Ladislav Maier

Ladislav Maier
Personal information
Date of birth (1966-01-04) 4 January 1966 (age 59)
Place of birth Boskovice, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1972–1978 Sokol Lažany
1978–1988 ČKD Blansko
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1989 JZD Drnovice
1990 Zbrojovka Brno 0 (0)
1990–1991 Gera Drnovice
1992–1998 Slovan Liberec 148 (0)
1998–2005 Rapid Wien 161 (0)
International career
1995–2001 Czech Republic 7 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Czech Republic
UEFA European Championship
Runner-up 1996 England
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ladislav Maier (born 4 January 1966 in Boskovice) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

At club level, Maier helped Slovan Liberec win promotion to the Czech First League in 1993, going on to make 148 First League appearances for the club over the course of five seasons.[1][2] He played seven matches for the Czech Republic between 1995 and 2001, being named in his nation's squad for Euro 1996 and Euro 2000, although he played at neither tournament.[3]

Maier played for Austrian club Rapid Wien, winning the 2004–05 Austrian Football Bundesliga there. Following seven years with the club, he concluded his playing career in 2005.[1] After head coach Lothar Matthäus left Rapid in 2002 after leading the club to a record low finishing position of eighth, Maier called him "the biggest fool ever" and claimed that even the cleaners were pleased that Matthäus had left the club.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Maier se stane ředitelem v Liberci". idnes.cz (in Czech). 12 July 2005. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Ladislav Maier". Fortuna Liga (in Czech). Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  3. ^ Jeřábek, Luboš (2007). Český a československý fotbal – lexikon osobností a klubů (in Czech). Prague, Czech Republic: Grada Publishing. p. 117. ISBN 978-80-247-1656-5.
  4. ^ "Lothar Matthäus". When Saturday Comes. 28 October 2007. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012.
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