David Douděra bids farewell to Slavia: “More than just a job”
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- David Douděra is leaving Slavia Prague for Cincinnati after four years with the Czech club.
- In an emotional Instagram letter, he addressed friends, fans and critics as a person rather than a footballer.
- Douděra said his time at Slavia was more than employment and credited club chairman Jaroslav Tvrdík with holding up a mirror to him.
David Douděra said goodbye to Slavia Prague in the emotional style that marked his time on the pitch, closing four years at the club before his move to Cincinnati.
Dear friends, fans and critics. Today I am not speaking to you as a footballer, but as a person.
“Dear friends, fans and critics. Today I am not speaking to you as a footballer, but as a person,” he wrote in a letter published on Instagram.
More than just a job.
The headline of his farewell described Slavia as more than just a job. Douděra also said that club chairman Jaroslav Tvrdík had “set up a mirror” for him, a phrase that framed his departure as a personal reflection as well as a football decision.
Tvrdík set up a mirror for me.
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