Jan Rezek (born 5 May 1982) is a former Czech professional footballer. At international level, he has represented the Czech Republic.

Jan Rezek
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-05-05) 5 May 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Teplice, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Secondary striker, winger
Youth career
1988–1995 TJ Sokol Březno
1995–1997 Dioss Chomutov
1997–2000 Teplice
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Teplice 36 (3)
2002Chomutov (loan) 13 (4)
2004–2005 Sparta Prague 17 (1)
2005–2006 Kuban Krasnodar 13 (0)
2006 Viktoria Plzeň 6 (2)
2006–2008 Sparta Prague 30 (3)
2008Bohemians 1905 (loan) 10 (2)
2008–2011 Viktoria Plzeň 72 (17)
2011–2013 Anorthosis Famagusta 53 (19)
2013–2014 Changchun Yatai 14 (3)
2014 Viktoria Plzeň 4 (0)
2014 Apollon Limassol 13 (1)
2015 Ermis Aradippou 9 (0)
2015–2017 1. FK Příbram 55 (10)
2017–2018 Teplice 25 (5)
2018–2021 1. FK Příbram 70 (6)
2021 Teplice B
2021 Teplice
2021– Teplice B
International career
2003 Czech Republic U-21 2 (0)
2010–2012 Czech Republic 21 (4)
Managerial career
2023– Teplice (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 January 2021

Career

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Rezek played for several top Czech clubs before and spent also one season in Russia at FC Kuban Krasnodar. In 2003, he won the Czech Cup with FK Teplice, one year later he won the cup with Sparta Prague. He won the Czech First League 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. He is a member of the Czech Republic national football team. 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 at Hampden Park. As a result, the Czech Republic qualified for Euro 2012 ahead of the Scots.[1]

In July 2013, Rezek signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Chinese Super League side Changchun Yatai. On 14 July, he made his debut and scored his first goal for Changchun in a 3–2 defeat against Shandong Luneng Taishan.

Honours

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Club

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Teplice

Sparta Praha

Viktoria Plzeň

Anorthosis Famagusta

International goals

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# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 6 September 2011 Prague, Czech Republic   Ukraine 3–0 4-0 Friendly
2. 11 October 2011 Kaunas, Lithuania   Lithuania 0–2 1-4 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group I
3. 11 October 2011 Kaunas, Lithuania   Lithuania 0–3 1-4 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group I
4. 12 October 2012 Plzeň, Czech Republic   Malta 3–1 3-1 2014 World Cup qualifier

Notes

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  1. ^ "Scotland fail in Uefa protest over Jan Rezek 'dive'".
  2. ^ "Best goal of the week 3rd match day". Archived from the original on 16 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Best goal of the week 4th match day". Archived from the original on 11 October 2012.
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