Czech football legend Antonín Panenka is enjoying his well-deserved retirement in a house in the village of Nespeky. He did not move to the village in the Benešovsk region by chance, the area is connected to his childhood memories.
Although Antonín Panenka was born in Prague and spent his entire childhood in Moravská Street in Vinohrady, his parents had a cottage just four kilometers from Nespek. The parents of Panenko’s classmates had a cottage right in Nespeká, to whom he regularly visited during the holidays. When he and his wife decided to leave Prague and find a quieter place to live, Nespeky was the obvious choice.
First a townhouse, then a semi-detached house
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The road to the dream house was a bit winding. Panenka first had an assembled ochal in the place, which he and his family used as a cottage. They spent free weekends and sometimes Christmas here.
When he and his wife decided to move to Nespek permanently, they considered all possible options. In the end, they sold the okal and built a semi-detached house a few meters away. This is because their daughter was also dealing with the issue of housing at the time. Today, one house is occupied by the daughter, the other by Panenka and his wife, and their son lives on the upper floor. So the whole family is together.
Childhood memories
According to Panenka, the decision to leave Prague for the countryside was a logical outcome of the current situation. After years of active social life, he longed for peace. “Life here is more pleasant, better. You will gain energy, you can realize yourself in the garden, or just go for a walk or in the forest to pick mushrooms,” stated Panenka.
It was crucial for him that they chose to live in a place he knew intimately. He has been coming here since he was six years old. “The Sázava River is my childhood. I went fishing here, my friends and I swam here and, of course, we also played football. I’ve always liked it here,” said Doll.
Advantages of family living
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Antonín Panenka also praises the fact that he has his entire family almost under one roof. “My daughter sometimes comes to my place for a beer, and I go to her place to swim in the pool. It’s a win-win.” declared the Doll.
Living in the village also helped the former footballer overcome one weakness. He was bitten by a boxer in childhood and has been afraid of dogs ever since. But with their new home, they got a four-legged friend, Ben, and since then his fear of dogs was gone. With the beloved Jack Russell, everything broke like a wave of a wand.
The garden is more for decoration
He never had much of a relationship with gardening, so his is more ornamental. And the concern for her lies primarily on the shoulders of his wife. He himself prefers to spend his free days on the white sofa outside on the terrace, right next to his favorite infrared sauna. He uses it mainly in the period from autumn to spring and relaxes perfectly after it.
But the view of the beautifully landscaped garden can always make him happy. “It always puts me in a good mood. Looking out into the garden right after I wake up in the morning fills me with optimism.” Panenka confided. When choosing a place to live, Panenka considers the most important thing is to find a location that you like. Then it doesn’t really matter how big or small your house is. “And good neighbors are also key. And we have you here,” concluded Panenka.
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