PROFIL : PETER CECH

Petr Cech

MALOUDA LAUNCHES FOURTH ASIAN STAR APPEAL

Florent Malouda hosted 20 British-Asian children at Cobham on Monday to mark the launch of the Chelsea FC Foundation's Asian Star initiative on Monday.

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CHELSEA COMBATS HUNGER WITH EUROPEAN CAMPAIGN - 31.03.2012

Chelsea will join forces with other professional clubs to support the Matchday Against Hunger campaign today when we face Aston Villa.

RAISE FUNDS AND BECOME A CHELSEA MASCOT - 28.03.2012

Blues fans could win the chance to become a Chelsea mascot while helping to raise funds for children in London.

LE SAUX SHINES AT ST PHILIP’S & THE BRIDGE - 28.03.2012

Graeme Le Saux spent a sunny afternoon in Chessington recently as he opened a new multi-use hall at St Philip's School.

CECH: THINKING BIG - 26.03.2012

Following Saturday's draw with Spurs, Petr Cech acknowledges a testing close to the season is ahead but is hopeful the depth in the Chelsea squad can overcome the challenge...

LAMPARD`S OUTNUMBERED FOR SPORT RELIEF - 22.03.2012

Frank Lampard will feature in a special Sports Relief sketch this Friday alongside the Brockman family from the BBC's comedy hit Outnumbered.

ASIAN STAR RETURNS FOR A FOURTH YEAR - 20.03.2012

The Chelsea FC Foundation's Asian Star is back for another year to provide ground-breaking opportunities for aspiring footballers from Asian communities.

CECH: POSITIVE CHANGES - 20.03.2012

In the wake of Fabrice Muamba's collapse, Petr Cech has spoken about the improvement in medical facilities since his bad injury in 2006...

REACTION: REAPING REWARD - 19.03.2012

Fernando Torres was the talk of Stamford Bridge following his part in all five goals against Leicester City...

CHELSEA FOUNDATION APPEALS FOR COMMUNITY CHAMPIONS - 15.03.2012

Graeme Le Saux will join local residents as Stamford Bridge opens its doors for the Chelsea FC Foundation Be Inspired event on Friday 23 March.

CECH: GIVING NOTHING AWAY - 14.03.2012

Petr Cech believes a third consecutive clean sheet could prove decisive when Napoli visit Stamford Bridge tonight.

WIN CECH`S SIGNED GLOVES WITH CHELSEA FOUNDATION LOTTERY - 13.03.2012

A signed pair of Petr Cech's goalkeeping gloves are up for grabs in this week's Chelsea Foundation Lottery.

ROMEU SPEAKS THE LINGO WITH LOCAL CHILDREN - 12.03.2012

Oriol Romeu surprised pupils from Servite RC Primary School on Fulham Road, who were taking part in the Chelsea Foundation's Kickstart Spanish scheme recently.

EXCLUSIVE PRIZES IN CHELSEA FOUNDATION LOTTERY - 09.03.2012

There are some amazing Chelsea prizes up for grabs through the Chelsea Foundation Lottery over the next few weeks, including a pair of Petr Cech's gloves.

CECH: KEEP ON WINNING - 07.03.2012

Petr Cech believes Tuesday night's win at Birmingham is the first step on the road to recovery as we look for progress on three fronts in the coming weeks.

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Name:	Petr Cech
Nationality:	Czech
Date of Birth:	20/05/1982
Height:	6' 5" (196cm)
Weight:	14st 6lbs (91.71kg)
Previous
Clubs:	Sparta Prague, Stade Rennais
Position:	Goalkeeper

Chelsea CareerPetr Cech arrived in 2004 for £7 million, more than all the past goalkeepers in Chelsea history combined, with the task of challenging established number one Carlo Cudicini.
He immediately caught the eye with his height, incredible reaction speed and confidence in leaving his goal-line and began his Chelsea career as Jose Mourinho's first choice. He had to be good to keep Cudicini out.
A clean-sheet laden first season at Stamford Bridge was statistically the most accomplished by any Chelsea keeper - a run of 1,024 minutes without conceding a goal between December and March set a new English top flight record.
By the end of that season he had his first championship medal plus records for the fewest goals conceded and most clean sheets in an English top-flight season, recognised with the award of the Barclays Golden Gloves for 2004/05.
Though the 2005/06 version of the Chelsea defence was never quite as watertight as the season before, Petr continued to excel and was a major force in capturing a consecutive Premiership title.
Serious injury in October 2006 cast big doubts over the future of his career, but Petr overcame a fractured skull that had required immediate surgery, 30 stitches and much rest t