NEDVED...

* started playing football when he was 5 years old at TJ Skalná Cheb club.
* grew up as a strong, confident person, and getting his geometer diploma made his parents, Vaclav and Ana, very proud.
* is an idol at his hometown, Cheb, and is loved by Sparta Praha Supporters.
* studied to be an accountant.
* Sparta Praha signed with him,after his military service.
* met his wife ,Ivana, when he was 16 years old and they got married when he was 2.
* the Czechs soccer-legend Josef Masopust said in 1999: "At the moment he ( Nedved ) is the best Czechs player in the world." ... And he still is.
* prefers shooting with his left foot.
* has an older sister.
* has stated that he hates liars.