Jan Vorel (born 1 September 1978) is a Czech retired football defender who played in the Czech First League principally for Blšany and Dukla Prague. He represented his country at youth level between 1997 and 1998.

Jan Vorel
Personal information
Date of birth (1978-09-01) 1 September 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Prague, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1985–1989 FK Viktoria Žižkov
1989–1991 FK Dukla Prague
1992–1995 FK Chmel Blšany
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997SC Xaverov (loan) - (–)
1997–2007 Blšany 218 (5)
2006–2007Slavia Prague (loan) 11 (0)
2007–2008 Aris Limassol 27 (0)
2008–2015 Dukla Prague 163 (6)
International career
1997 Czech Republic U18 2 (0)
1997 Czech Republic U20 1 (0)
1998 Czech Republic U21 6 (0)
1998 Czech Republic B 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Born in Prague, he played for the youth teams of Prague clubs Viktoria Žižkov and FK Dukla Prague before joining the ranks of FK Chmel Blšany 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.[1]

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.[2]

After FK Chmel Blšany's relegation from top tier football in 2006, Vorel he was loaned out to Slavia Prague, with the option for a permanent transfer at the end of the 2006/07 season.[3] 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 Aris Limassol in Cyprus. Limassol were relegated from the Cypriot First Division at the end of the 2007/08 season after finishing 12th.

In 2008, Vorel returned to the Czech Republic, signing for FK Dukla Prague, the club he played for as a youngster. Following Dukla's promotion in 2011, Vorel played in the Czech First League for the first time in more than four years on 29 July 2011.[4] He functioned as captain during his time at Dukla.[4] In November 2012, Vorel extended his contract with Dukla until the summer of 2014.[5] 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.[6] 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 Dávid Škutka.[7] In October 2013, he scored Dukla's third goal in a 4–0 Czech Cup victory against Pribram.[8] He left Dukla and ended his professional career, joining amateur side Všenorský SK in the summer of 2015.[9]

Career statistics

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Club Season League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Blšany 1997–98 21 2 0 0 0 0 21 2
1998–99 20 1 0 0 0 0 20 1
1999–2000 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
2000–01 27 0 0 0 0 0 27 0
2001–02 26 0 0 0 0 0 26 0
2002–03 28 0 0 0 0 0 28 0
2003–04 29 0 0 0 0 0 29 0
2004–05 27 1 0 0 0 0 27 1
2005–06 29 1 0 0 0 0 29 1
Total 218 5 0 0 0 0 218 5
Slavia Prague 2006–07 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Aris Limassol 2007–08 27 0 0 0 0 0 27 0
Dukla Prague 2008–09 27 0 0 0 0 0 27 0
2009–10 29 1 0 0 0 0 29 1
2010–11 27 1 2 0 0 0 29 1
2011–12 26 2 0 0 0 0 26 2
2012–13 29 2 3 0 0 0 32 2
2013–14 15 0 3 1 0 0 18 1
2014–15 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Total 163 6 8 1 0 0 171 7
Career total 419 11 8 1 0 0 427 12

References

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  1. ^ "Tohle je asi náš konec, zoufal si Šindelář". idnes.cz (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. 30 April 2006. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  2. ^ Jan Vorel at FAČR (in Czech)
  3. ^ "Do Slavie přichází obránce Vorel". idnes.cz (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. 4 July 2006. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  4. ^ a b Novák, Jaromír (29 July 2011). "Bod doma? Tentokrát to byl zisk, říká Vorel, kapitán Dukly". idnes.cz (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
  5. ^ "Dukla prodloužila smlouvy s fotbalisty Gedeonem, Malým a Vorlem" [Dukla extend contracts with footballers Gedeon, Malý and Vorel] (in Czech). denik.cz. 30 November 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  6. ^ Káva, Michal (21 March 2013). "Kratší zápas jsem nikdy nehrál, říká Vorel" [I've never played a shorter match, says Vorel] (in Czech). denik.cz. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  7. ^ "Vorel z Dukly dostal za faul na Škutku trest na čtyři zápasy" [Dukla's Vorel gets four game ban for foul on Škutka] (in Czech). denik.cz. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  8. ^ "Sparta vyhrála ve Znojmě, zato Slavia nezvítězila ve Varnsdorfu" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  9. ^ "Nejlepší výsledky v přípravě měla Dukla, ale do pohárů se nežene" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
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