By Onoja Baba, Nigeria
Former Chelsea and Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Čech has announced his separation from his wife, Martina, after 26 years together.
The 43-year-old made the announcement on Instagram on Thursday, posting a black-and-white photo of Martina kissing him on the cheek.
In the statement, Čech said they were saddened to end their marriage but would remain best friends. He added that they were proud of their two children, daughter Adela, 17, and son Damian, 16.
The couple met as teenagers in 1999 and married in 2003. In January 2008, Čech famously missed the birth of his daughter while away with Chelsea for a League Cup semi-final against Everton, a match in which he did not play.
Čech began his career at Rennes before joining Chelsea in 2004 for £7 million.
He went on to make 494 appearances for the club, winning four Premier League titles, four FA Cups, three League Cups, and the UEFA Champions League in 2012.
He moved to Arsenal in 2015, where he added another FA Cup to his collection before retiring in 2019.
Since retirement, Čech has taken up ice hockey as a goalkeeper and served as Chelsea’s technical and performance advisor until 2022, stepping down after Todd Boehly’s takeover of the club.
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