Horst Siegl (born 15 February 1969) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is among the most successful goalscorers in the history of the Czech First League. He played for Czechoslovakia and later Czech Republic national football teams.
Biography
Siegl was born on 15 February 1969 in Abertamy. He belongs to the ethnic German minority; his family was one of the few not expelled after World War II.[3]
Career
Siegl is a four-time Czech First League top scorer.[4] He played for Czechoslovakia and later Czech Republic, for both he played total 23 matches and scored 7 goals. He played two matches for the Czech Republic in the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup.[1]
In total, Horst Siegl scored 176 league goals in 448 games (265/128 Sparta, 39/7 Cheb, 13/0 1.FC Kaiserslautern, 84/25 Příbram, 13/5 Plzeň, 34/11 Most). He is the second all-time top scorer of the Czech First League.
Honours
Sparta Prague
- Czechoslovak First League: 1987–88, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1992–93
- Czech First League (7): 1993–94, 1994–95, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01
1. FC Kaiserslautern
Czech Republic
- FIFA Confederations Cup third place: 1997
Individual
- Czech First League top scorer: 1993–94, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99.
- Czech First League second all-time top scorer
References
- ^ a b FIFA profile
- ^ a b "Horst Siegl - International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- ^ "Chtěli je vyhubit, ale čeští Němci přežijí i rok 2100" (in Czech). Týden. 5 April 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ "Psali historii fotbalové ligy: Čtyřnásobný král kanonýrů Siegl sestřelil i Barcelonu" (in Czech). sport.cz. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
External links
- Horst Siegl at FAČR (also at old FAČR website) (in Czech)
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