Peter Cech (born 20 May 1982 in Pilsen, Czech Republic) is a Czech footballer who plays as a goalkeeper and currently plays for Arsenal F.C. in the Premier League.
Petr Cech began dabbling in football at the age of 7, starting as a winger, but gradually starting as a goalkeeper due to his tall stature. At the age of 19, he moved to Sparta Prague and failed to transfer to Arsenal in 2002 due to labour certification problems, but through two seasons at Rennes, Cech joined Chelsea in the Premier League in 2004, where he grew into one of the world's top goalkeepers. Petr Cech has won the Premier League Golden Glove Award three times and the Czech Footballer of the Year seven times. On 29 June 2015, Cech officially transferred to Arsenal.
Cech helped the Czech under-21 youth team win the European Under-21 Championship in the summer of 2002. He also helped the Czech national team reach the final four (1 time, 2004) and the quarter-finals (1 time, 2012) of the European Championship.
At the age of 19, Cech broke the Czech domestic league record for time without conceding goals. In the Champions League, Petr Cech was also one of the most difficult goalkeepers to break the goal, and for more than 1,000 consecutive minutes, his goal was not lost. He has won the Premier League Golden Glove Award three times and the Czech Footballer of the Year seven times. Most memorably, in the Champions League final against Bayern Munich, he saved Robben's penalty in extra time and defused the shots of Orić and Schweinsteiger to give Drogba a chance to score the decisive penalty.
Nicknamed "Tank Soldier", Petr Cech is loved by his teammates and fans for his outstanding and stable performance and the distinctive appearance of wearing a "helmet" during matches. Former Chelsea captain John Terry called him a "Blues legend".
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