ↑ "Opilý fotbalista Limberský naboural s bentleyem, pak hrozil policistům". Mladá fronta DNES (in Czech). 10 September 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  12. ↑ "Czech Republic defender Limbersky loses club captaincy after car crash". The Associated Press. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  13. ↑ "Limberský poprvé o nehodě: Mrzí mě, že jsem zklamal tolik lidí". isport.blesk.cz (in Czech). 11 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  14. ↑ "Limberský oslavil gól čtyři dny po autonehodě napodobováním řízení". idnes.cz (in Czech). 13 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  15. ↑ "Příbram - Plzeň 0:4, snadné vítězství orámovaly dva góly Limberského". idnes.cz (in Czech). 13 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  16. ↑ "Pochopení nenašel Limberský ani doma, Plzeň se od gesta distancovala". idnes.cz (in Czech). 14 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
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