Jan Vorel (born 1 September 1978) is a

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retired football defender who played in the

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principally for

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and

Dukla Prague Dukla Prague ( cz, Dukla Praha) was a Czech football club from the city of Prague. Established in 1948 as ATK Praha, the club won a total of 11 Czechoslovak league titles and eight Czechoslovak Cups, and in the 1966–67 season, reached the se ...

. He represented his country at youth level between 1997 and 1998.

Career

Born in

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, he played for the youth teams of Prague clubs

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and

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before joining the ranks of

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youth side aged 14. After a loan spell at FC Xaverov Horní Počernice he broke into the senior team at Blšany where he spent the majority of his career, making 197 appearances for the club, aiding their promotion to the 1st Division in 1998. He served as club captain during his time at Blšany. Between 1997 and 1998, Vorel represented numerous national football teams of the Czech Republic including the Czech Republic U21 team, for whom he made six appearances. After

's relegation from top tier football in 2006, Vorel he was loaned out to

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, with the option for a permanent transfer at the end of the 2006/07 season. He made 8 starts, 11 appearances overall, during his stay at Slavia, helping the team to second place in the league. The club however decided against signing the player. In 2007, he left the Czech League, completing a move to

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. Limassol were relegated from the

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at the end of the 2007/08 season after finishing 12th. In 2008, Vorel returned to the Czech Republic, signing for

, the club he played for as a youngster. Following Dukla's promotion in 2011, Vorel played in the

for the first time in more than four years on 29 July 2011. He functioned as

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during his time at Dukla. In November 2012, Vorel extended his contract with Dukla until the summer of 2014. In March 2013, Vorel played the shortest match of his life, being sent off after just 20 seconds in a league match for Dukla against Plzeň, which Dukla went on to lose 4–0. Vorel was again sent off in the fourth match of the 2013–14 season, receiving a four-game suspension following a two-footed challenge on Slavia striker

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. In October 2013, he scored Dukla's third goal in a 4–0

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victory against Pribram. He left Dukla and ended his professional career, joining amateur side Všenorský SK in the summer of 2015.

Career statistics

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Jan Vorel at Dukla Prague
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vorel, Jan 1978 births Living people Czech men's footballers Czech expatriate men's footballers Czech Republic men's under-21 international footballers Czech Republic men's youth international footballers Czech First League players Cypriot First Division players Men's association football defenders FK Chmel Blšany players SK Slavia Prague players Aris Limassol FC players FK Dukla Prague players Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Footballers from Prague