Petr Kouba (born 28 January 1969) is a Czech former professional football goalkeeper as well as assistant coach for the Czech under-20 and under-21 national teams. He played for Czechoslovakia and later the Czech Republic, played a total of 40 matches between 1991 and 1998.
Biography
The son of fellow goalkeeper Pavel Kouba, Kouba became interested in football after his father took him to a proper club when he was 12 years old. Kouba also played rugby until the age of 15. He began his playing career with Bohemians and Sparta Prague, scoring a goal from a penalty kick for the latter club in a national league match against SK České Budějovice in the 1994–95 season.
Kouba participated in UEFA Euro 1996, where the Czech Republic was runner-up. On 27 March 2004, he retired from football after Sparta Prague lost 0–2 against 1. FC Slovácko, resulting in the dismissal of coach Jiří Kotrba. Upon ending his playing career, Kouba became a goalkeeper coach for the Czech Republic national football team in 2022.
References
External links
- Petr Kouba at FAČR (also at old FAČR website) (in Czech)
