PRAGUE (Reuters) – Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech has been named Czech Player of the Year for a record sixth time, the domestic football association said.

The 30-year-old, who also won the award in 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2012, earned 644 points in a poll to pip Werder Bremen defender Theodor Gebre Selassie (234) and Hamburg midfielder Petr Jiracek (165).

Chelsea's goalkeeper Petr Cech looks on during their English League Cup quarter-final match against Leeds United in Leeds, northern England December 19, 2012. REUTERS/Nigel Roddis

Cech, capped 98 times by his country, beat the record set by former Czechoslovakia keeper Ivo Viktor who picked up the award five times between 1968-76.

Viktoria Plzen coach Pavel Vrba has been named Coach of the Year for a third time in a row.

(Writing by Angel Krasimirov; editing by Amlan Chakraborty)

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