# Antonín Panenka

> He chipped a penalty down the middle in a European Championship final shootout, and every footballer who's tried it since has done "a panenka."

*Czech footballer*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/antonin-panenka

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Football / Soccer Player ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q937857))
- **Category:** Footballers
- **Born:** 1948-12-02
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Antonín Panenka was born on 2 December 1948 and spent most of his playing years as an attacking midfielder at Bohemians Prague. In 1976, Czechoslovakia reached the final of the European Championship against West Germany, and when the match went to penalties, Panenka stepped up for the decisive kick. Instead of driving it hard, he lofted a soft chip straight down the center as the keeper dove, sealing the title and creating a template that would carry his name forever. He later moved to Austria, playing for Rapid Wien among other clubs, won Czechoslovak Footballer of the Year in 1980, and helped his national team finish third at Euro 1980. The penalty became the legacy—a move equal parts audacity and precision that turned a surname into a verb.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 57.9 / 100
- **Momentum:** 9.7 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 23.1 / 100
- **Now attention:** 50.4 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 65.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 65.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2034169/ (@nm2034169)

## Topics
#Footballers, #Football / Soccer Player, #Soccer, #20th Century

## Sources
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton%C3%ADn_Panenka)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q204978)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Anton%C3%ADn%20Panenka)
- [انتونين بانينكا](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%86_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%83%D8%A7)
- [آنتونین پاننکا](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A2%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%86_%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%86%DA%A9%D8%A7)
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- [Antonín Panenka](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton%C3%ADn_Panenka)
- [Αντονίν Πανένκα](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%91%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%BF%CE%BD%CE%AF%CE%BD_%CE%A0%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%AD%CE%BD%CE%BA%CE%B1)
- [Antonín Panenka](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton%C3%ADn_Panenka)
- [Antonín Panenka](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton%C3%ADn_Panenka)
- [آنتونین پاننکا](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A2%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%86_%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%86%DA%A9%D8%A7)
- [Antonín Panenka](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton%C3%ADn_Panenka)
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- [אנטונין פננקה](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%A0%D7%98%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%9F_%D7%A4%D7%A0%D7%A0%D7%A7%D7%94)
- [Antonín Panenka](https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton%C3%ADn_Panenka)
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- [Antonín Panenka](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton%C3%ADn_Panenka)
- [アントニーン・パネンカ](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%91%E3%83%8D%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AB)
- [ანტონინ პანენკა](https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%A2%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98%E1%83%9C_%E1%83%9E%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%94%E1%83%9C%E1%83%99%E1%83%90)
- [Antonín Panenka](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton%C3%ADn_Panenka)
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- [أنتونين بانينكا](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%86_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%83%D8%A7)
- [Antonín Panenka](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3019740)

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