Pavel Kuka

Pavel Kuka
Kuka in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1968-07-19) 19 July 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth Prague, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1975–1987 Slavia Prague
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1989 Rudá Hvězda Cheb 36 (9)
1989–1993 Slavia Prague 125 (63)
1994–1998 1. FC Kaiserslautern 121 (53)
1998–1999 1. FC Nürnberg 28 (10)
1999–2000 VfB Stuttgart 20 (1)
2000–2005 Slavia Prague 110 (33)
2005 SK Marila Votice (12)
International career
1991–1993 Czechoslovakia 24 (7)
1994–2001 Czech Republic 63 (22)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Czech Republic
UEFA European Championship
Runner-up 1996 England
FIFA Confederations Cup
Third place 1997 Saudi Arabia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pavel Kuka (born 19 July 1968) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Born in Prague, Kuka started and finished his career at Slavia Prague.[1] playing with the club from 1989–93 and then from 2000–05. He has also played for 1. FC Kaiserslautern (1994–98), 1. FC Nürnberg (1998–99), and VfB Stuttgart (1999–2000). For the Czech Republic national team, Kuka played 63 times, scoring 22 goals[2] He was part of the runner-up squad at UEFA Euro 1996 as well as the 2000 tournament.

  1. ^ "Počty startů hráčů v I. Československé lize: K". Telecom.cz (in Czech). JFK-Fotbal. Archived from the original on 25 September 2008.
  2. ^ Slavík, Jiří (3 July 2003). "Pavel Kuka – International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 31 March 2012.