Pavel Srníček

Pavel Srníček (10 March 1968 – 29 December 2015) was a Czech professional footballer. He played as a goalkeeper from 1990 to 2007, mainly for Newcastle United.

Pavel Srníček

Personal information
Full name	Pavel Srníček
Date of birth	(1968-03-10)10 March 1968
Place of birth	Ostrava, Czechoslovakia
Date of death	29 December 2015(2015-12-29) (aged 47)
Place of death	Ostrava, Czech Republic
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1977–1982	TJ Viktorie Bohumín
1982–1985	TJ ŽD Bohumín
1985–1987	Baník Ostrava
1987–1988	VTJ Tábor
1988–1990	Dukla Prague
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1990–1991	Banik Ostrava	30	(0)
1991–1998	Newcastle United	150	(0)
1998	Banik Ostrava	6	(0)
1998–2000	Sheffield Wednesday	44	(0)
2000–2003	Brescia	32	(0)
2003	Cosenza	9	(0)
2003–2004	Portsmouth	3	(0)
2004	→ West Ham United (loan)	1	(0)
2004	West Ham United	2	(0)
2004–2006	Beira-Mar	63	(0)
2006–2007	Newcastle United	2	(0)
Total		342	(0)
National team
1994–2001	Czech Republic	49	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He represented Sheffield Wednesday, Portsmouth and West Ham United in England, and also played in Italy for Brescia and Cosenza, in Portugal for Beira-Mar, and in his native country for Banik Ostrava. After retiring, he worked as a goalkeeping coach for his own private school and for Sparta Prague.

Srníček played internationally for the Czech Republic from 1994 to 2001, earning a total of 49 caps. He was part of their squad that came runners-up at UEFA Euro 96, and was their first-choice goalkeeper when they came third at the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup and contested UEFA Euro 2000.

On 4 January 2012, Sparta Prague confirmed the appointment of Srníček to their coaching staff.

Srníček suffered a massive heart attack while out jogging on 20 December 2015. He was put into an induced coma at a hospital in his native Ostrava. He died nine days later at the age of 47, when his life support was turned off due to irreversible brain damage.