Over the weekend, Slavia fans in particular were saddened by the news that former defender and league champion Martin Pěnička died, only at the age of 53. A fighter who also played in Belgium, but reportedly suffered a lot in recent years. And his friends say he didn’t want to be here anymore.
Martin Pěnička was the winner of the Czech league in 1995/1996, when he celebrated the title under the leadership of the recently deceased coach František Cipro. In the same season, he reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup with the Slavist team. He played a total of 185 matches for Slavia (between 1990 and 1997).
He died at the weekend in the Jablonec hospital. In addition, Seznam Zprava brought other details from the last moments of the life of the popular defender of Slavia Prague. It is said that he was suffering from diabetes and because of it he abstained for some time. However, he could not stand it, he often appeared in a bar in Liberec.
“The locals call it a punter, regulars sat around the round table and bet on everything,” one of his friends told Seznam. “Martin was no longer looking very well, not only in terms of health, but also socially. As a homeless person,” he adds.
The daily Blesk also spoke with the former partner of Martin Pěnička: “He was in IKEM 14 days ago. It was preparation for a liver transplant, but Martin refused it. Then he was in the hospital in Jablonec for three days, but he ran away from there. He drank and then died.“
“He broke the staff above him. He didn’t want to be here in this world anymore” thinks his former teammate. “After the divorce, he was left alone. It didn’t work out in the family. He did not associate with anyone from Slavia or in Liberec, where he lived. He delivered food around Jablonec, but no one wanted to ride with him anymore because he was drinking. He had to quit that company and made a living,” he adds.
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