Petr Čech

Czech football goalkeeper

Petr Čech (born 20 May 1982) is a retired Czech football player who is the technical and performance advisor as well as an emergency backup goalkeeper for Chelsea. He is thought by some players, journalists and managers as the greatest goalkeeper in the history of the Premier League [nb 1] and, by many, as the greatest goalkeeper to have played for Chelsea.[nb 2] Currently, he plays as a goaltender for the London based ice hockey club Guildford Phoenix.[33]

Petr Čech
Čech with Arsenal in 2019
Born (1982-05-20) 20 May 1982 (age 42)[1]
Plzeň, Czechoslovakia
Alma materLongford International College (MBA)
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[2]

Association football career
Position(s) Goalkeeper[3]
Youth career
1989–1999 Viktoria Plzeň
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2001 Chmel Blšany 27 (0)
2001–2002 Sparta Prague 27 (0)
2002–2004 Rennes 70 (0)
2004–2015 Chelsea 333 (0)
2015–2019 Arsenal 110 (0)
Total 567 (0)
National team
1997–1998 Czech Republic U15 3 (0)
1998–1999 Czech Republic U16 15 (0)
1999 Czech Republic U17 3 (0)
1999–2000 Czech Republic U18 13 (0)
2000–2001 Czech Republic U20 7 (0)
2001–2002 Czech Republic U21 15 (0)
2002–2016 Czech Republic 124 (0)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Czech Republic
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner 2002 Switzerland
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
Ice hockey career
Weight 92 kg (203 lb; 14 st 7 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches right
Played for Guildford Phoenix (2019–2022)
Chelmsford Chieftains (2022–2023)
Oxford City Stars (2023–present)
Playing career 2019–present

Čech was thought to be one of the best goalkeepers in the world. He had the record of the least losses in his first season playing for Chelsea and in the same season, he helped Chelsea to win the title of Premier League. He also helped Chelsea to win the same title the next year.

His first club was in his native country of Czech Republic. He stayed there for two years before moving to Sparta Prague. He stayed there for one season. His first overseas club was Rennes of Ligue 1. He played there from 2002 to 2004 before moving to Chelsea. He became a Chelsea player in June 2004. After a very successful 11-year career at Chelsea, he joined Arsenal in June 2015. He retired after playing for four years with Arsenal in 2019. Afterwards, Čech re-joined Chelsea as their Technical and Sporting Director.[34]

He won many titles during his career which consists of: four English Premier League, five FA Cup, one UEFA Champions League and one UEFA Europa League title. Due to these achievements, he is also named amongst one of the most successful goalkeepers in football history.[35]

Personal life

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Petr Čech was born as a triplet (due to which he had a weak skull) to father Václav Čech and mother Libuše Čechová. They were both retired athletes.

In his childhood, he was an actor rather than an athlete and also played the role of Honza in the Czech TV series - The Territory of White Deer around 1991. He also had interest in ice hockey but his family could not afford the gear (equipment) required to play it,[36] and hence he switched to football. At the start of his career, Čech played as a forward (left winger) but after suffering a leg fracture at the age of 10, he turned towards goalkeeping.[37]

In 2003 he married Martina Čechova, whom he met while he was in high school. Petr and Martina have two children named Adéla and Damián.[38] Adéla was born in 2008 and Damián in 2009.

Outside football, Čech has interests in Rock music,[39] Ice Hockey,[40] Gardening,[38] Table Tennis,[41] Tennis,[42][43] Drumming,[44] Acting etc. He has an account on YouTube through which he publishes videos of his drum covers of various rock songs from rock bands like Coldplay, Incubus, Foo Fighters, Radiohead etc. This led Čech to provide percussion for the Czech Republic's official Euro 2016 tournament anthem. Further, he has also released a charity single with Queen's drummer Roger Taylor for the Bob Wilson Foundation. On being quizzed later about how he learned drumming, Čech told that he learned it by playing Rock Band and Guitar Hero (video games) with his goalkeeping friend Carlo Cudicini, in an interview.[39][45] He is, currently, a drummer for the London-based folk rock band Wills and the Willing.[46][47]

