Petr Cech
Made his debut for Czech Republic on February 12, 2002, against Hungary, aged 19. Currently playing for Chelsea, Cech has won 39 caps for the Czech Republic (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: May 20, 1982
Height:1.97m (6ft 5in)
Fact: Cech was named Czech Footballer of the Year in 2005.

Jaromir Blazek
Made his debut for Czech Republic on March 29, 2000, against Australia, aged 27. Currently playing for Sparta Prague, Blazek has won 10 caps for the Czech Republic (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: December 29, 1972
Height: 1.92m (6ft 2in)
Fact: Blazek the only member of the Czech squad for the European Championships in 2004 who had not played professional football for an overseas club.

Antonin Kinsky
Made his debut for Czech Republic on February 13, 2002, against Cyprus, aged 26. Currently playing for Russian side Saturn Ramenskoye, Kinsy has won 5 caps for the Czech Republic (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: May 31, 1975
Height: 1.90m (6ft 2in)
Fact: Despite making 5 appearances for Poland, Kinsky has not played a full 90-minute game for his country yet.

Defenders

Pavel Mares
Made his debut for Czech Republic on February 12, 2002, against Hungary, aged 26. Currently playing for Russian side St Petersburg, Mares has won 8 caps for the Czech Republic and has scored 0 goals for his country (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: January 18, 1976
Height: 1.86m (6ft 1in)
Fact: After making his first two senior international appearances in February 2002, Mares was did not play for his country for more than two years, and only made one appearance in the 2006 World Cup qualifying campaign.

Zdenek Grygera
Made his debut for Czech Republic on August 15, 2001, against South Korea, aged 20. Currently playing for AFC Ajax, Grygera has won 38 caps for the Czech Republic and has scored 1 goal for his country (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: May 14, 1980
Height: 1.84m (6ft)
Fact: Grygera transferred to Ajax from Sparta Prague for 3.5 million Euros in the summer of 2003; he won the first honours of his career—the Dutch league title—at the end of his first season in the Netherlands.

Radoslav Kovac
Made his debut for Czech Republic on October 9, 2004, against Romania, aged 24. Currently playing for Spartak Moscow, Kovac has won 5 caps for the Czech Republic and has scored 0 goals for his country (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth:November 27, 1979
Height: 1.89m (6ft 3in)
Fact: Kovac, who can play both in defence and midfield, was a member of the Czech Republic's U21 side that won the European Championships in 2002.

Marek Jankulovski
Made his debut for Czech Republic on February 8, 2000, against Mexico, aged 22. Currently playing for AC Milan, Jankulovski has won 45 caps for the Czech Republic and has scored 7 goals for his country (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: May 9, 1977
Height: 1.83m (6ft)
Fact: Jankulovski was nominated for the Czech Player of the Year Award in 2004, but finished in second place, behind Pavel Nedved.

Martin Jiranek
Made his debut for Czech Republic on August 21 2002, against Slovenia, aged 23. Currently playing for Spartak Moscow, Jiranek has won 21 caps for the Czech Republic and has scored 0 goals for his country (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: May 25, 1979
Height: 1.83m (6ft)
Fact: Jiranek played in all four of the Czech Republic's winning matches at the European Championships in 2004, but he remained on the bench for the 1-0 defeat by Greece that saw his country knocked out of the tournament.

David Rozehnal
Made his debut for Czech Republic on February 18, 2004, against Italy, aged 23. Currently playing for Paris St-Germain, Rozehnal has won 19 caps for the Czech Republic and has scored 0 goals for his country (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: July 5, 1980
Height: 1.91m (6ft 3in)
Fact: Prior to his €3 million transfer to France, Rozehnal spent two seasons with Belgian side Club Brugge, where he won the Belgian League in 2005.

Tomas Ujfalusi
Made his debut for Czech Republic on February 28, 2001, against Macedonia, aged 22. Currently playing for Italian side Fiorentina, Ujfalusi has won 46 caps for the Czech Republic and has scored 2 goals for his country (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: March 24, 1978
Height: 1.85m (6ft)
Fact: Following impressive displays at the European Championships in 2004, Ujfalusi was the subject of much transfer speculation before finally signing for Italian side Fiorentina in August 2004 after making more than 100 appearances for German side Hamburg SV; clubs rumoured to be interested in the defender included Manchester United, Newcastle United, and Porto.