David Střihavka

David Střihavka (born 4 March 1983) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is head coach of Slavia Prague's U15 team.

David Střihavka
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-03-04) 4 March 1983
Place of birth Prague, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Slavia Prague (U15 head coach)
Youth career
1989–1990 Junior Praha
1990–2000 Bohemians 1905
2000–2001 Sparta Prague
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 FK Jablonec 5 (0)
2003–2004 Bohemians Prague
2004 Sparta Prague 2 (0)
2005 Chmel Blšany 21 (4)
2005–2007 Baník Ostrava 39 (15)
2007 Norwich City 10 (1)
2008 Slavia Prague 7 (1)
2008–2009 Baník Ostrava 20 (5)
2010–2011 Viktoria Plzeň 21 (5)
2011 → Willem II Tilburg (loan) 11 (0)
2011–2012 MŠK Žilina 13 (1)
2012 → Tatran Prešov (loan) 12 (1)
2012–2013 1. FK Příbram 26 (2)
2013–2014 Al-Ahed 1 (1)
2014 Banská Bystrica 17 (6)
2015 Racing Beirut 11 (6)
2015 Caratese 10 (2)
International career
1998–1999 Czech Republic U15 8 (1)
1999–2000 Czech Republic U16 15 (4)
2001 Czech Republic U17 6 (0)
2001–2002 Czech Republic U19 8 (2)
Managerial career
Bohemians 1905 (U18)
0000–2019 Slavia Prague (U19 assistant)
2019–2020 Slavia Prague B (assistant)
2020– Slavia Prague (U15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Strihavka moved from Baník Ostrava to Norwich City in July 2007 and was the first Czech player to play for the club. Norwich terminated his contract on 11 January 2008. In June 2011 he joined to MŠK Žilina.

Club career

In the Czech Republic

Střihavka played for many sides in his native country, including Bohemians Prague, Sparta Prague, FK Jablonec, Chmel Blšany and Banik Ostrava.

His career failed to get off the ground in the First Division and first made an impact in the Second Division with Bohemians Prague. This earned him a move to Sparta where he played in the 2004–05 Champions League with them.

Norwich City

On 11 July 2007, it was confirmed that Střihavka had signed for Norwich City for an undisclosed fee, reported to be around €1 million, on a four-year deal at a press conference at the team's Colney Training ground.[1] He made his first appearance for Norwich on Saturday 14 July 2007, in a friendly match away at Exeter City, with the home team winning 2–1. Střihavka scored his first goal for Norwich City on Wednesday 25 July 2007, in a friendly match in the Netherlands against FC Zwolle, a game which the Canaries went on to lose 2–1.

Střihavka's first competitive goal came in Norwich's 1–0 win against Crystal Palace at Carrow Road on 15 September 2007, as he headed in a flick-on from Dion Dublin. He was booked for over-celebrating, as he jumped into the crowd. Střihavka was unable to add to his solitary goal for the club and failed to settle and establish himself in English football.[2] His contract was terminated on 11 January 2008.[2]

After leaving Norwich, Střihavka joined Czech league leaders Slavia Prague. His first game for them was in the UEFA Cup against Tottenham Hotspur, in which he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 defeat.[3]

Tatran Prešov

Střihavka joined 1. FC Tatran Prešov in February 2012 on a half-year loan from MŠK Žilina.

International career

Střihavka was part of the Czech Republic Under-16s that took part in UEFA Under-16 Championship in Israel in 2000, in which they were defeated by Portugal. Two years later in 2002, Střihavka played in the UEFA Under-19 Championship and scored twice against Andorra. He has not been selected for the senior Czech squad.

Coaching career

Retiring due to a brain tumor at the end of 2015, Střihavka began his coaching at his former youth club, Bohemians 1905, where his little son also played. He then had a short spell at FK Meteor Prague VIII, before returning to Bohemians to coach the club's U18s.[4]

After working with Slavia Prague's U19 team, he was promoted to assistant coach for the club's B-team in February 2019.[5] In June 2020 it was confirmed, that he would be the head coach of Slavias' U15s for the new season.[6]

Honours

Viktoria Plzeň

Notes
  1. "Strihavka Signs For City". www.canaries.premiumtv.co.uk. Retrieved 11 July 2007.
  2. "Norwich City | News | First News | First News | STRIHAVKA LEAVES CITY". world.canaries.co.uk. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  3. "Strihavka leaves Canaries". Pink'un. Archived from the original on 16 January 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2008.
  4. Střihavka se mění v experta. Prozradil, proč ukončil kariéru, chce být kritický, isport.blesk.cz, 2 March 2018
  5. Jiří Bílek: Naší prioritou je přihlásit B-tým do ČFL, slavia.cz, 27 February 2019
  6. B-tým ve středu poprvé pod novým trenérem, slavia.cz, 10 June 2020
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