Jan Rezek (born 5 May 1982) is a former Czech professional
footballer
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. At international level, he has represented the
Czech Republic
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.
Career
Rezek played for several top Czech clubs before and spent also one season in
Russia
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at
FC Kuban Krasnodar
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. In 2003, he won the
Czech Cup
The Czech Cup (), officially known as the MOL Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the major men's football cup competition in the Czech Republic. It is organised by the Czech Football Association.
The Czech Cup was first held in 1961. The winner ...
with
FK Teplice
FK Teplice is a Czech professional football club based in the city of Teplice. The club competes in Czech First League, the top tier of Czech football.
The club was founded after World War II in 1945. The club advanced to the Czechoslovak First ...
, one year later he won the cup with Sparta Prague. He won the
Czech First League
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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
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As runner-up in the 1970–71 Czechoslovak Cup, the c ...
. He is a member of the
Czech Republic national football team
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. 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
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at
Hampden Park
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. As a result, the Czech Republic qualified for Euro 2012 ahead of the Scots.
In July 2013, Rezek signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with
Chinese Super League
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side
Changchun Yatai
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. On 14 July, he made his debut and scored his first goal for Changchun in a 3–2 defeat against
Shandong Luneng Taishan
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.
Career statistics
Club
International goals
Honours
Club
Teplice
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Czech Cup
The Czech Cup (), officially known as the MOL Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the major men's football cup competition in the Czech Republic. It is organised by the Czech Football Association.
The Czech Cup was first held in 1961. The winner ...
: 2003
Sparta Praha
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Czech First League
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:
2004–05,
2006–07
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Czech Cup
The Czech Cup (), officially known as the MOL Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the major men's football cup competition in the Czech Republic. It is organised by the Czech Football Association.
The Czech Cup was first held in 1961. The winner ...
:
2007
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Events
January
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Viktoria Plzeň
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Czech First League
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:
2010–11
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Czech Cup
The Czech Cup (), officially known as the MOL Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the major men's football cup competition in the Czech Republic. It is organised by the Czech Football Association.
The Czech Cup was first held in 1961. The winner ...
:
2010
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Anorthosis Famagusta
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PASP best goal of the week: 2012 (3rd 4th
Match day)
Notes
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1982 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Teplice
Men's association football wingers
Men's association football forwards
Czech men's footballers
Czech expatriate men's footballers
Czech Republic men's under-21 international footballers
Czech Republic men's international footballers
AC Sparta Prague players
FC Viktoria Plzeň players
FC Kuban Krasnodar players
FK Teplice players
Anorthosis Famagusta FC players
Changchun Yatai F.C. players
Apollon Limassol FC players
Ermis Aradippou FC players
FK Příbram players
Czech First League players
Cypriot First Division players
Chinese Super League players
Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
Expatriate men's footballers in China
UEFA Euro 2012 players
Bohemians 1905 players
Footballers from the Ústí nad Labem Region
Bohemian Football League players
21st-century Czech sportsmen