Jan Polák (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjan ˈpolaːk]; born 14 March 1981) is a retired Czech footballer[2] who played as a midfielder.
Career
In his younger days he played for FC Zbrojovka Brno and Tatran Bohunice. Formerly a member of the Czech national under-21 side, Polák, alongside players like Petr Čech and Milan Baroš, was a part of the team which won the European Under-21 Football Championship in 2002.[3] He also holds the record for the most appearances for the Czech Republic under-21 team with 45 caps.[4]
In 2005, he was transferred from the Czech First League team FC Slovan Liberec for a fee of €1,500,000 to the Bundesliga side 1. FC Nürnberg. In the same year he played for the first time under Czech national coach Karel Brückner.
On 3 August 2007, Anderlecht bought Polák. He was given number 8. The Czech international reportedly cost €3.5 million and was at the time the second most expensive transfer in Anderlecht's history, as well as one of the highest paid players in Belgian football. He was Anderlecht's box-to-box midfielder playing a crucial role in their 2007–08 Jupiler League season and the 2007–08 UEFA Cup.
Honours
1. FC Nürnberg
Anderlecht
References
- ^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
- ^ "Jan Polák". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
- ^ "European U-21 Championship 2002 - Final Tournament Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ "Česko U21 - Historické statistiky - Nejvíce startů". Football Association of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
External links
- Jan Polák at FAČR (also at old FAČR website) (in Czech)
- Official website
- Jan Polák at National-Football-Teams.com
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