Radim Kučera is a professional footballer who plays for SK Sigma Olomouc

SK Sigma Olomouc

SK Sigma Olomouc is a Czech football club from the city of Olomouc. They reached the quarterfinals of the 1991-1992 UEFA Cup.Since 2011, Olomouc have had an agreement where FK SAN-JV Šumperk is acting as their farm team.- Historical names :...

. He is the club captain.

Playing career

Kučera began his playing career in the Czech league, playing for FK Dukla Hranice, VP Frýdek-Místek

Fotbal Frýdek-Místek

MFK Frýdek-Místek is a football club based in Frýdek-Místek, Czech Republic. It was founded in 1921 as Karlovohutní fotbalový klub. The team took part in the 1976–77 Czechoslovak First League. The team are currently competing in the Moravian-Silesian Football League, the third level of Czech football...

 and Kaučuk Opava

SFC Opava

Slezský FC Opava is a football club from Opava, Czech Republic. Currently the club plays in the third-level Moravian-Silesian Football League. They were in the Gambrinus Liga at the top tier of Czech football from 1995 to 2000, getting relegated in 2000 but returning to the top flight the following...

. He moved to Gambrinus liga

Gambrinus Liga

The Gambrinus liga is a Czech professional league for football clubs. At the top of the Czech football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 16 clubs, operating a system of promotion and relegation with the Czech 2. Liga. Seasons run from August to May,...

 side SK Sigma Olomouc, where he would become captain. He appeared in 280 Czech league matches before moving to German Fußball-Bundesliga

Fußball-Bundesliga

The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...

 side Arminia Bielefeld

Arminia Bielefeld

DSC Arminia Bielefeld is a German sports club from Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. Arminia offers the sports of football, field hockey, figure skating and cue sports. The club has 11,394 members and the club colours are black, white and blue...

 in August 2005.

When Kučera joined Arminia, fellow Czechs Petr Gabriel

Petr Gabriel

Petr Gabriel is a Czech former football player. He played for the Czech Republic, for which he took part in eight matches and participated at the Euro 2000. On 11 June 2000, Gabriel gave away a penalty in the 89th minute of his national team's game against the Netherlands...

 and David Kobylík

David Kobylík

David Kobylík is a Czech footballer who plays as a midfielder for TSV Hartberg.-Club:He won the Slovak Superliga in the 2009–10 season with MŠK Žilina....

 were in the squad, which helped him adjust to Bundesliga football. His five year spell with Arminia was marked with several relegation battles, culminating in relegation after the 2008–09 season.

Despite being one of the most successful Czech football players during his time with Sigma Olomouc and also in Germany with Arminia, Kučera has never played for the Czech national football team.

External links

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