Career statistics

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Football

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[48][49][50]
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other[lower-roman 1] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Blšany 1999–2000 Czech First League 2 0 1 0 3 0
2000–01 Czech First League 25 0 0 0 25 0
Total 27 0 1 0 28 0
Sparta Prague 2001–02 Czech First League 27 0 3 0 12 0 42 0
Rennes 2002–03 Ligue 1 37 0 4 0 0 0 41 0
2003–04 Ligue 1 33 0 3 0 1 0 37 0
Total 70 0 7 0 1 0 78 0
Chelsea 2004–05 Premier League 35 0 0 0 2 0 11 0 0 0 48 0
2005–06 Premier League 34 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 1 0 42 0
2006–07 Premier League 20 0 6 0 2 0 8 0 0 0 36 0
2007–08 Premier League 26 0 1 0 3 0 9 0 1 0 40 0
2008–09 Premier League 35 0 6 0 1 0 12 0 0 0 54 0
2009–10 Premier League 34 0 2 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 43 0
2010–11 Premier League 38 0 3 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 50 0
2011–12 Premier League 34 0 7 0 2 0 13 0 0 0 56 0
2012–13 Premier League 36 0 5 0 3 0 15 0 4 0 63 0
2013–14 Premier League 34 0 1 0 0 0 10 0 1 0 46 0
2014–15 Premier League 7 0 2 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 16 0
Total 333 0 33 0 17 0 103 0 8 0 494 0
Arsenal 2015–16 Premier League 34 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 1 0 42 0
2016–17 Premier League 35 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 0
2017–18 Premier League 34 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 38 0
2018–19 Premier League 7 0 2 0 2 0 11 0 0 0 22 0
Total 110 0 5 0 3 0 19 0 2 0 139 0
Career total 567 0 49 0 21 0 134 0 10 0 781 0

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[49][50]
National team Year Apps Goals
Czech Republic 2002 7 0
2003 8 0
2004 13 0
2005 10 0
2006 10 0
2007 8 0
2008 9 0
2009 7 0
2010 6 0
2011 10 0
2012 10 0
2013 8 0
2014 6 0
2015 6 0
2016 6 0
Total 124 0

Ice hockey

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As of 26 October 2023[51][52]
Club League Season GP SO G A
Guildford Phoenix NIHL – Division 2 South
(Tier 4)
2019–20 6 2 0 0
2020–21 Season cancelled[a]
2021–22 14[b] 4 0 0
Total 20 6 0 0
Chelmsford Chieftains NIHL – Division 1 South
(Tier 3)
2022–23 12[c] 0 0 0
Oxford City Stars 2023–24 5 0 0 0

Honours

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Football

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Chelsea

Arsenal

Czech Republic U21

Individual

Ice hockey

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Guildford Phoenix

  • NIHL Division 2 South Regular Season: 2021–22[52]
  • NIHL Division 2 South Playoffs: 2021–22[52]
  • NIHL Division 2 South Cup: 2021–22[52]

Orders

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Records

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  • Most Premier League Golden Glove awards: 4 (shared with Joe Hart)[93]
  • Most Premier League clean sheets: 202 clean sheets.[94]
  • Most Premier League clean sheets at one club: 162 with Chelsea.[95]
  • Most Premier League clean sheets in a season: 24 in 2004–05.[96]
  • First Premier League goalkeeper to reach 200 clean sheets.[97]
  • First Premier League goalkeeper to go 1000 minutes without conceding a goal.[95]
  • Fastest Premier League goalkeeper to reach 50 clean sheets: 82 appearances.[98][99]
  • Fastest Premier League goalkeeper to reach 100 clean sheets: 180 appearances.[100]
  • Only goalkeeper to have won the Premier League Golden Glove with different clubs.[95]
  • Most caps for Czech Republic national football team: 124 caps.[101]
  • Most Czech Footballer of the Year wins: 9 wins.[102]
  • Most Czech Republic Golden Ball wins: 11 wins.[103]
  • Most Champions League appearances by a Czech player: 111 appearances.[104]
  • Most Premier League appearances for Chelsea by a foreign player: 333 appearances.[105]
  • Most Premier League wins for Chelsea by a foreign player: 219 wins.[105]
  • Most appearances for Chelsea by a foreign player: 494 appearances.[106]
  • Most penalty saves for Chelsea by a foreign player: 8 penalty saves.[107]
  • Most starts for Chelsea in a season: 63 starts in 2012–13.[108]
  • Most major cup final appearances for Chelsea: 14 (shared with Frank Lampard).[108]
  • Most clean sheets for Chelsea: 227.[107]
  • Most clean sheets in a season for Chelsea: 28 clean sheets in 2004–05.[109]
  • Most consecutive clean sheets for Chelsea in all competitions: 7 in 2005–06 (shared record).[107]
  • Most consecutive home league clean sheets for Chelsea: 9 in 2009–10 - 2010–11 (shared record).[107]
  • Most consecutive home clean sheets for Chelsea in all competitions: 10 in 2009–10.[107]
  • Most consecutive league clean sheets for Chelsea: 10 in 2004–05.[107]
  • Most league clean sheets in a season for Chelsea: 24 in 2004–05.[107]
  • Most away league clean sheets in a season for Chelsea: 11 in 2004–05 & 2005–06.[107]
  • Most UEFA Best Club Goalkeeper Awards for a Premier League goalkeeper: 3 awards.
  • One of four goalkeepers to have made consecutive appearances in the ESM Team of the Year (shared with Angelo Peruzzi, Oliver Kahn, and Manuel Neuer).


  1. The 2020–21 British Ice Hockey season did not occur due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  2. 2 in playoffs
  3. 11 in league, 1 in cup

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