In European Championships, there are always amazing stories and characters with impressive facts significant. We have to exemplify the goal by Van Basten in 1988, Ricardo stops in the penalty shootout against England in 2004 ... In short, different times for the memory. Antonin Panenka is one of those players. But the Czech Republic entered the history of world football in a special way.
Born in Prague in 1948, was formed in the basic categories of Bohemians, Czechoslovak capital club. It was there where he spent much of his career (1968 to 1981), without achieving great success with the club.
Despite that, playing in midfield and as a virtuoso passer and free kick taker, Panenka became common name in the calls of Czechoslovakia since 1873. Three years later, lead his country to its greatest achievement: the European Championship that year.
In qualifying for Euro, Panenka scored three goals, all of Cyprus. In the competition itself, neither did the time, but in the penalty shootout finally became history.
West Germany and Czechoslovakia arrived in the penalty shootout after drawing two in normal time and overtime. In the criminal Hoeness and the Czechs failed to Panenka mark needed for them to become European champions. Then, went to the ball and made his shot.
Under the sticks was Sepp Maier, legendary goalkeeper of Bayern Munich. Panenka approached the ball an instant before hitting the ball Maier realized that stretched to the left side. The Czech midfielder connected with the tip of the boot at the bottom of the ball that rose a few feet by a Vaseline. The ball ended up going slowly through the center of the goal, without the German goal, which was already on the ground, could do nothing to react. Panenka, very sure of himself, began to raise his arms in triumph before the ball entered the goal. The shot would be named ( Panenka ) and would be repeated outside world, the most famous of them by Zidane in the final of the last World Cup.
In the selection, just get a World Cup in 1982, but ended up failing in a group with France, England and Kuwait. Still, scored both goals for Czechoslovakia in the competition. In 1980, he participated in another European Cup, and scored one goal against Greece, finally leaving in the third.
In 1981, he joined Panenka Rapid Vienna (Austria). There would be two-time champion three times yt Austrian Cup Austria, standing out as one of the best players in the team. Soon after, it was the lowly St. Polten, finishing her career professional in 1987. Teams still played in some amateur the country and only hung up his boots after 45 years. Work after years as chairman of Bohemians.
Considered the best player in Czechoslovakia from Maspoust (and predecessor Nedved), Antonin Panenka marked history in the Championship by a single shot, but unique and innovative.
Source: Trivela
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