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Jiří Štajner
| Personal information |
| Full name |
Jiří Štajner |
| Date of birth |
27 May 1976 (1976-05-27) (age 33) |
| Place of birth |
Benešov, Czechoslovakia |
| Height |
1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Playing position |
Striker |
| Club information |
| Current club |
Hannover 96 |
| Number |
24 |
| Youth career |
|
České Budějovice |
|
Slavia Prague |
|
TJ Senohraby |
| Senior career* |
| Years |
Team |
Apps† |
(Gls)† |
| 0000–2000 |
Baník Most |
6 |
(0) |
| 2000–2002 |
Slovan Liberec |
63 |
(25) |
| 2002– |
Hannover 96 |
213 |
(41) |
| 2004 |
→ Sparta Prague (loan) |
14 |
(3) |
| National team‡ |
| 2002– |
Czech Republic |
30 |
(4) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:15, 30 September 2009 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:35, 10 October 2009 (UTC) |
Jiří Štajner (born 27 May 1976 in Benešov) is a Czech footballer currently playing for German Bundesliga side Hannover 96. He is extremely popular with Hannover fans and is seen as a cult figure at the club.
He is a member of the Czech national team, and played in the 2006 World Cup.
[edit] Club career
[edit] Czech Republic
Štajner started his active footballing career in the youth teams of SK Dynamo České Budějovice. At a young age, he was picked up by one of the league best team's, Slavia Prague. He did not get a breakthrough, and he continued his youth career with TJ Senohraby, and amateur club close to the city where he grew up - Benešov.
In the late 90's, Štajner was seduced to proceed his career at FK Baník Most. He got his breakthrough in the beginning of the new millennium. He then signed a contract with Slovan Liberec, who were utmost interested in signing him. Here, he was known for being an excellent goal-scorer, and especially his great performances in the UEFA Cup got many clubs interested in the bald striker. In the Summer of 2002, Štajner was signed by German Bundesliga side, Hannover 96.
[edit] Hannover 96
Štajner quickly applied as favorite player with coach Ralf Rangnick, although the club from the Lower Saxonian capital had to pay his former club Slovan Liberec €3,5 million, which made Štajner the most expensive player in the history of Hannover 96.
In the beginning of his career in Germany, he had trouble adapting to the style of play. But in the beginning of the next season, he developed into a starting player. In Hannover, Štajner has become somewhat of a cult hero. On 22 May 2003, Štajner scored the decisive goal against Borussia Mönchengladbach, which secured Hannover 96 for playing in the Bundesliga the following season. The match ended 2-2.
In May 2009, Štajner signed a contract, which will extend his stay in Hannover until 2011.
[edit] References
| Persondata |
| NAME |
Štajner, Jiří |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES |
Štajner, Jiří |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION |
footballer |
| DATE OF BIRTH |
1976-5-27 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH |
Benešov, Czechoslovakia |
| DATE OF DEATH |
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| PLACE OF DEATH |
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