Jiří Novotný (footballer)

Jiří Novotný
	Novotný in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth	7 April 1970 (age 55)
Place of birth	Prague, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1976–1984	Baník Stochov
1984–1988	Sparta Prague
Senior career*
Years	Team
1986–2002	Sparta Prague
1999	→ Slovan Liberec (loan)
2003–2004	Rubin Kazan
2005–2006	SIAD Most
2007	Chmel Blšany
2007–2008	Ružomberok
2008–2009	Dukla Prague
Total
International career
1991–1993	Czechoslovakia
1994–2002	Czech Republic
Managerial career
2024–2025	České Budějovice (assistant)
Medal record
TJ Sparta ČKD Prague
AC Sparta Prague
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jiří Novotný (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjɪr̝iː ˈnovotniː]; born 7 April 1970 in Prague) is a former Czech professional football defender. He played for Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic, playing a total of 33 matches and scored two goals for both teams.

Biography

Novotný began playing football in Stochov and became part of Sparta Prague's youth team at the age of fourteen.^[1] He went on to spend most of his career with Sparta Prague,^[2] debuting in the 1986–87 season where the club was crowned league champions.^[3]

Aside from the Czech Republic, Novotný also played in Russian club Rubin Kazan in 2003 and 2004 as well as Slovak club MFK Ružomberok in 2007–08 season.^[4] Upon ending his playing career, he was appointed assistant coach to František Straka in České Budějovice on 2 September 2024.^[5]

Novotný is married and has a daughter.^[6] He spends his free time watching ice hockey.^[7]

International goals

Scores and results list Czech Republic's goal tally first.^[8]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	22 February 1994	İnönü Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey	Turkey	1–1	4–1	Friendly
2.	11 October 1997	Letná Stadium, Prague, Czech Republic	Slovakia	3–0	3–0	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

^ "Jiří Novotný slaví padesátiny. Se Spartou získal 14 titulů a pořád válí za Vestec". ČT24 (in Czech). Czech Television. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
^ Šťastný, Jan (24 January 2019). "Pro Spartu už nepracuju | Jiří Novotný". Spartanské Noviny (in Czech). Retrieved 8 March 2025.
^ Beňo, David (11 June 2022). "Jiří Novotný, rekordman v počtu titulů a jedna z největších sparťanských ikon". Ruik.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 8 March 2025.
^ Novák, Jaromír (26 November 2009). "Majitel třinácti sparťanských titulů kope okresní přebor. Vedeme, hlásí Novotný". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Retrieved 8 March 2025.
^ "Bývalý kapitán Sparty Novotný bude Strakovým asistentem v Českých Budějovicích". Sport.cz (in Czech). 2 September 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
^ Козырная карта Иржи Новотны. Sovsport (in Russian). 4 July 2003. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011.
^ Bardouzl, Radek (24 November 2024). "Legendární kapitán fotbalové Sparty přiznal konec lásky s půvabnou ženou". Sporty živě (in Czech). Retrieved 8 March 2025.
^ "Jiří Novotný". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 April 2017.

External links

Jiří Novotný at Fortunaliga.cz
Jiří Novotný – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)
Jiří Novotný at FAČR (in Czech)
Profile at Rubin Kazan official website (in Russian)
Jiří Novotný at National-Football-Teams.com

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