Jan Rezek (born 5 May 1982) is a former Czech professional

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. At international level, he has represented the

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Career

Rezek played for several top Czech clubs before and spent also one season in

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. In 2003, he won the

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with

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, one year later he won the cup with Sparta Prague. He won the

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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 Football Club Viktoria Plzeň () is a Czech professional Association football, football club based in Plzeň. It plays in the Czech First League, the top division of football in the country. As runner-up in the 1970–71 Czechoslovak Cup, the c ...

. He is a member of the

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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

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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

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side

Changchun Yatai Changchun Yatai Football Club () is a Chinese professional football club based in Changchun, Jilin, that competes in . Changchun Yatai plays its home matches at the Changchun Stadium, located within Nanguan District. The club's founder and main ...

. On 14 July, he made his debut and scored his first goal for Changchun in a 3–2 defeat against

Shandong Luneng Taishan Shandong Taishan Football Club () is a Chinese professional Association football, football club based in Jinan, Shandong, that competes in . Shandong Taishan plays its home matches at the Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium, located within Lix ...

Career statistics

Club

International goals

Honours

Club

Teplice *

: 2003 Sparta Praha *

: 2004–05, 2006–07 *

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

Viktoria Plzeň *

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Anorthosis Famagusta * PASP best goal of the week: 2012 (3rd 4th Match day)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rezek, Jan 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