Eva Šmeralová

Eva Šmeralová (born 28 August 1976) is a former Czech football defender. She played for, and captained, both Sparta Prague[1] and the Czech national team.[2]

Eva Šmeralová

Personal information
Full name	Eva Šmeralová
Date of birth	August 24, 1976
Place of birth	Pardubice, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Hradec Králové
	Compex Otrokovice
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	DFO Pardubice
	Sparta Prague
2009–2010	DFO Pardubice
National team^‡
1993–2008	Czech Republic	71	(13)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2011

Šmeralová was the most capped Czech international women's player with 71 appearances.[3] She was named Czech female footballer of the year in 2000 and 2003.[2][4]

Šmeralová started football at the age of 13 with Hradec Králové.[5]

She started her international career in 1993 in a friendly match against Slovakia, scoring on her debut.[3]

Šmeralová scored a hat-trick in the 2008 Czech Women's Cup final against Slavia, as Sparta won 5–1.[6]

In 2009, Šmeralová joined SK DFO Pardubice.[7]

References

1. Kapitánka Sparty Eva Šmeralová přiznala zklamání Sparta's website
2. Korel, Dušan (10 June 2004). "Kapitánka: Je to velký zázrak". idnes.cz (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
3. Eva Šmeralová at FAČR (in Czech)
4. fotbal.cz Archived 2012-02-13 at the Wayback Machine
5. Ryšavý, Pavel (11 February 2008). "Šmeralová volání Bayernu nevyslyšela". denik.cz (in Czech). Vltava-Labe-Press. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
6. "Sparťanky zdolaly Slavii a slaví vítězství v Českém poháru". idnes.cz (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. 22 June 2008. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
7. Mach, Jaroslav (29 August 2009). "FOTBAL ŽEN: V sobotu na Slavii, Šmeralová stop". denik.cz (in Czech). Vltava-Labe-Press. Retrieved 26 February 2012.