- Zdeněk Grygera
Football player infobox| playername= Zdeněk Grygera
fullname = Zdeněk Grygera
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1980|5|14
cityofbirth = nearHolešov
countryofbirth =Czechoslovakia
height = height|m=1.84
currentclub =Juventus
clubnumber = 21
position = Right back
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1997-98 1998-00 2000-03 2003-2007 2007-
clubs =FC Zlín Petra Drnovice Sparta Prague AjaxJuventus
caps(goals) = 20 (1) 54 (3) 65 (2) 99 (10) 24 (1)
nationalyears = 2001-
nationalteam = Czech Republic
nationalcaps(goals) = 50 (1)
pcupdate =May 18 2008
ntupdate = 22 August 2007Zdeněk Grygera (born
May 14 ,1980 ) is a Czech football player who, as of 2008, is playing forJuventus . He is an attacking right back also adept at centre back.Grygera played for the Czech Republic at Euro 2004 and at the World Cup 2006 in
Germany .Grygera was expected to leave Ajax during the summer of 2006 for an Italian club but because of the2006 Serie A scandal , the deal fell through and Grygera kept playing for Ajax allowing him to leave Ajax in 2007 on a free transfer due to theBosman ruling .In August 2006 there were rumours linking Grygera with a move to Tottenham Hotspur, although he responded to the speculation by insisting he does not see his future in the Premiership.
On
10 January 2007 , it was confirmed by Ajax's technical director, Martin Van Geel, that Grygera would be moving toJuventus in a Bosman transfer when his contract with Ajax expires in June 2007. Grygera had already expressed his delight over the possibility of playing with one of his Czech compatriots,Pavel Nedvěd . Grygera has become an important part of the Juventus first team and during the 2007/2008 season made 24 appearances, scoring one goal. Grygera has been a very influential part of Juventus' pre-season, and played very well throughout theEmirates Cup , theTIM Trophy Tournament. He had an assist in the 7th minute of Juventus' Champions League match versusArtmedia Bratislava , before suffering an injury in the 16th minute. Juventus went on to win the first leg 4-0.External links
* [http://english.ajax.nl/web/show/id=48420/dbid=5775/team=1/typeofpage=55719 Official Ajax profile]
Persondata
NAME= Grygera, Zdeněk
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Grygera, Zdeněk
SHORT DESCRIPTION= footballer
DATE OF BIRTH= 1980-5-14
PLACE OF BIRTH= nearHolešov ,Czech Republic
DATE OF DEATH=21515
PLACE OF DEATH=
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