Marek Jankulovski

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Marek Jankulovski
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Personal information
Full name Marek Jankulovski
Date of birth 9 May 1977 (1977-05-09) (age 34)
Place of birth Ostrava, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Left back / Left winger
Youth career
1987–1994 Baník Ostrava
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1994–2000 Baník Ostrava 110 (15)
2000–2002 Napoli 51 (8)
2002–2005 Udinese 91 (15)
2005–2011 Milan 117 (4)
2011 Baník Ostrava 1 (0)
National team‡
2000–2009 Czech Republic 77 (11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 October 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 October 2009

Marek Jankulovski (born 9 May 1977) is a former Czech footballer. His most notable achievements include winning the UEFA Champions League with A.C. Milan and being voted the 2007 Czech Footballer of the Year.

He was well known for his versatility being able to play anywhere up the left wing. He was also known for his ability to cross the ball and his considerable technical ability.

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[edit] Club career

Before joining Milan, he played for Baník Ostrava (1994–2000), Napoli (2000–02) and Udinese (2002–05). He made his Serie A debut on 1 February 2000 against Lecce.

On 1 February 2002, he joined Udinese and was loaned back to Napoli.[1]

In the summer of 2004 Jankulovski was linked with a move to Juventus F.C. and CSKA Moscow, but stayed at Udinese, signing a contract in October 2004, keeping him at the club until June 2008.[2]

[edit] Milan

Jankulovski was unveiled as a Milan player after signing for an undisclosed fee from Udinese in June 2005.[3] Jankulovski couldn't start playing immediately, due to a broken ankle sustained in the May 2005 Coppa Italia semi final against A.S. Roma.[3] Jankulovski struggled to find form in his first season but was one of Milan's best players during the 2006–07 season, making 50 appearances for the team in all competitions, scoring three goals, including one beautiful 25-yard shot, scored against Livorno. On 23 May 2007, he took part in 2–1 victory in the final of the UEFA Champions League against Liverpool. He also scored the second goal of Milan's victory against Sevilla in the 2007 UEFA Super Cup held on 31 August 2007 with a wonderful volley, following a pass from Andrea Pirlo.

On 28 May 2008, Jankulovski was named Czech Player of the Year, with Petr Čech coming in second place.[4]

In the 2009–10 Winter Transfer period, Milan were said to have offered Jankulovski to F.C. Internazionale Milano in exchange for Mancini. Jankulovski refused to move to Inter, he later said that betraying Milan was not an option, stating, "Truth be told, I didn’t give it much thought..I wanted to stay at Milan, I’ve been here for five years and I’m settled."[5]

In April 2011, Jankulovski had surgery on his a knee operation he underwent causing him to miss the rest of the season of 2010-2011 Serie A Season . Jankulovski was involved in the AC Milan squad that won a Serie A league for the first time since 2003-04 season. Following AC Milan winning the Serie A, Jankulovski was finally release on a free transfer after 5 years at the club. Marek Jankulovski has revealed this will be his final season for AC Milan as he intends to return to the Czech Republic to close out his career.[6]

[edit] Return to FC Baník Ostrava

In October 2011, Jankulovski returned to his club Banik Ostrava for the first time since leaving Banik Ostrava for Italy 11 years before.[7] In his first game back at Ostrava, Jankulovski managed just eight minutes after coming on as a substitute before suffering a knee injury and leaving the pitch.[8] Jankulovski made his return appearance for Baník Ostrava ut was only on the pitch for seven minutes before receiving a knee injury which has since put him out of action. On February 20th, 2012, he announced his retirement do to not being able to recover from his knee injury.[9]

