Winner of both the Champions and Premier leagues
Petr Čech started playing football as a child in
Plzeň and his career took off after 2000. He played for Sparta Praha, one of the best Czech clubs, before moving abroad to become the goalkeeper for French team Stade Rennais, and then the English teams Chelsea FC and Arsenal FC, where he ended his professional sports career in 2019. He has many valuable cups in his collection and won the
Champions League, the
UEFA European League and
Premier League.
The second most famous product to come out of Pilsen
Petr Čech was born in
Plzeň, the capital of
West Bohemia, in 1982. However, Petr Čech is only the second most famous native of the city as it also gave birth to
Pilsner lager. You can tour the unique
Plzeňský Prazdroj brewery.