Jan Šimák

Jan Šimák

Personal information
Date of birth	13 October 1978 (1978-10-13)
Place of birth	Tábor, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club	FC Carl Zeiss Jena
Number	19
Youth career
1983–1984	Sokol Mezno
1984–1996	VS Tábor
1994–1995	SK České Budějovice JČE
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1996–2000	Chmel Blšany	99	(16)
2000–2002	Hannover 96	58	(27)
2002–2003	Bayer Leverkusen	22	(3)
2003–2004	→ Hannover 96 (loan)	6	(2)
2004–2007	Sparta Prague	51	(3)
2007–2008	FC Carl Zeiss Jena	27	(7)
2008–2009	VfB Stuttgart	22	(2)
2010–2011	1. FSV Mainz 05	9	(1)
2011–	FC Carl Zeiss Jena	16	(7)
National team‡
2002	Czech Republic	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:15, 2 January 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2007-07-31

Jan Šimák (born 13 October 1978 in Tábor) is a Czech footballer who plays for FC Carl Zeiss Jena. He is an attacking midfielder well known for his powerful shot and goalscoring from midfield.

Career

He previously played for Hannover 96 and Bayer Leverkusen in Germany, and Sparta Prague in his homeland, where he won two league titles. He has also played for the Czech national football team once, in a 4–1 friendly win over Slovakia on 21 August 2002. Before the 2007–08 season Simak, a key player for Sparta Prague was forced to move to FC Carl Zeiss Jena by his club because of indiscipline.

In summer 2008 he moved to VfB Stuttgart.

On 19 January 2010, Šimák moved to 1. FSV Mainz 05. After one season with Mainz, he returned to FC Carl Zeiss Jena.

Honours

• Czech Championship 2005, 2007

External links

• Jan Šimák international stats at the Czech Football Association website (Czech)
• Jan Šimák at National-Football-Teams.com
• Jan Šimák at fussballdaten.de (German)