Zdeněk_Ondrášek

Zdeněk Ondrášek

Zdeněk Ondrášek

Czech footballer

Zdeněk Ondrášek (born 22 December 1988) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a forward for Dynamo České Budějovice.

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Club career

Dynamo České Budějovice

Ondrášek started his career in the South-Bohemian side České Budějovice in 2007, doing a short loan-spell at FC Zenit Čáslav in 2009.[1] Upon returning to Dynamo, he delivered a decent season, becoming the top scorer for the club during the 2010–11 Czech First League. The following season he was seen as the key pillar of the team, scoring eight league goals in twenty rounds. The last two matches he was injured due to a fractured finger. His good performance drew the attention of foreign clubs. Upon his transfer to Tromsø in 2012, the manager of Dynamo Jiří Kotrba noted that if the sale went through it would be an historic event, as it was the first time in history that Dynamo had sold a player directly abroad.[2]

Tromsø IL

Ondrášek joined the Norwegian side Tromsø IL on a loan in March 2012.[3] He made an immediate impact on the club. In the league opener, Ondrášek came in off the bench for his debut and, despite heavy snow, scored the only goal in a 1-0 win against Fredrikstad FK.[4] His starting debut came a week later 4 April during an away draw against Aalesunds FK.[5] He continued playing well and contributed a total of 8 goals in 14 matches before Tromsø IL decided to make the move permanent and signed him to a contract that will see him stay at the club until 2015.[6] The season proved to be a great success for the Czech striker, seeing him score 14 goals and becoming the top goalscorer in the league that season.[7] This was just two goals short of his pre-season pledge of 16.[8]

Wisła Kraków

Ondrášek was transferred to Polish first-division team Wisła Kraków in 2016, where he has appeared in 66 matches in Ekstraklasa, scoring 20 goals and nine assists. He has also scored one goal and one assist in three Polish Cup matches.

FC Dallas

Ondrášek signed with FC Dallas of Major League Soccer on 18 December 2018.[9]

Viktoria Plzeň

On 13 September 2020, Ondrášek signed for Viktoria Plzeň for an undisclosed fee. He made the decision to return to the Czech Republic for family reasons.[10]

FCSB

Ondrášek signed with Romanian Liga 1 club FCSB on 28 June 2021.[11] On 29 July, club owner Gigi Becali terminated his contract after just one month at the club and 68 minutes of total playing time.[citation needed][12] Becali said, "This is not a player for our team, it does not reach our level".[13]

Return to former clubs

On 30 August 2021, Tromsø IL announced that Ondrášek had signed with the club, reuniting him with the team.[14]

Having left Tromsø at the end of 2021, he returned to Wisła Kraków after signing a one-and-a-half-year deal with the Polish side on 7 January 2022.[15]

On 23 June 2023 Ondrášek signed as a free agent with Dynamo České Budějovice a two-year contract.[16]

International career

On 2 October 2019, Ondrášek received his first senior call up from the Czech Republic for their UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier against England.[17] On 11 October in his international debut, he came on as a substitute and scored the winning goal for the Czech Republic in their 2–1 victory over England.[18]

Personal life

Nicknamed "The Cobra" (Czech: Kobra) due to a large tattoo of a cobra on his back, Ondrášek sports a host of other tattoos.[19]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 April 2023[20]
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International

As of 18 November 2021[21]
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Scores and results list Czech Republic's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ondrášek goal.[22]
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Honours

Individual

References

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    CTK. "Budějovice met without reinforcements, they bet on youth". Blesk.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 18 November 2012.
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    CTK (18 March 2012). "Budějovice leaving striker, Ondrášek goes to Norway". blesk.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 18 November 2012.
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    Johansen, Asgeir (16 March 2012). "Tromsø leier tsjekkisk spiss til sommeren". 100% Fotball (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
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    Hanssen, Kine (25 March 2012). "Drømmedebut for Ondrasek". 100% Fotball (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 November 2012.
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    Johansen, Per Christian (2 April 2012). "Ondrasek fra start". 100% Fotball (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 November 2012.
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    "Tromsø kjøper Ondrasek". dagbladet.no (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
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    Hanssen, Kine (18 November 2012). "Ondrasek ble delt topscorer". Fvn.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 November 2012.
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    Bang Pedersen, Eirik (12 July 2012). "Ondrasek: - Skal score mins 16 mål". 100% Fotball (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  9. [9]
    "FC Dallas Signs Czech Forward Zdenek Ondrasek | FC Dallas". Archived from the original on 19 December 2018.
  10. [10]
    "FC Dallas transfer forward Zdenek Ondrasek to Czech club FC Viktoria Plzen | MLSSoccer.com".
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    "Kobra bude Drákulou! Ondrášek má po odchodu z Plzně nové angažmá". Sport.cz (in Czech).
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    Emanuel Roşu on Twitter
  13. [13]
    "Ondráškův konec? Majitel ho odepsal po hodině hry, píší v Rumunsku". Blesk (in Czech).
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    "Zdenek Ondrasek er tilbake!". til.no (in Norwegian).
  15. [15]
    "Zdeněk Ondrášek wraca na Reymonta" (in Polish). Wisła Kraków. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
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    "Velký comeback! Ondrášek se po 11 letech vrací do Českých Budějovic". Sport.cz (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 23 June 2023.
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    Boehm, Charles (2 October 2019). "Play Video Czech Republic national team call up FC Dallas' Zdenek Ondrasek". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
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    "Czechs stop England as holders close in on finals". uefa.com. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
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    "Zdenek Ondrasek". Isberget.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 November 2012.
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    "Zdeněk Ondrášek". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  21. [21]
    "Patrik Schick – national football team player". EU-football.info. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
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    "Zdeněk Ondrášek". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
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