Marek Heinz

Marek Heinz

Personal information
Full name	Marek Heinz
Date of birth	4 August 1977 (1977-08-04)
Place of birth	Olomouc, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Forward/Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Sigma Olomouc
Number	20
Youth career
1985–1986	Sigma Hodolany
1986–1987	Sokol Holice
1987–1991	Lokomotiva Olomouc
1991–1996	Sigma Olomouc
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1996–1997	FK Lázně Bohdaneč	8	(0)
1997–2000	Sigma Olomouc	70	(17)
2000–2002	Hamburger SV	52	(5)
2002–2003	Arminia Bielefeld	14	(0)
2003	Dukla Prague	1	(0)
2003–2004	Banik Ostrava	32	(19)
2004–2005	Borussia Mönchengladbach	23	(1)
2005–2006	Galatasaray S.K.	18	(3)
2006–2007	AS Saint-Étienne	28	(4)
2007–2008	FC Nantes	16	(1)
2008–2009	1. FC Brno	21	(2)
2009–2010	Kapfenberger SV	27	(5)
2010–2011	Ferencvárosi TC	25	(7)
2011–	Sigma Olomouc	5	(4)
National team
1998–2000	Czech Republic U21	20	(6)
2000–2006	Czech Republic	30	(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:24, 25 May 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Marek Heinz (born 4 August 1977 in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech football striker who plays for SK Sigma Olomouc in Czech Gambrinus liga.

Heinz previously played for Sigma Olomouc (1996–2000), Hamburg (2000–02), Arminia Bielefeld (2003), Baník Ostrava (2003–04), Borussia Mönchengladbach (2004–05) and Galatasaray SK (2005–06). For the Czech national team, he played in Euro 2004.

After joining Hamburg from Sigma Olomouc at the start of 2000–01, Heinz was constantly failing to find his feet on club level outside the Czech Republic. A surplus to requirement under Kurt Jara mid-way through the 2002–03 season he joined Arminia Bielefeld for the remainder of the campaign. Heinz could not make himself a regular at Bielefeld, watching his side slumping to relegation from the Bundesliga. Not bought by them and released by Hamburg after that he joined Baník Ostrava and enjoyed a fantastic run during 2003–04, leading Ostrava to the Czech title and ending up top scorer of the Czech league himself. That made Mönchengladbach being interested in picking him up. After a few other options had not worked out, Mönchengladbach moved to sign him in August 2004. Not used in the his best position for most of his first months with the former UEFA Cup winner, Heinz' stay was hampered by a change of manager from Holger Fach to Dutchman Dick Advocaat. With Advocaat reluctant to accept Heinz' ineffectiveness in terms of scoring his days at Mönchengladbach were numbered. Even a further change of manager, from Advocaat to Horst Köppel, could not change fortunes for the Olomouc-born and though Borussia Mönchengladbach was rather delighted he accepted a challenge offered by Galatasaray SK of Turkey in August 2005.

In 2005, Heinz scored two crucial goals for his country and club. He first helped Galatasaray to a 4–1 win over rivals Trabzonspor in October, before he scored the all important third goal against Finland which sent the Czechs into the World Cup 2006 held in Germany.

In September 2006, he signed a one-year contract with AS Saint-Étienne after being released by Galatasaray in time, hoping to finally making an impact on club-level outside the Czech Republic. In August 2007, he signed with FC Nantes. On 30 September 2008, he resolved his contract and moved to 1. FC Brno. After only one season Heinz left Brno, and on 29 June 2009 it was announced that he signed a one-year contract with Kapfenberger SV.

Career statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Czech Republic			League		Czech Republic Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
1996–97	Sigma Olomouc	Gambrinus liga	4	0
1997–98			23	4
1998–99			28	9
1999–00			15	4
Germany			League		DFB-Pokal		Premiere Ligapokal		Europe		Total
2000–01	Hamburger SV	Bundesliga	26	4
2001–02			15	1
2002–03			11	0
2002–03	Arminia Bielefeld	Bundesliga	14	0
Czech Republic			League		Czech Republic Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
2003–04	Baník Ostrava	Gambrinus liga	30	19
2004–05			2	0
Germany			League		DFB-Pokal		Premiere Ligapokal		Europe		Total
2004–05 Fußball-Bundesliga	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Bundesliga	20	1
2005–06			3	0
Turkey			League		Türkiye Kupası		League Cup		Europe		Total
2005–06	Galatasaray	Süper Lig	18	3
France			League		Coupe de France		Coupe de la Ligue		Europe		Total
2006–07	Saint-Étienne	Ligue 1	28	4
2007–08	Nantes	Ligue 2	16	1
2008–09		Ligue 1
Total	Czech Republic		102	36
	Germany		89	6
	Turkey		18	3
	France		44	5
Career total			253	50

External links

• Marek Heinz international stats at the Czech Football Association website (Czech)
• Marek Heinz at HLSZ (Hungarian)
• Marek Heinz at National-Football-Teams.com