The calm and authoritative holding midfielder dictated play with precision, excelling as a deep-lying orchestrator for Ajax and Nürnberg. Career record: 69 caps and 1 goals for Czech Republic; club career at FC Baník Ostrava, Willem II, AFC Ajax.
| 1991–1996 | FC Baník Ostrava |
| 2000–2006 | AFC Ajax |
| 2006–2008 | 1. FC Nürnberg |
| 2008–2008 | FC Baník Ostrava |
| 2009–2009 | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| 2009–2012 | FSV Erlangen-Bruck |
| 2013–2015 | 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 |
| 2013–2013 | FSV Erlangen-Bruck |
| 2015–2016 | SpVgg SV Weiden |
| Czech Republic | 69 caps, 1 goals |
One rank above: Pavel Kuka at #22.
One rank below: Tomáš Ujfaluši at #24.
Czech Republic's editorial top five: Josef Bican · Pavel Nedvěd · Petr Čech · František Plánička · Antonín Panenka.