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Jan Rezek
Czech professional footballer (born 1982)
Jan Rezek (born 5 May 1982) is a former Czech professional footballer. At international level, he has represented the Czech Republic.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1982-05-05) 5 May 1982 (age 41) | ||
| 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 B | ||
| 2021 | Teplice | ||
| 2021– | Teplice B | ||
| International career | |||
| 2003 | Czech Republic U-21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Czech Republic | 21 | (4) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2023– | Teplice (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 January 2021 | |||
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.
Club
Teplice
- Czech Cup: 2003
Sparta Praha
Viktoria Plzeň
Anorthosis Famagusta
- PASP best goal of the week: 2012 (3rd[2] 4th[3] Match day)
| # | 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 |
- "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.
- Jan Rezek at FAČR (in Czech)
- Jan Rezek – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)
- Jan Rezek at Soccerway
