Júlio César, Manuel Neuer, and Maarten Stekelenburg. Petr Čech ( Czech pronunciation:  [ˈpɛtr̩ ˈtʃɛx]   ( listen ) ) (born 20 May 1982) is a Czech footballer who plays for Chelsea and the Czech Republic as a goalkeeper . Čech previously played for Viktoria Plzeň , Chmel Blšany , Sparta Prague