Dirk Medved
{{short description|Belgian footballer}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Dirk Medved
| image =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1968|9|15}}
| height = 1.84 m
| currentclub =
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| position = Defender
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Zwartberg
| years1 = 1985–1988
| years2 = 1988–1989
| years3 = 1989–1993
| years4 = 1993–1997
| years5 = 1997–1999
| clubs1 = Waterschei
| clubs2 = Genk
| clubs3 = Gent
| clubs4 = Club Brugge
| clubs5 = Standard Liège
| caps1 = 51
| caps2 = 0
| caps3 = 127
| caps4 = 123
| caps5 = 15
| goals1 = 2
| goals2 = 0
| goals3 = 6
| goals4 = 2
| goals5 = 0
| totalcaps = 316
| totalgoals = 10
| nationalyears1 = 1991–1997
| nationalteam1 = Belgium
| nationalcaps1 = 26
| nationalgoals1 = 0
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Dirk Medved (born 15 September 1968) is a Belgian retired footballer who played as a defender (right or central).
Football career
During his professional career, Genk-born Medved played for K. Waterschei S.V. Thor Genk, K.R.C. Genk, K.A.A. Gent, Club Brugge K.V. – where he was instrumental in the conquest of five domestic trophies, namely the double in 1995–96 – and Standard Liège, totalling 316 games in 14 seasons (ten goals).
He gained 26 caps for Belgium, being chosen for the squad at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, where he played two matches out of four (the national side exited in the round-of-16).
Honours
- Belgian League: 1995–96
- Belgian Cup: 1994–95, 1995–96; Runner-up 1993–94, 1998–99
- Belgian Supercup: 1994, 1996; Runner-up 1995
External links
- {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101116163501/http://clubbrugge.be/nl/club/geschiedenis/oudspeler/219/Medved-Dirk |date=16 November 2010 |title=Club Brugge archives}} {{in lang|nl}}
- {{RBFA player}}
- {{NFT player}}
- {{WorldFootball.net}}
{{Belgium Squad 1994 World Cup}}
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Category:Footballers from Genk
Category:Belgian people of Russian descent
Category:Belgian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Belgian Pro League players
Category:K. Waterschei S.V. Thor Genk players
Category:Club Brugge KV players
Category:Standard Liège players
Category:Belgium men's international footballers
Category:1994 FIFA World Cup players
Category:20th-century Belgian sportsmen
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