Radoslav Kováč

Radoslav Kováč
Kováč at West Ham in 2009
Personal information
Full name Radoslav Kováč
Date of birth (1979-11-27) 27 November 1979
Place of birth Šumperk, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back, defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Slovan Liberec (manager)
Youth career
1988–1990 Spartak Loučná nad Desnou
1990–1992 TJ Šumperk
1992–1995 Velké Losiny
1995–1997 Sigma Olomouc
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2003 Sigma Olomouc 127 (3)
2003–2005 Sparta Prague 46 (3)
2005–2009 Spartak Moscow 101 (9)
2009West Ham United (loan) 9 (1)
2009–2011 West Ham United 44 (2)
2011–2012 Basel 19 (1)
2013–2014 Slovan Liberec 37 (1)
2014–2016 Sparta Prague 21 (0)
Total 404 (20)
International career
1999–2002 Czech Republic U-21 15 (0)
2004–2009 Czech Republic 30 (2)
Managerial career
2016–2019 Sparta Prague (assistant)
2020–2021 SFC Opava
2022 FC MAS Táborsko
2022–2024 FK Pardubice
2024– Slovan Liberec
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Czech Republic
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner2002 Switzerland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Radoslav Kováč (Czech pronunciation: [ˈradoslaf ˈkovaːtʃ]; born 27 November 1979) is a Czech football manager and former player. He is the manager of Slovan Liberec. Kováč played both in midfield and in defence for Sigma Olomouc, Sparta Prague, Spartak Moscow, West Ham United, FC Basel and Slovan Liberec. At international level, he represented the Czech Republic's U-21 and senior team.