Vladimir Coufal

• Full name: Vladimír Coufal
• Date of birth: March 22, 1992
• Place of birth: Pardubice, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic)
• Nationality: Czech Republic
• Position: Right-back (can also play right wing-back/right midfield)
• Height: Approximately 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)

Club career (high-level):

• Early career in Czech youth and lower-league clubs.
• Senior breakthrough with Hradec Králové and then Slovácko.
• Signed by Slavia Prague (one of the Czech Republic’s top clubs), where he won domestic honors and gained European experience.
• Transferred to West Ham United in the English Premier League in October 2020, becoming a regular starter and noted for his defensive solidity, stamina and crossing ability.
• Continued to feature for West Ham in domestic and European competitions (including UEFA Europa League / UEFA Europa Conference League campaigns).

International career with Czech Republic:

• Made senior debut for the Czech Republic national team in 2018.
• Regular member of the national squad, participating in UEFA Euro 2020 (played in the tournament held in 2021) and in UEFA Nations League and World Cup/European qualifying campaigns.
• Known for consistency, defensive work-rate and overlapping runs on the right flank for the national team.

Notable traits and recognition:

• Reliable defensive right-back with good positional sense and tackling.
• Strong stamina and work-rate, contributing both defensively and offensively with overlapping runs and crosses.
• Praised for professionalism and adaptability after stepping up from Czech league to the Premier League.

Recent status (as of mid-2020s): Active professional, playing in the English Premier League and continuing to be involved with the Czech Republic national team.