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David Střihavka
Personal information
Date of birth	4 March 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Prague, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Pardubice (manager)
Youth career
1989–1990	Junior Praha
1990–2000	Bohemians 1905
2000–2001	Sparta Prague
Senior career*
Years	Team
2001–2003	FK Jablonec
2003–2004	Bohemians Prague
2004	Sparta Prague
2005	Chmel Blšany
2005–2007	Baník Ostrava
2007	Norwich City
2008	Slavia Prague
2008–2009	Baník Ostrava
2010–2011	Viktoria Plzeň
2011	→ Willem II Tilburg (loan)
2011–2012	MŠK Žilina
2012	→ Tatran Prešov (loan)
2012–2013	1. FK Příbram
2013–2014	Al-Ahed
2014	Banská Bystrica
2015	Racing Beirut
2015	Caratese
International career
1998–1999	Czech Republic U15
1999–2000	Czech Republic U16
2001	Czech Republic U17
2001–2002	Czech Republic U19
Managerial career
	Bohemians 1905 (U18)
0000–2019	Slavia Prague (U19 assistant)
2019–2020	Slavia Prague B (assistant)
2020–?	Slavia Prague (U15)
?–	Slavia Prague (U17)
2023–2024	Slavia Prague B
2024–	Pardubice
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Czech Republic
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Střihavka (born 4 March 1983) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is head coach of Pardubice.

Strihavka moved from Baník Ostrava to Norwich City in July 2007 and was the first Czech player to play for the club. Norwich terminated his contract on 11 January 2008. In June 2011 he joined to MŠK Žilina.

Club career

In the Czech Republic

Střihavka played for many sides in his native country, including Bohemians Prague, Sparta Prague, FK Jablonec, Chmel Blšany and Banik Ostrava.

His career failed to get off the ground in the First Division and first made an impact in the Second Division with Bohemians Prague. This earned him a move to Sparta where he played in the 2004–05 Champions League with them.

Norwich City

On 11 July 2007, it was confirmed that Střihavka had signed for Norwich City for an undisclosed fee, reported to be around €1 million, on a four-year deal at a press conference at the team's Colney Training ground.^[1] He made his first appearance for Norwich on Saturday 14 July 2007, in a friendly match away at Exeter City, with the home team winning 2–1. Střihavka scored his first goal for Norwich City on Wednesday 25 July 2007, in a friendly match in the Netherlands against FC Zwolle, a game which the Canaries went on to lose 2–1.

Střihavka's first competitive goal came in Norwich's 1–0 win against Crystal Palace at Carrow Road on 15 September 2007, as he headed in a flick-on from Dion Dublin. He was booked for over-celebrating, as he jumped into the crowd. Střihavka was unable to add to his solitary goal for the club and failed to settle and establish himself in English football.^[2] His contract was terminated on 11 January 2008.^[2]

After leaving Norwich, Střihavka joined Czech league leaders Slavia Prague. His first game for them was in the UEFA Cup against Tottenham Hotspur, in which he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 defeat.^[3]

Tatran Prešov

Střihavka joined 1. FC Tatran Prešov in February 2012 on a half-year loan from MŠK Žilina.

International career

Střihavka was part of the Czech Republic Under-16s that took part in UEFA Under-16 Championship in Israel in 2000, in which they were defeated by Portugal. Two years later in 2002, Střihavka played in the UEFA Under-19 Championship and scored twice against Andorra. He has not been selected for the senior Czech squad.

Coaching career

Retiring due to a brain tumor at the end of 2015, Střihavka began his coaching at his former youth club, Bohemians 1905, where his little son also played. He then had a short spell at FK Meteor Prague VIII, before returning to Bohemians to coach the club's U18s.^[4]

After working with Slavia Prague's U19 team, he was promoted to assistant coach for the club's B-team in February 2019.^[5] In June 2020 it was confirmed, that he would be the head coach of Slavias' U15s for the new season.^[6]