Tomáš Skuhravý

Tomáš Skuhravý
	Skuhravý in September 2008
Personal information
Full name	Tomáš Skuhravý
Date of birth	7 September 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth	Český Brod, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1971–1980	Sokol Přerov nad Labem
1980–1982	Sparta Prague
Senior career*
Years	Team
1982–1984	Sparta Prague
1984–1986	RH Cheb
1986–1990	Sparta Prague
1990–1995	Genoa
1995–1996	Sporting CP
1996–1997	Viktoria Žižkov
Total
International career
1985–1993	Czechoslovakia
1994–1995	Czech Republic
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tomáš Skuhravý (born 7 September 1965)^[2] is a Czech former footballer who played as a striker. He scored five goals for Czechoslovakia in 1990 FIFA World Cup at international level.

Club career

On 28 September 1983, Skuhravý debuted for Sparta Prague against Real Madrid at the 1983–84 UEFA Cup, coming as a substitute to Vítězslav Lavička in the 60th minute.^[3]

Skuhravý signed for Serie A club Genoa from Sparta Prague in 1986, forming a prolific partnership with Uruguayan Carlos Aguilera. Tall and powerful, Skuhravý usually attained full shape and proficiency later in the season while the smaller and quicker Aguilera gave his best in the early matches. They gave Genoa a solid attack all-year round. In the 1990–91 season, the duo scored 15 combined goals for tied-third in the scorers' standings, leading Genoa to a fourth place in the final standings.^[4] At 1991–92 UEFA Cup, Skuhravý helped Genoa reach the semi-finals in the UEFA Cup until the club was eliminated by eventual champions Ajax. He scored a total of 57 goals with Genoa, becoming the best club goalscorer in the Serie A for the Rossoblu.^{[citation needed]}

Skuhravý left Genoa in 1995 to join Portuguese club Sporting CP, where he suffered a knee injury and was sidelined until the end of 1995–96 Primeira Divisão.^[5] He retired from playing career at the age of 32 due to health issues.^[6]

International career

At international level, Skuhravý played for Czechoslovakia and later the Czech Republic, playing a total of 49 international matches, scoring 17 goals. He represented Czechoslovakia with 43 matches and scored 14 goals, as well as six matches and three goals for the newly-formed Czech Republic.^[7]

In 1985, Skuhravý debuted for Czechoslovakia during a friendly match against Poland, replacing Václav Daněk.^[3] He participated in the 1990 FIFA World Cup, scoring five goals to become the second highest scorer for the tournament. This included the opening goal against the United States and a hat-trick against Costa Rica, in which all goals were scored by headers, the first time in World Cup history.^[8]

Personal life

Skuhravý is divorced twice and has two daughters,^[9] one of whom – Michaela Skuhravá – works as a fashion designer.^[10] After retirement, Skuhravý lives in Celle Ligure, where he works as a restaurant owner and football pundit for a local TV channel.^[11] His cousin Roman Skuhravý is a former footballer and football coach who has managed FC Košice since 2024.^[12] In September 2018, Skuhravý was announced to have returned football as coach of Serie C club Cuneo.^[13] He left Cuneo in June 2019 following the club's exclusion from the Italian football leagues due to financial problems.

Career Statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[14]
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Czechoslovakia	1985	1	0
	1986	3	0
	1987	5	0
	1988	5	0
	1989	6	4
	1990	13	7
	1991	2	1
	1992	5	1
	1993	5	1
	Total	45	14
Czech Republic	1994	3	1
	1995	3	2
	Total	6	3
Career total		51	17

Club scores are listed first, with score column indicating score after each of Skuhravý's goal.

International goals by Tomáš Skuhravý
No.	Team	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref
1	Czechoslovakia	9 May 1989	Stadion Letná, Prague, Czechoslovakia	Luxembourg	2–0	4–0	1990 FIFA World Cup qualification	^[15]
2		9 May 1989	Stadion Letná, Prague, Czechoslovakia	Luxembourg	4–0	4–0	1990 FIFA World Cup qualification	^[15]
3		7 June 1989	Wankdorf Stadion, Bern, Switzerland	Switzerland	1–0	1–0	1990 FIFA World Cup qualification	^[16]
4		25 October 1989	Stadion Letná, Prague, Czechoslovakia	Switzerland	1–0	3–0	1990 FIFA World Cup qualification	^[17]
5		25 April 1990	Wembley Stadium, London, England	England	1–0	2–4	Friendly	^[18]
6		10 June 1990	Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence, Italy	United States	1–0	5–1	1990 FIFA World Cup	^[19]
7		10 June 1990	Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence, Italy	United States	4–1	5–1	1990 FIFA World Cup	^[19]
8		23 June 1990	Stadio San Nicola, Bari, Italy	Costa Rica	1–0	4–1	1990 FIFA World Cup	^[20]
9					2–1
10					4–1
11		13 October 1990	Parc des Princes, Paris, France	France	1–2	1–2	UEFA Euro 1992 qualification	^[21]
12		18 December 1991	Estádio Serra Dourada, Goiânia, Brazil	Brazil	1–2	1–2	Friendly	^[22]
13		25 March 1992	Great Strahov Stadium, Prague, Czechoslovakia	England	1–0	2–2	Friendly	^[23]
14		27 October 1993	Všešportový areál, Košice, Slovakia	Cyprus	3–0	3–0	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification	^[24]
15	Czech Republic	17 August 1994	Parc Lescure, Bordeaux, France	France	1–0	2–2	Friendly	^[25]
16		26 April 1995	Stadion Letná, Prague, Czech Republic	Netherlands	1–1	3–1	UEFA Euro 1996 qualification	^[26]
17		6 September 1995	Stadion Letná, Prague, Czech Republic	Norway	1–0	2–0	UEFA Euro 1996 qualification	^[27]