zech ▁F ury ") ▁by ▁Italian ▁fans ▁and ▁" The ▁Czech ▁can non " ▁in ▁English - language ▁media . ▁His ▁nick name ▁in ▁Czech ▁is ▁Mé ď a ▁(" L ittle ▁Bear "), ▁stem ming ▁from ▁the ▁similarity ▁between ▁his ▁surname ▁and ▁the ▁Czech ▁word ▁for ▁bear , ▁Med vě d . ▁ ▁Win ning ▁the ▁Ball on ▁d ' Or ▁as ▁European ▁Football er ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Ned vě d ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁Czech ▁player ▁to ▁receive ▁the ▁honour ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁since ▁the ▁break up ▁of ▁Czech oslov ak ia . ▁During ▁his ▁career ▁Ned vě d ▁received ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁other ▁individual ▁awards , ▁including ▁the ▁second ▁Golden ▁Foot ▁award ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Czech ▁Football er ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁( four ▁times ) ▁and ▁the ▁Golden ▁Ball ▁( six ▁times ). ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁named ▁by ▁Pel é ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁FIFA ▁ 1 0 0 , ▁and ▁was ▁placed ▁in ▁the ▁UEFA ▁Team ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁He ▁retired ▁following ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 – 0 9 ▁season , ▁after ▁a ▁ 1 9 - year ▁professional ▁career . ▁Ned vě d ▁played ▁ 5 0 1 ▁league ▁matches ▁at ▁club ▁level ▁( sc oring ▁ 1 1 0 ▁goals ), ▁and ▁was ▁c apped ▁ 9 1 ▁times ▁for ▁the ▁Czech ▁Republic ▁( sc