Jaroslav Plašil

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Jaroslav Plašil
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Personal information
Full name Jaroslav Plašil
Date of birth January 5, 1982 (1982-01-05) (age 27)
Place of birth Opočno, Czechoslovakia
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position Left winger, Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club Bordeaux
Number 18
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2000 Hradec Králové 4 (0)
2000–2007 Monaco 122 (5)
2002–2003 Créteil (loan) 14 (0)
2007–2009 Osasuna 66 (8)
2009– Bordeaux 7 (0)
National team
2004– Czech Republic 51 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 June 2008.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 June 2008

Jaroslav Plašil (born 5 January 1982 in Opočno) is a Czech footballer who currently plays for Bordeaux and the Czech Republic. In his few years, Plašil has earned an important position in his national football team thanks to his shooting skill with both feet and his multi-purpose task in the midfield.

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[edit] Club career

[edit] Early career

Plašil, aged 18, was signed by Monaco in 2000 but in his first two-year spell he could only pick 8 matches as a starter and was subsequently loaned to Ligue 2 club Créteil. After a decent performance, Plašil returned to Monaco at the start of the 2003 season and for the next four years he was a regular in the starting team and even enjoyed his finest moment in the 2003–04 season when the principality side reached the final of the UEFA Champions League. In that season, Plašil contributed a goal to Monaco's record-breaking 8–3 defeat of Deportivo.

[edit] Osasuna

In 2007, Plašil ended his successful second spell with Monaco and signed a four-year contract with Spanish side Osasuna.[1]

[edit] Bordeaux

On 8 June 2009, Bordeaux signed the Czech midfielder from Osasuna on a four-year deal.[2]

[edit] International career

Plašil played for the Czech Republic at Euro 2004, 2006 World Cup and Euro 2008.

[edit] Euro 2008

On June 15, in the Czech Republic's final Group A match against Turkey, Plašil scored in the 62nd minute to give his team a 2–0 lead and apparently send them into a quarter-final meeting with Croatia. However Turkey came back and scored three goals in the last fifteen minutes and, despite Jan Koller getting Turkish goalkeeper Volkan Demirel sent off in second half injury time, Turkey advanced instead.

[edit] International goals

Scores and results list. Czech Republic's goal tally first:
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. June 2, 2004 Toyota Arena, Prague, Czech Republic  Bulgaria 2 – 0 3 – 1 Friendly
2. October 17, 2007 Allianz Arena, München, Germany  Germany 3 – 0 3 – 0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
3. June 15, 2008 Stade de Genève, Genève, Switzerland  Turkey 2 – 0 2 – 3 UEFA Euro 2008
4. October 10, 2009 Generali Arena, Prague, Czech Republic  Poland 2 – 0 2 – 0 FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying

[edit] Personal life

Plašil has been married to ballet dancer Ana Lucia Souza since November 2007. He has one brother, Marek Plašil, who is also a footballer.

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