Soccer Players from Czechia

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Czechs Soccer Players of all time. This list of famous Czechs Soccer Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Czechs Soccer Players.

1. #1

   

   Antonín Panenka

   b. 1948

   HPI 73.3445 langs

   Antonín Panenka is most famous for scoring the winning goal for Czechoslovakia in the 1976 European Championship Final with a penalty kick.

2. #2

   

   Josef Masopust

   1931 - 2015

   HPI 72.8247 langs

   Josef Masopust is most famous for being the captain of the Czechoslovakian National Team that won the 1962 FIFA World Cup.

3. #3

   

   Pavel Nedvěd

   b. 1972

   HPI 69.6658 langs

   Pavel Nedvěd is most famous for his career as a professional tennis player. He has been ranked number one in the world and won eight grand...Read moreShow less

   Pavel Nedvěd is most famous for his career as a professional tennis player. He has been ranked number one in the world and won eight grand slam singles titles.

4. #4

   

   Matthias Sindelar

   1903 - 1939

   HPI 69.5535 langs

   Matthias Sindelar was a Czechoslovakian footballer who was the captain of the Czechoslovakia national team. He is most famous for scoring...Read moreShow less

   Matthias Sindelar was a Czechoslovakian footballer who was the captain of the Czechoslovakia national team. He is most famous for scoring the first ever goal in the World Cup, which was in 1930.

5. #5

   

   Oldřich Nejedlý

   1909 - 1990

   HPI 69.2541 langs

   Oldřich Nejedlý was a Czechoslovakian communist politician. He was the Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia from 1948 to 1953. He was also the...Read moreShow less

   Oldřich Nejedlý was a Czechoslovakian communist politician. He was the Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia from 1948 to 1953. He was also the president of the Czechoslovakian National Assembly from 1963 to 1968.

6. #6

   

   František Plánička

   1904 - 1996

   HPI 67.1832 langs

   František Plánička is most famous for his work on the "Prague School" of structuralism.

7. #7

   

   Jan Koller

   b. 1973

   HPI 66.7949 langs

   Czech footballer

8. #8

   

   Ivo Viktor

   b. 1942

   HPI 65.8737 langs

   Czech footballer

9. #9

   

   Petr Čech

   b. 1982

   HPI 65.6471 langs

   Czech association football and ice hockey player

10. #10

    

    Tomáš Rosický

    b. 1980

    HPI 65.3659 langs

    Czech footballer