Which Czech retired footballer who operated as either a central defender or a right back was among the highly rated players to sign up for Fiorentina?
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2004–05 ACF Fiorentina season ACF Fiorentina returned to Serie A, following a two-year absence after the bankruptcy of the previous incarnation of the club. Fiorentina returned only due to the expansion in terms of the number of top-league teams, and therefore had to significantly strengthen the squad in pre-season. Dario Dainelli, Giorgio Chiellini, Hidetoshi Nakata, Fabrizio Miccoli, Martin Jørgensen, goalkeeper Cristiano Lupatelli, Enzo Maresca, Tomáš Ujfaluši and Javier Portillo were among the highly rated players to sign up for Fiorentina, either permanently or on loan. With this squad, Fiorentina was expected to challenge for a place on the top half of the table, but slipped into the relegation battle that affected more than half of the Serie A clubs during the dramatic season. In the end, a strong finish to the season under incoming coach Dino Zoff saved "La Viola" from relegation, with an emotional 3–0 victory against Brescia confirming their survival.
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Tomáš Ujfaluši Tomáš Ujfaluši (] , born 24 March 1978) is a Czech retired footballer. He operated as either a central defender or a right back.
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Frederico Filipe Teixeira Ribeiro Frederico Filipe Teixeira Ribeiro (born 5 April 1982 in Felgueiras), known as Zamorano, is a Portuguese retired footballer. Mainly a right midfielder, he could also appear as a right back.
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Tiberio Guarente Tiberio Guarente (born 1 November 1985) is an Italian retired professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.
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Christian Vieri Christian "Bobo" Vieri (] ; born 12 July 1973) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a centre forward.
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Angelo Sormani Ángelo Benedicto Miguel Sormani (born 3 July 1939 at Jaú, Brazil) is an Italian-Brazilian former football manager and player, who played as a forward; he was capable of playing anywhere along the front-line, as a centre-forward, as well as in an attacking midfield role, or also as a winger on the right flank. Born in Brazil, he represented the Italian national football team at the 1962 FIFA World Cup. Despite lacking pace, he was a physically strong, creative and intelligent player with excellent technical ability; throughout his career, he was known for his tactical versatility, power and determination, as well as his capability to take part in and initiate attacking plays due to his passing ability. Following his retirement, he also worked as a manager, coaching two clubs for which he formerly played: Roma, and Napoli.
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Miguel Monteiro Luís Miguel Brito Garcia Monteiro, (born 4 January 1980), known as Miguel (] ), is a retired Portuguese footballer who played mainly as a right back.
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Milan Badelj Milan Badelj (] ; born 25 February 1989) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian club Fiorentina and the Croatia national team.
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1987–88 A.C. Fiorentina season A.C. Fiorentina had its first season under Swedish coach Sven-Göran Eriksson, posting a stable mid-table season. Eriksson's compatriot Glenn Hysén arrived from UEFA Cup champions IFK Göteborg, the centre half becoming a crucial player for La Viola. Starlet Roberto Baggio finally got his breakthrough, scoring six league goals.
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Václav Němeček Václav Němeček (born 25 January 1967 in Hradec Králové) is a Czech football player. He played for Czechoslovakia and later the Czech Republic, for both he played total 60 matches and scored 6 goals.
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Zdeněk Procházka (footballer, born 1960) Zdeněk Procházka (born 10 October 1960) is a retired Czech footballer who played as a forward.
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Francisco Caló Francisco António Galinho Caló (born 5 September 1946) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a central defender.
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Hans Pflügler Johannes Christian "Hans" Pflügler (born 27 March 1960) is a German retired footballer. He could operate as either a left back or a central defender, and played solely for Bayern Munich, winning eight major titles and appearing in nearly 400 official games.
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Carles Puyol Carles Puyol Saforcada (] ; born 13 April 1978) is a Spanish retired professional footballer. Mainly a central defender, he could also play on either flank, mostly as a right back, and was regarded as one of the best defenders of his generation.
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Sebastian Deisler Sebastian Toni Deisler (] ; born 5 January 1980) is a former professional football player and a former international player for Germany. During his career, Deisler was employed as right winger and attacking midfielder.
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Omar Milanetto Omar Milanetto (born 30 November 1975 in Venaria Reale) is an Italian former footballer, who last played for Serie B side Padova as a midfielder as of 2012. A physical, experienced, hard-working, and tactically intelligent player, Milanetto was usually deployed as a defensive or central midfielder, where he was also capable of operating as a deep-lying playmaker. In addition to his creativity, strength, playmaking skills, and his ability to control the tempo of his team's play, he was also known for his accuracy from set-pieces, penalties, and shots from distance.
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Gianluca Pessotto Gianluca Pessotto (born 11 August 1970 in Latisana, Province of Udine) is a retired football player. A former Italian international, he spent the majority of his club career with Juventus F.C., where he won several domestic and international trophies, and is now head of its youth system. He represented his country at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, and at UEFA Euro 2000, reaching the final of the latter tournament. Despite not being the most technically gifted footballer, Pessotto was a correct, hard-working, tactically intelligent, and versatile utility player, who was able to play as a full-back or wing-back, or also as a central, defensive, or wide midfielder on either flank; despite being right-footed, he usually preferred to play on the left side of the pitch, where he was known for his ability to chase down opponents, win back the ball, and subsequently carry it up the flank. He was also used as a centre-back on occasion, due to his consistency, awareness, and man-marking ability.
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Petko Hristov Petko Hristov (Bulgarian: Петко Христов; born 1 March 1999) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a centre back for Serie A club Fiorentina. He has a twin brother Andrea, who plays for Slavia Sofia.
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Vicente Lucas Vicente da Fonseca Lucas (born 24 September 1935), known simply as Vicente, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a central defender.
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Giancarlo Antognoni Giancarlo Antognoni, (] ; born 1 April 1954 in Marsciano) is a former Italian footballer, who played as a midfielder. A skilful and creative offensive playmaker, regarded as one the best Italian players of all time in his position, he played most of his club career with Fiorentina, where he won the Coppa Italia and the Anglo-Italian League Cup in 1975. At international level, he won the 1982 FIFA World Cup with the Italian national team, and he also represented his country at the 1978 FIFA World Cup, and at the 1980 UEFA European Championship, finishing in fourth place on both occasions. On the 11th October 2010, he was awarded the "Legends of football" Golden Foot award.
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Milan Lednický Milan Lednický (born 15 May 1968) is a retired footballer, who played as a forward, and a FIFA-licensed players' agent.
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Karel Poborský Karel Poborský (] ) (born 30 March 1972) is a retired Czech professional footballer who played as a right winger. He was most noted for his technical ability.