BOF Posted December 28, 2012 Moderator Share Posted December 28, 2012 Story Villa saddened at death of former player Drobny Villa are saddened to hear of the sudden death of former player Vaclav Drobny. Drobny, 32, signed a season-long loan at Villa in August 2004 from Racing Strasbourg. He played in the opening four friendlies of that campaign, the 6-0 win over Klungshams, the 7-2 win over Kungsbacka, the 3-0 defeat of Jonkoping Sodra and the 0-0 draw with Orgryte. The Czech Republic international had impressed then boss David O'Leary in a trial before heading off to Sweden for the pre-season games. He said at the time: "This is the biggest opportunity of my football career. "It has always been a dream to play in England and when I was young I always wanted to play here in the Premier League. To be given a chance at a big club like Aston Villa is amazing." Unfortunately, he never quite fitted into the manager's plans and failed to make a senior competitive appearance for the club, although he played 24 times for the reserves in their second-place finish in the league. He then moved to Sparta Prague with whom he won the Czech league title in 2007 before switching to play in a Prague regional division. Drobny tragically died this morning in a sledding accident. He skidded off a piste and crashed into a tree in the Czech winter resort of Spindleruv Mlyn, some 140 kilometres north-east of Prague. Our thoughts are with his family at this very sad time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villanwesty88 Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Just heard that Vaclav Drobny has been killed in a sledding accident in Czech Republic - it's on the Villa Twitter and in the news section on Google. Shocking news. Never played a first team game for us but he was still part of Aston Villa for a season. Really sad news, RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villanwesty88 Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Sorry started a topic at exactly the same time. Very sad news RIP Vaclav. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoony Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 That is awful news. RIP Vaclav and my prayers are with his family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YLN Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 I don't know why I remember Vaclav so well. I mentioned him to a friend over the past couple of weeks. I think it's because when he signed I created him on FIFA 2000 and made him excellent. That is terribly sad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMFy Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Just seen this on the OS through the Facebook feed. Terrible news. Condolences to his family... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_John_10 Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Sad news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumbob Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Terrible news, thoughts are with his family at this very sad time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avfc96 Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 For some reason his name has always stuck with me. Condolences to his family and friends at this time. Will there be a minute's silence at vp tomorrow???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted December 28, 2012 Moderator Share Posted December 28, 2012 Really sad news that. RIP big man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadlyDirk Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Bit of a shocker that, just goes to show you never now when your time could be. I know he never played a competitive game for us but in my opinion he's still part of the Villa family and my heart and prayers go out to him and his family. He's now playing in the big super stadium in the sky...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CI Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 RIP, very sad indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smetrov Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 32 - and a sledging accident - what bad luck, just shows you never know when your last moments are. RIP and thoughts with his family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daweii Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 RIP Vaclav my thoughts go out to his friends and family at this tough time. I remember when he signed for us and thought he would be good for us, the guy was unfortunate to join the club when Laursen and Mellberg were in their prime, the sad thing is he would probably walk into our side these days and improve it greatly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markavfc40 Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Very sad. RIP Vaclav. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 RIP, sad news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyBM Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 such a shame, i always wondered why he never made it here, not that it matters anymore, a death is always a loss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Holy shit. No age at all. RIP, Vaclav. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 horrible news especially when so young. Was actually excited when we signed him think it was only a few weeks after Laursen. I assume will be a minutes silence before the game tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurembergVillan Posted December 29, 2012 Moderator Share Posted December 29, 2012 Really sad news. My friend was his agent when he signed for Villa. Nice guy by all accounts. RIP Vaclav. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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