[edit] Career statistics

Club Season Domestic
League		 Domestic
Cups		 Europe
Competitions1		 Other
Tournaments2		 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Baník Ostrava
1994–95
1
0
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
0
1995–96
9
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
9
1
1996–97
21
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
21
1
1997–98
26
3
–
–
–
–
–
–
26
3
1998–99
26
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
26
2
1999–2000
27
8
–
–
–
–
–
–
27
8
Total 110 15 – – – – – – 110 15
Napoli
2000–01
20
3
–
–
–
–
–
–
20
3
2001–02
31
5
2
1
–
–
–
–
33
6
Total 51 8 2 1 – – – – 53 9
Udinese
2002–03
27
5
2
0
–
–
–
–
29
5
2003–04
32
6
4
2
2
0
–
–
38
8
2004–05
32
4
3
0
2
0
–
–
38
4
Total 91 15 9 2 4 0 – – 104 17
Milan
2005–06
22
1
4
0
2
0
–
–
28
1
2006–07
33
3
4
0
13
0
–
–
50
3
2007–08
14
0
–
–
3
0
2
1
19
1
2008–09
31
0
1
0
6
1
–
–
38
1
2009–10
8
0
2
0
1
0
–
–
11
0
2010–11
5
0
1
0
1
0
–
–
7
0
Total 113 4 12 0 26 1 2 1 153 6
Baník Ostrava
2011–12
1
0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Total 1 0 – – – – – – – –
Career Total 366 42 23 3 30 1 2 1 420 47

[edit] International career

For the Czech Republic, he played in Euros 2000, 2004, 2008 and the 2006 World Cup. He earnt 77 caps for the Czech national side, scoring 11 goals.

[edit] Honours

Milan

[edit] Personal life

His father, Pando Jankulovski, is a Macedonian who emigrated to Czechoslovakia from Yugoslavia.[10] Marek's mother is Czech. Marek is married to Jana Jankulovska and they have two daughters together, Karolína and Kristýna.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Patrick Goss (2002-02-01). "Udinese sign Napoli star". Sky Sports. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11867_2229961,00.html. Retrieved 2010-05-05. 
  2. ^ "Jankulovski will stay with Udinese". CNN. 20 October 2004. http://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/football/10/20/italy.jankulovski/. Retrieved 31 January 2012. 
  3. ^ a b "AC Milán oficiálně přivítal Jankulovského (Czech)". Mladá fronta DNES. 1 June 2005. http://fotbal.idnes.cz/ac-milan-oficialne-privital-jankulovskeho-fi9-/fot_zahranici.aspx?c=A050601_222935_fot_zahranici_rav. Retrieved 31 January 2012. 
  4. ^ "Briefs-Jankulovski voted top Czech soccer player for 2007". Reuters. 29 May 2008. http://uk.reuters.com/article/2008/05/29/sport-briefs-idUKL2961718120080529. Retrieved 31 January 2012. 
  5. ^ "AC Milan Defender Marek Jankulovski: Why I Spurned Inter". Goals.com. 5 March 2011. http://goal.com/en/news/10/italy/2010/03/05/1818745/ac-milan-defender-marek-jankulovski-why-i-spurned-inter. Retrieved 5 March 2010. 
  6. ^ "Marek Jankulovski Reveals This Will Be His Last Season At Milan". Goals.com. 30 January 2011. http://www.goal.com/en/news/10/italy/2011/01/30/2330717/marek-jankulovski-reveals-this-will-be-his-last-season-at. 
  7. ^ "Jankulovski to return home". Sky Sports. 10 October 2011. http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/7234166/. 
  8. ^ "Jankulovski má opět přetržený vaz v kolenu, návrat trval jen osm minut (Czech)". Mladá fronta DNES. 16 October 2011. http://fotbal.idnes.cz/jankulovski-ma-opet-pretrzeny-vaz-v-kolenu-navrat-trval-jen-osm-minut-1z2-/fotbal.aspx?c=A111016_144327_fotbal_pes. Retrieved 9 February 2012. 
  9. ^ "Injury forces former AC Milan star Jankulovski to hang up boots". Czech Position.com. 20 February 2012. http://www.ceskapozice.cz/en/news/society/injury-forces-former-ac-milan-star-jankulovski-hang-boots. Retrieved 21 February 2012. 
  10. ^ "Introducing Milan". London: The Guardian. 27 May 2007. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2007/may/22/championsleague.acmilan3. Retrieved 13 June 2008. 

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