How tall is Petr Čech?

Petr Čech's listed height is 196 cm (6'5"). He is taller than about 99% of men in the Czech Republic.

Where 196 cm sits among men in the Czech Republic

Taller than about 99% of men in the Czech Republic born in 1982 (average 180 cm).

Čech next to his teammates

Zdeněk Grygera is 11 cm shorter than Petr Čech (185 cm), teammate at Czechia men's national football team from 2002 to 2009.

Tomáš Rosický is 16 cm shorter than Petr Čech (180 cm), teammate at Czechia men's national football team from 2002 to 2016.

Milan Baroš is 12 cm shorter than Petr Čech (184 cm), teammate at Czechia men's national football team from 2002 to 2012.

About Petr Čech

Petr Čech is a Czech former professional football goalkeeper and a current ice hockey goaltender who plays for the Haringey Huskies of the NIHL Division 2 South. He was born on 20 May 1982 in Plzeň. He began his senior career at Chmel Blšany in 1999 before moving to Sparta Prague in 2001.

Čech joined Rennes in France in 2002 and moved to Chelsea in 2004. In his eleven-year spell at Chelsea he made 494 appearances, and he helped the club win four Premier League titles, four FA Cups and one UEFA Champions League title. He then joined Arsenal in 2015, won another FA Cup and retired in 2019. He made his debut for the Czech Republic in 2002 and is the most capped player in the history of the Czech national team, with 124 caps.

At a listed 196 cm (6'5"), Čech is 16 cm taller than Tomáš Rosický, who is listed at 180 cm (5'11") and was his teammate at Arsenal F.C. from 2015 to 2016. He is also 11 cm taller than Zdeněk Grygera, listed at 185 cm (6'1"), his teammate on the Czechia men's national football team from 2002 to 2009.

Frequently asked

How tall is Petr Čech in feet and inches? Petr Čech is 6'5" tall, which is 196 cm, 77.2 inches or 1.96 m.

How tall is Petr Čech compared to Zdeněk Grygera? Zdeněk Grygera is 11 cm shorter than Petr Čech: 185 cm (6'1") vs 196 cm (6'5").

How tall is Petr Čech compared to Tomáš Rosický? Tomáš Rosický is 16 cm shorter than Petr Čech: 180 cm (5'11") vs 196 cm (6'5").

How tall is Petr Čech compared to Milan Baroš? Milan Baroš is 12 cm shorter than Petr Čech: 184 cm (6'0") vs 196 cm (6'5").

Is Petr Čech tall for men in the Czech Republic? At 196 cm he is taller than about 99% of men in the Czech Republic born in 1982, whose average height is 180 cm.

Sources

• Petr Čech on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Petr Čech on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 196 cm.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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