Antonín Panenka, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Antonín Panenka

Czech footballer

Date of Birth: 02-Dec-1948

Place of Birth: Prague, Czech Republic

Profession: association football player

Nationality: Czech Republic

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Antonín Panenka (born 2 December 1948) is a Czech former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
He played most of his career for Czech club Bohemians Prague.
Panenka won UEFA Euro 1976 with the Czechoslovakia.
In the final against West Germany, he scored the winning penalty in the shootout with a softly-chipped ball up the middle of the goal as the goalkeeper dived away; this style of penalty is now called the Panenka penalty.
In 1980, he won Czechoslovak Footballer of the Year and his team finished third at Euro 1980.