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Goalie Petr Cech wins Czech best footballer 2005
2006-02-27 20:26:14 Xinhua English
PRAGUE, Feb. 28(Xinhuanet)-- Goalkeeper Petr Cech Monday for the first time became the winner of the poll Footballer of the Year of the Czech Republic, in which the players themselves and coaches find the best player of the previous year.

Cech, who plays for Chelsea at London, scored 153 points more than Borussia Dortmund's Tomas Rosicky, double winner in 2001 and 2002. Pavel Nedved from Juventus Turin was third.

Czech national coach Karel Brueckner became the coach of the year for the sixth time.

The poll was carried out among 74 Czech coaches and 330 soccer players.

2005 results:

Best soccer player:

1. Petr Cech(Chelsea) 4,235 points, 2. Tomas Rosicky(Dortmund) 4,082, 3. Pavel Nedved(Juventus Turin) 3,476, 4. MilanBaros(Liverpool/Aston Villa) 2,757, 5. Vladimir Smicer(Liverpool/Bordeaux) 2,138, 6. Tomas Ujfalusi(Fiorentina) 2,026, 7. Jan Koller(Dortmund) 2,011, 8. Marek Jankulovski(Udine/AC Milan) 1,812, 9. Tomas Galasek(Ajax Amsterodam) 1,122, 10. Jan Polak(Liberec/Norimberk) 700

Coach of the Year:

1. Karel Brueckner(Czech national coach) 217 points, 2. Vlastimil Marecek(Teplice) 68, 3. Vitezslav Lavicka(Liberec) 63,4. Petr Ulicny(Olomouc) 29, 5. Karel Jarolim(Slavia) 17

Talent of the Year:

1. Martin Latka(Slavia/Birmingham) 82, 2. Michal Papadopulos(Ostrava/Leverkusen) 74, 3. Marek Suchy(Slavia) 70, 4. Lubos Husek(Jablonec) 43, 5. Roman Hubnik(Olomouc) 36

Czech league personality:

1. Karel Poborsky(Sparta/C. Budejovice) 199, 2. Jiri Novotny(Most) 190, 3. Karel Rada(Teplice) 148, 4. Horst Siegl(Most) 140,5. Vaclav Kolousek(Slavia/Pribram/Innsbruck) 93Enditem

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