Luděk Mikloško

Club

_Deceased Soccer

Position

Goalkeeper

Nationality

Czechia

Date of birth

1961-12-09

Birthplace

Prostějov, Czechoslovakia

Height

1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)

Luděk Mikloško (9 December 1961 – September 2026) was a Czech football coach and former professional player.

As a player, Mikloško was a goalkeeper who notably played in the Premier League for West Ham United, for whom he played over 300 games. He also played in the Football League for Queens Park Rangers and in his native country for RH Cheb and Baník Ostrava. He was capped 40 times by Czechoslovakia and was part of the team that competed at the 1990 FIFA World Cup. He was later capped twice by the Czech Republic.

Following his retirement, Mikloško returned to West Ham and worked as the club's goalkeeping coach before leaving in 2010. He had then moved back to the Czech Republic, where he passed away following a battle with stomach cancer in September 2026.