Luděk Mikloško
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Luděk Mikloško (born 9 December 1961) is a Czech football coach and former professional footballer.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1961-12-09) 9 December 1961 (age 62) | ||
Place of birth | Prostějov, Czechoslovakia | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
1969–1975 | Němčice nad Hanou | ||
1975–1976 | Železárny Prostějov | ||
1976–1980 | Baník Ostrava | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1980–1982 | RH Cheb | 23 | (0) |
1982–1990 | Baník Ostrava | 211 | (0) |
1990–1998 | West Ham United | 318 | (0) |
1998 | → Queens Park Rangers (loan) | 12 | (0) |
1998–2001 | Queens Park Rangers | 45 | (0) |
Total | 606 | (0) | |
International career | |||
1982–1992 | Czechoslovakia | 40 | (0) |
1996–1997 | Czech Republic | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
As a player, he was a goalkeeper who notably played in the Premier League for West Ham United, where he played over 300 games. He also played in the Football League for Queens Park Rangers and in his native country for RH Cheb and Baník Ostrava. He was capped 40 times by Czechoslovakia and was part of the team that competed at the 1990 FIFA World Cup. He was later capped twice by the Czech Republic.
Following retirement, Mikloško returned to West Ham and worked as the club's goalkeeping coach before leaving in 2010. He has since moved back to the Czech Republic and works for a sporting investment agency.