Vladimír Coufal is a Czech football defender who plays for Hoffenheim and was captain of the national team in the Nations League match against England on 6 October 2026.
Vladimír Coufal is a Czech football defender who plays for the German club Hoffenheim. In the past he played for Liberec, Slavia and West Ham. According to the Czech News Agency, he was 34 years old in October 2026.[1]
National team
Coufal plays at right-back for the Czech national team under the Spanish coach Santi Denia. In the first Group A3 match of the Nations League, against Croatia, which the Czechs lost 1:2, he played as captain in place of Ladislav Krejčí. He was originally left out of the squad for the match against England because of health problems.[2]
In the fourth-round Group A3 match at Wembley Stadium in London on 6 October 2026 he returned to the line-up after two absences caused by injury and played with the captain's armband. England won 3:0. In the 27th minute Coufal scored an own goal after a pass from Harry Kane; Kane scored the other two goals.[1][3]
After the match Coufal said that he regretted the own goal and that England had shown very high quality. By his own account he is satisfied with the development of the national team under Denia.[1]
Sources
- ČTK / České noviny — 7 October 2026
- iDNES.cz — 29 September 2026
- Deník.cz — 6 October 2026