Jan Rezek
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 May 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Teplice, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Secondary striker, winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988–1995 | TJ Sokol Březno | ||
| 1995–1997 | Dioss Chomutov | ||
| 1997–2000 | Teplice | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | Teplice | 36 | (3) |
| 2002 | → Chomutov (loan) | 13 | (4) |
| 2004–2005 | Sparta Prague | 17 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | Kuban Krasnodar | 13 | (0) |
| 2006 | Viktoria Plzeň | 6 | (2) |
| 2006–2008 | Sparta Prague | 30 | (3) |
| 2008 | → Bohemians 1905 (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2008–2011 | Viktoria Plzeň | 72 | (17) |
| 2011–2013 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 53 | (19) |
| 2013–2014 | Changchun Yatai | 14 | (3) |
| 2014 | Viktoria Plzeň | 4 | (0) |
| 2014 | Apollon Limassol | 13 | (1) |
| 2015 | Ermis Aradippou | 9 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | 1. FK Příbram | 55 | (10) |
| 2017–2018 | Teplice | 25 | (5) |
| 2018–2021 | 1. FK Příbram | 70 | (6) |
| 2021- | Teplice | 1 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2003 | Czech Republic U-21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Czech Republic | 21 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 January 2021 | |||
Jan Rezek (born 5 May 1982) is a Czech professional footballer. At international level, he has represented the Czech Republic.
Career
Rezek played for several top Czech clubs before and spent also one season in Russia at FC Kuban Krasnodar. In 2003, he won the Czech Cup with FK Teplice, one year later he won the cup with Sparta Prague. He won the Czech First League in 2006–2007 season with Sparta and also the FA cup in the same year. In 2010, he won the cup with FC Viktoria Plzeň. He is a member of the Czech Republic national football team. In 2011, Rezek was the subject of controversy when he appeared to dive to win the Czech Republic a penalty against Scotland national football team at Hampden Park. As a result, the Czech Republic qualified for Euro 2012 ahead of the Scots.[1]
In July 2013, Rezek signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Chinese Super League side Changchun Yatai. On 14 July, he made his debut and scored his first goal for Changchun in a 3–2 defeat against Shandong Luneng Taishan.
Honours
Club
Teplice
- Czech Cup: 2003
Sparta Praha
Viktoria Plzeň
Anorthosis Famagusta
- PASP best goal of the week: 2012 (3rd[2] 4th[3] Match day)
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 6 September 2011 | Prague, Czech Republic |  Ukraine |
3–0 | 4-0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 11 October 2011 | Kaunas, Lithuania |  Lithuania |
0–2 | 1-4 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group I |
| 3. | 11 October 2011 | Kaunas, Lithuania | Lithuania |
0–3 | 1-4 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group I |
| 4. | 12 October 2012 | Plzeň, Czech Republic |  Malta |
3–1 | 3-1 | 2014 World Cup qualifier |
Notes
- ^ "Scotland fail in Uefa protest over Jan Rezek 'dive'".
- ^ "Best goal of the week 3rd match day". Archived from the original on 16 October 2012.
- ^ "Best goal of the week 4th match day". Archived from the original on 11 October 2012.
External links
- Jan Rezek at FAČR (in Czech)
- Profile at iDNES.cz
- Jan Rezek at Soccerway
- 1982 births
- Living people
- People from Teplice
- Association football wingers
- Association football forwards
- Czech footballers
- Czech expatriate footballers
- Czech Republic under-21 international footballers
- Czech Republic international footballers
- AC Sparta Prague players
- FC Viktoria Plzeň players
- FC Kuban Krasnodar players
- FK Teplice players
- Anorthosis Famagusta F.C. players
- Changchun Yatai F.C. players
- Apollon Limassol FC players
- Ermis Aradippou FC players
- 1. FK Příbram players
- Czech First League players
- Cypriot First Division players
- Chinese Super League players
- Expatriate footballers in Russia
- Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
- Expatriate footballers in China
- UEFA Euro 2012 players
- Bohemians 1905 players
- Sportspeople from the Ústí nad Labem Region