Player: Jiří Němec

• Full name: Jiří Němec
• Date of birth: 15 October 1966
• Place of birth: Pacov, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic)
• Nationality: Czech
• Position: Defensive midfielder / Central midfielder
• Height: 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)

Club career (selected):

• 1984–1986: VTJ Tábor (early career)
• 1986–1991: Dukla Prague
• 1991–1993: Sparta Prague — won domestic titles and increased profile
• 1993–1999: Schalke 04 (Germany) — key period; won the UEFA Cup in 1996–97
• 1999–2000: Sparta Prague (return)
• 2000–2004: Příbram (also known as Marila Příbram)

International career:

• Represented Czechoslovakia early in his career and later the Czech Republic after the country's split.
• Caps for Czech Republic: 64 appearances (1994–2001) — note counts vary slightly by source including Czechoslovakia appearances separately.
• Major tournaments: UEFA Euro 1996 — integral member of the Czech Republic squad that finished as runners-up (lost to Germany in the final).

Honours & achievements:

• UEFA Cup winner with FC Schalke 04: 1996–97
• Czech First League titles with Sparta Prague (during his spells)
• UEFA Euro 1996 runner-up with the Czech Republic
• Known for leadership, tackling, work-rate and defensive midfield reliability

Retirement and later life:

• Retired from professional football in the mid-2000s and has been involved in various roles related to football since (coaching, ambassadorial or club roles reported at times).

Note: Specific statistics (exact appearance and goal totals) can vary between sources; the above gives widely reported highlights of Jiří Němec's career.