Lukáš Zelenka (born 5 October 1979) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. At international level, he made three appearances for the Czech Republic national team.
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| Date of birth | 5 October 1979 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Prague, Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1986–1997 | Sparta Prague | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | R.S.C. Anderlecht | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1999–2001 | Westerlo | 69 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2001–2005 | Sparta Prague | 114 | (19) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Manisaspor | 49 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Westerlo | 38 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | 1. FC Slovácko | 17 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Budapest Honvéd | 19 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2016 | 1. SK Prostějov | 91 | (21) | ||||||||||||||
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| 2000–2002 | Czech Republic U21 | 18 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Czech Republic | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editAt the age of 17 Zelenka moved from Sparta Prague to Belgium. He played for Anderlecht and Westerlo. In summer 2001 Sparta bought him back and then he became one of the most important players of their squad. In November 2004 he scored against Manchester United at Old Trafford for Sparta in the Champions League after confidently striding into the box and slotting home after a slick passing move to draw a goal back for Sparta making it 2–1. It was to no avail however as United went on to complete a 4–1 victory.[1] In 2006, he moved to Vestel Manisaspor in Turkey. On 21 September 2009, he was released by K.V.C. Westerlo.
International career
editZelenka made his debut for the Czech Republic national team in a qualifying match against Macedonia on 8 June 2005. Czech Republic won 6–1. He made three international appearances in total.
Honours
editWesterlo
Sparta Prague
Czech Republic U21
References
edit- ^ "Man Utd 4-1 Sparta Prague". BBC. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ "Belgium Cups 2000/01". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ "European U-21 Championship 2002 - Final Tournament Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
External links
edit- Lukáš Zelenka at FAČR (also at old FAČR website) (in Czech)
- Official Sparta Prague website
- Lukáš Zelenka – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)