Petr Janečka


Petr Janečka is a former Czechoslovak footballer.
He played 39 matches for the Czechoslovakia national team and participated in the 1982 FIFA World Cup. In 1978, he won the Czechoslovak First League with Zbrojovka Brno.

Career

He started in 1967 in TJ Gottwaldov, where he played till 1977. Then he went from 3rd league club to 1st league club Zbrojovka Brno when he was 19. In 1st season in Brno, he won the Czechoslovak First League in 1978.
He missed Euro 1980 in Italy and Moscow Olympic Games 1980 due to peptic ulcer disease. He participated in the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain, but he did not score, although he played all 3 matches.
Only 5 years after the title, Zbrojovka Brno was relegated in 1983. Janečka, as a national team member, went to Bohemians Prague to avoid playing in 2nd league.
In 1987, after Bohemians Prague played with Belgian club Beveren in 1987-88 UEFA Cup 1st round, Janečka went to another Belgian club, RC Jet de Bruxelles.
1989, he was back in TJ Gottwaldov in 2nd league.