The Czech star was known for his trademark long locks when he joined the club in 1996
Former Liverpool FC player Patrik Berger has shared a new look with fans. The Czech star played for Liverpool for seven years after joining in 1996 from the Bundesliga.
He was part of a team that won numerous honours, including the cup treble in 2001 that included the UEFA Cup, the FA Cup and the League Cup.
Berger would go on to remain in England after leaving Liverpool, playing for Portsmouth and Aston Villa. He eventually called time on his playing days in 2010 and has just celebrated his 51st birthday with a picture on social media of him with a cake.
However fans were quick to notice his trademark look was nowhere in sight as he sported a much shorter hairstyle, unlike his days for LFC.
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In the picture the Czech showed off his sleeve tattoos and posed in front of a 51st birthday cake. As well as playing in England, Berger also featured for Slavia Prague, Borussia Dortmund and Sparta Prague during his career. He enjoyed a regular period playing for the Czech Republic, scoring 18 goals in his 42 caps. He played at both Euro 1996 and Euro 2000 – helping the Czechs make the final in 1996.
The former Liverpool favourite has continued to stay connected with the club and years ago became a cashier for the day as the Reds opened their first-ever store in Malaysia. Berger was in Kuala Lumpur to lend a helping hand behind the tills as the club opened the store in the Far East.
One of the Czech’s highlights in a Liverpool shirt saw him score a hat-trick in a 4-2 win over Chelsea. He remains the last Reds player to hit a Premier League treble against the Blues.
Berger has also confessed that the day he moved from Dortmund to Liverpool was the best moment in his football career. He once told the Sunday Times: “You know, the greatest day in my football life was the day I signed for Liverpool. I couldn’t believe it. When I was young in Czechoslovakia, we didn’t see much European football, but my father’s friend went to England and he watched Liverpool. When he came back, he gave me the programme, the ticket and a scarf. I still have them all.
“When I moved to Southport to live, my neighbour was Kenny Dalglish. Alan Hansen lived around the corner. I met them, they were normal guys, but they were my heroes. To me, it’s the best club in the world and when I am finished playing and I’m telling my children about it I will be proud to say that for seven years I was a Liverpool player.”
