Lukáš Zelenka
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| Date of birth | 5 October 1979 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Prague, Czech Republic | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | KVC Westerlo | 69 | (7) | |||||||||||||
| 2001–2005 | Sparta Prague | 114 | (19) | |||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Manisaspor | 49 | (8) | |||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | KVC 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 U-21 | 18 | (3) | |||||||||||||
| 2005 | Czech Republic | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 January 2012 | ||||||||||||||||
Lukáš Zelenka (born 5 October 1979) is a retired professional footballer, midfield player and national team player of the Czech Republic.
Career[]
At the age of 17 he 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 2006, he moved to Vestel Manisaspor in Turkey. On 21 September 2009 the Czech attacking midfielder has been released by K.V.C. Westerlo, he is a free agent now. He once 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.
International career[]
Zelenka made his debut for the Czech national team in the qualifying match against Macedonia on 8 June 2005. Czech Republic won 6:1. He has had three international appearances for the Czech Republic.
Successes[]
- 2002: the winner of EURO U21, Switzerland
- 2003: the winner of Czech Gambrinus league (AC Sparta Prague)
- 2004: the winner of Czech national cup (AC Sparta Prague)
External links[]
- Lukáš Zelenka at FAČR (in Czech)
- Official Sparta Prague website
- Profile at iDNES.cz
- 1979 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Prague
- Association football midfielders
- Czech footballers
- Czech Republic youth international footballers
- Czech Republic under-21 international footballers
- Czech Republic international footballers
- Czech First League players
- AC Sparta Prague players
- Belgian First Division A players
- R.S.C. Anderlecht players
- K.V.C. Westerlo players
- Manisaspor footballers
- Süper Lig players
- 1. FC Slovácko players
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I players
- Budapest Honvéd FC players
- Czech expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate footballers in Turkey
- Expatriate footballers in Hungary
- Czech expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Czech expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Czech expatriate sportspeople in Hungary