Daniel Zítka
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 20 June 1975 | ||
Place of birth | Havířov, Czechoslovakia | ||
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
1985–1994 | Baník Havířov | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1994–1995 | FK Viktoria Žižkov | 1 | (0) |
1995–1997 | FC Svit Zlín | 38 | (0) |
1997–1999 | Tatran Prešov | 43 | (0) |
1999–2002 | Lokeren | 59 | (0) |
2002–2010 | Anderlecht | 143 | (0) |
2010–2012 | Sparta Prague | 4 | (0) |
Total | 288 | (0) | |
National team | |||
1994–1996 | Czech Republic U21 | 2 | (0) |
2007–2008 | Czech Republic | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Daniel Zítka (born 20 June 1975) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played three matches for the Czech Republic.[1] He worked as a goalkeeper coach for AC Sparta Prague.[2]
Career[]
Zítka began his career at FK Havířov and in 1994 moved to FK Viktoria Žižkov where he accumulated only one league start. He played in the first round of the 1994–95 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup against Chelsea, conceding four goals in a 4–2 first leg defeat in London.[3] The following year, he signed with FC Zlín and in November 1997 transferred to Tatran Prešov in Slovakia.
Two years later, Zítka moved to Belgium, to K.S.C. Lokeren OV. From Öokeren he was recruited by R.S.C. Anderlecht scouts in 2002. Following his arrival at Anderlecht, he was in competition with Tristan Peersman, Zvonko Milojević, Željko Pavlović, Jan Van Steenberghe and Silvio Proto, but remained a first-team regular
On 3 May 2010, he joined Sparta Prague from Anderlecht on a two-year deal.[4]
Honours[]
Anderlecht[5]
- Belgian First Division: 2003–04, 2006–07, 2006–07, 2009–10
- Belgian Cup: 2007–08
- Belgian Supercup : 2006 , 2007
Individual
- Man of the Season (Belgian First Division): 2006–07[6]
- Belgian Professional Goalkeeper of the Year: 2006[7]
- Keeper of the Season: 2006–07[8]
References[]
- ^ Daniel Zítka at National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ Daniel Zítka Archived 25 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine at Sparta.cz
- ^ "Chelsea FC - Viktoria Žižkov 4:2". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ DH.be – Daniel Zitka rejoint le Sparta de Prague
- ^ "RSC Anderlecht | Palmares".
- ^ "Homme de la saison belge".
- ^ "Boussoufa wint Gouden Schoen". www.bruzz.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ "Palmares Profvoetballer van het Jaar".
External links[]
- Daniel Zítka at FAČR (in Czech)
- Goalkeeper Academy Daniel Zitka
- 1975 births
- Living people
- People from Havířov
- Czech footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- Czech Republic international footballers
- Czech Republic under-21 international footballers
- UEFA Euro 2008 players
- Czech First League players
- Belgian First Division A players
- FK Viktoria Žižkov players
- FC Fastav Zlín players
- 1. FC Tatran Prešov players
- K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen players
- R.S.C. Anderlecht players
- AC Sparta Prague players
- Czech expatriate footballers
- Czech expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Czech football goalkeeper stubs