Ladislav Maier

Ladislav Maier

Personal information
Date of birth	(1966-01-04) 4 January 1966 (age 58)
Place of birth	Boskovice, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1972–1978	Sokol Lažany
1978–1988	ČKD Blansko
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1988–1989	JZD Drnovice
1990	Zbrojovka Brno	0	(0)
1990–1991	Gera Drnovice
1992–1998	Slovan Liberec	148	(0)
1998–2005	Rapid Wien	161	(0)
International career
1995–2001	Czech Republic	7	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Czech Republic UEFA European Championship Runner-up 1996 England
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ladislav Maier (born 4 January 1966 in Boskovice) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

At club level, Maier took part in five Fortuna Liga seasons, playing his matches for Liberec.^[1] He played seven matches for the Czech Republic, participating UEFA Euro 1996 and 2000.^{[citation needed]} Maier played for Austrian club Rapid Wien and heavily criticised head coach Lothar Matthäus, calling him "the biggest fool ever" and claiming that even the cleaners were pleased that Matthäus had left the club.^[2]

References

1. "Ladislav Maier". Fortuna Liga (in Czech). Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
2. "Lothar Matthäus". When Saturday Comes. 28 October 2007. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012.

External links

• Ladislav Maier at Fortunaliga.cz
• Ladislav Maier at FAČR (also at old FAČR website) (in Czech)
• Ladislav Maier at Soccerbase
• Ladislav Maier at Rapid Vienna