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An attacking midfielder known for the quality of his passing and his free kicks, Panenka played for Bohemians Prague for most of his career, joining the club as a youth in 1959. He came to international prominence playing for Czechoslovakia in the 1976 European Championships; Czechoslovakia reached the final, where they faced West Germany. After extra time, the result was 2-2, and so the first (and so far only) penalty shootout in a European Championships final ensued. All the kicks were converted, until West Germany's fourth penalty taker, Uli Hoeness, ballooned his shot over the bar. With the score 4-3, Panenka stepped up to take the fifth and final Czechoslovakian penalty, to win the match. Despite the immense pressure, he fooled German goalkeeper Sepp Maier into diving for a save, before coolly chipping the ball straight down the middle and into the net. The sheer cheek of the goal led a watching French journalist to dub Panenka "a poet", and to this day his winning kick ranks amongst the most famous ever. In association football a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders. ... A free-kick in football describes the situation where a player on the opposing team has committed a foul, and you are given the ball to play from the position where the offence took place. ... FC Bohemians Praha is a Prague-based football club with over a hundred years of history. ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... The 1976 European Football Championship (Euro 76) final tournament was held in Yugoslavia. ... Extra time is an additional period played at the end some games of football (soccer) if the score is tied after the two standard periods (halves) of play. ... Ricardo scores a decisive penalty in the quarterfinals of EURO 2004 Kicks from the penalty mark (commonly referred to as a penalty shootout) are sometimes used to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied result in a game of association football (soccer). ... This article is about goalkeeper, the sports position. ... Josef Sepp Maier (born February 28, 1944, Metten, Germany) was a soccer goalkeeper. ...

As well as winning the 1976 European Championships, Panenka helped Czechoslovakia come third in the 1980 tournament, and qualify for the finals of the 1982 World Cup; Panenka scored twice, but his team failed to progress beyond the first group stage. The 1980 European Football Championship final tournament was held in Italy. ... The 1982 Football World Cup was held in Spain. ...

In 1981 Panenka left Bohemians for Austrian club Rapid Vienna, where he won two Bundesliga titles and an Austrian Cup. In 1985 Rapid reached the Cup Winners Cup final; Panenka played as a substitute, but his side lost 3-1 to Everton. Later that year Panenka moved to St. Polten, and played two more seasons there before retiring; today he works as a coach for Bohemians Prague. 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Sportklub Rapid Wien or SK Rapid Wien is one of the two large football teams in Vienna. ... This article describes the mens leagues. ... The Austrian Cup is, since 1919, an annual football (soccer) tournament in Austria. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Cup Winners Cup was a football club competition between the winners of the European domestic league cups. ... Evertons crest CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, WERE HAVING A LAUGH! Everton F.C. is an English football club from the city of Liverpool and was founded in 1878. ...