The historic former Chelsea player who was about to play for Barça

When it speaks of big guardametas in the football, is impossible not remembering to the big Petr Cech. The native of Plzeň, known by his characteristic helmet, which had to use after an unlucky incident in the year 2006, when a player of the Reading, Stephen Hunt, in a dispute of balloon accidentally hit with his knee the head of the Czech, causing him a cranial fracture with sinking. In spite of this adversity, the Czech attained sobreponerse and convert later in one of the most iconic goalkeepers and one of the big names in the history of Chelsea, club where developed the greater part of his career, although it also had a go through the Arsenal, Stade Rennes, Sparta Prague and the Chmel Blsany.

Cech Was very near to turn into guardameta of the FC Barcelona

Nevertheless, the history of the Czech could have been different regarding his career in clubs, as he same explained in an interview with 'Què t'hi jugues' in the 'Chain Be', where revealed that it was near of fichar by the FC Barcelona in 2003. "They were the presidential elections in the Barça and my agent said me that if it won one of the opponents of Laporta (Lluís Bassat), the trainer that had said that it could be the first signing", began saying.

However, the candidate that supported it finished losing the elections in front of Joan Laporta, the one who resulted elect like president of the club, and with this banished the hopes that Cech dressed the T-shirt blaugrana. "When (Bassat) lost the elections, my agent already said me that bad luck, that do not go to Barcelona", sentenced the exguardameta.

The guardameta Czech was interested of the Barça in his adolescence

In spite of this, Petr Cech had the opportunity to visit the Camp Nou in more than an occasion, since it confronted to the FC Barcelona in Catalan earths in at least four of the eight opportunities in which Chelsea FC starred big duels in front of the club culé. Between the seasons 04/05 and 11/12, both teams saw the faces in 10 meetings in the UEFA Champions League, although the pilsener could not be present in two of these parties (campaign 06/07) because of the cranial fracture that suffered.

The Czech, the one who at present exerts like goalkeeper of the Belfast Giants, team of hockey on ice, did not doubt in expressing the big experience that meant for him confront to the Barcelona. "Play against the Barça in the Camp Nou is a moment special for any footballer", emphasized.

To close, Cech took advantage of the moment to leave in clear his fans by the Barcelona club in his adolescence. "Something that the people does not know is that, when had thirteen or fourteen years, my team preferred was the Barcelona, with Stoichkov, Romario, Koeman... Zubizarreta In the goal! It was my team of boy, so play against the Barça was a gift for me", concluded.