Horst Siegl
Horst Siegl is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is among the most successful goalscorers in the history of the Czech First League. He played for Czechoslovakia and later Czech [Republic national football team|Czech Republic] national football teams.
Biography
Born in Abertamy, Siegl belongs to the ethnic German minority, with his family was one of the few people who were not expelled after World War II.Siegl is a four-time Czech First League top scorer. He played for Czechoslovakia and later the Czech Republic, playing total 23 matches and scoring seven goals. Siegl played two matches for the Czech Republic in the 1997 [FIFA Confederations Cup].
In total, Siegl scored 176 league goals in 448 games. With 133 Czech First League goals, Siegl was the competition's record scorer until being passed by David Lafata in March 2014.
Honours
Sparta Prague- Czechoslovak First League: 1987–88 [Czechoslovak First League|1987–88], 1988–89, 1990–91, 1992–93
- Czech First League : 1993–94, 1994–95, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01
Czech Republic
- FIFA Confederations Cup third place: 1997
- Czech First League top scorer: 1993–94, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99.
- Czech First League second all-time top scorer