Overview

• On 15 August, the 43-year-old former Chelsea and Arsenal goalkeeper announced on Instagram that he and his wife, Martina Čechová, are separating after 26 years together.
• He said they remain best friends, with no details provided on the reasons for the split or on custody and living arrangements.
• Čech and Martina first met in high school in 1999 and married in 2003, sharing two children: Damian (16) and Adela (17).
• Both children have followed their father into football, with Adela playing as a defender for Fulham and Czech Republic’s Under-17s and Damian signing his first professional contract as a goalkeeper with Fulham.
• Since retiring in 2019, Čech has played ice hockey as a goaltender and served as Chelsea’s technical and performance advisor until 2022.