Antonín Panenka é o meia tcheco que converteu o pênalti decisivo na final da Eurocopa de 1976, contra a Alemanha Ocidental, com uma cavadinha que passou a levar seu nome. Pela Tchecoslováquia, fez 17 gols em 59 jogos.
Antonín Panenka
Antonín Panenka was born in Prague on December 2, 1948 and became one of the most renowned midfielders in Czech football history. He spent most of his career at Bohemians Prague and Rapid Vienna, and became immortalized by a penalty kick. In the Euro 1976 final, in Belgrade, Czechoslovakia drew 2-2 with West Germany and the decision went to penalties. Panenka took the final penalty, the one that secured the title 5-3, softly chipping it down the middle of the goal while goalkeeper Sepp Maier dove to one side. The kick became known as a panenka around the world. For the national team, he played 59 matches and scored 17 goals, and was part of the team that finished third at Euro 1980. In 1981, he transferred to Rapid Vienna, where he won Austrian titles and reached the final of the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1985.