Jan Polák

For the other Czech player by this name, see Jan Polák (footballer born 1989).

Jan Polák

Polák playing for the Czech national team
Personal information
Full name	Jan Polák
Date of birth	14 March 1981 (1981-03-14)
Place of birth	Brno, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Central Midfielder
Club information
Current club	VfL Wolfsburg
Number	29
Youth career
	FC Tatran Bohunice
1991–1998	Boby Brno
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1998–2002	1. FC Brno	124	(5)
2003–2005	Slovan Liberec	65	(5)
2005–2007	1. FC Nuremberg	62	(4)
2007–2011	Anderlecht	79	(5)
2011–	VfL Wolfsburg	17	(1)
National team‡
1999–2003	Czech Republic U21	46	(0)
1999–	Czech Republic	57	(7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:24, 21 December 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2011

Jan Polák (born 14 March 1981 in Brno) is a Czech international footballer. He currently plays for the German team Wolfsburg.

In his younger days he played for 1. FC Brno and Tatran Bohunice. Formerly a member of the Czech national under-21 side, Polák, alongside players like Petr Čech and Milan Baroš, was a part of the team which won the European Under-21 Football Championship in 2002. He also holds the record for the most appearances for the Czech Republic under-21 team.

In 2005 he was transferred from the Czech Premier League team FC Slovan Liberec for a fee of €1,500,000 to the Bundesliga side 1. FC Nuremberg. In the same year he played for the first time under Czech national coach Karel Brückner.

On 3 August 2007 Anderlecht bought Polák. He was given number 8. The Czech international reportedly cost €3.5 million. He is the second most expensive transfer in Anderlecht's history, as well as one of the highest paid players in Belgian football. He is Anderlecht's box-to-box midfielder playing a crucial role in their 2007–08 Jupiler League season and the UEFA Cup 2007-08.

Honours

1. FC Nuremberg

• DFB-Pokal: 2007

R.S.C. Anderlecht

• Belgian First Division: 2009–10
• Belgian Cup: 2008
• Belgian Supercup: 2010

References

• Jan Polák international stats at the Czech Football Association website (Czech)
• Official website
• Jan Polák at National-Football-Teams.com