Mario Lička
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mario Lička | ||
Date of birth | 30 April 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Ostrava, Czechoslovakia | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | SK Benešov | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
1986–1987 | FC Grenoble | ||
1987–1989 | Berchem Sport Antwerpen | ||
1988–1990 | Calais RUFC | ||
1990–1991 | FC Grande-Synthe | ||
1991–2002 | Baník Ostrava | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2005 | Baník Ostrava | 65 | (12) |
2004 | → Livorno (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2005–2006 | 1. FC Slovácko | 28 | (1) |
2006–2008 | Southampton | 27 | (1) |
2008–2010 | Baník Ostrava | 58 | (13) |
2010–2013 | Brest | 84 | (3) |
2013–2014 | SK Slavia Prague | 13 | (0) |
2014–2015 | FC Istres | 28 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Nieciecza | 11 | (0) |
2016 | FK Chmel Blšany | ||
2016–2020 | FK Zbuzany 1953 | ||
2020 | Sokol Hostouň | 1 | (0) |
2020– | SK Benešov | 5 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2002–2003 | Czech Republic U-21 | 16 | (2) |
2009–2010 | Czech Republic | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 October 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2010 |
Mario Lička (pronounced Mario Litchka; born 30 April 1982) is a Czech footballer, playing for SK Benešov. His position is midfielder.
Career[]
Early career[]
Lička began his footballing career at Czech club Baník Ostrava in 2002. He played at the Bazaly until January 2005, making sixty-five appearances. Lička was a member of the squad of Baník Ostrava in the 2003–2004 season, when Baník won the league title. He was sold to 1. FC Slovácko where he made 28 league appearances in 2005-06 and was released in July 2006.
Southampton[]
He had an unsuccessful trial at West Ham United and Leeds United before signing for Southampton F.C., following another trial. After an injury hit first couple of months at the club, Lička forced his way into manager George Burley's plans, scoring his first goal for the club in a 1–0 win over Stoke City on 21 October 2006.[2] However not long after he became surplus to Burley's requirements and found himself playing in the reserves. After the appointment of new manager Nigel Pearson in February 2008, Licka was given a new chance and after a series of good performances found himself playing regularly again. However after the return of former Chairman Rupert Lowe, Pearson did not have his short-term contract renewed despite saving the club from relegation. Lowe did not offer Lička a new contract as he was also at the end of his contract.
Later career[]
Despite reported interest from Pearson at his new managerial post at Leicester City, Lička chose to return to his homeland to play for Baník Ostrava. In June 2010 he signed for the French club Stade Brestois for three seasons. Lička currently plays in Slavia Prague.
Personal life[]
His father Verner Lička was a very successful footballer, then manager. His brother Marcel is also a professional footballer.
References[]
- ^ Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan; Bull, David (2013). All the Saints: A Complete Players' Who's Who of Southampton FC. Southampton: Hagiology Publishing. p. 382. ISBN 978-0-9926-8640-6.
- ^ "Southampton 1-0 Stoke". BBC Sport. 21 October 2006. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
External links[]
- Player's website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-07-07)
- Mario Lička at FAČR (in Czech)
- Mario Lička – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)
- Mario Lička at Soccerbase
- Mario Lička at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1982 births
- Sportspeople from Ostrava
- Living people
- Czechoslovak footballers
- Czech footballers
- Czech Republic under-21 international footballers
- Czech Republic international footballers
- Association football midfielders
- FC Baník Ostrava players
- A.S. Livorno Calcio players
- 1. FC Slovácko players
- Southampton F.C. players
- Stade Brestois 29 players
- SK Slavia Prague players
- FC Istres players
- FK Chmel Blšany players
- SK Benešov players
- Czech First League players
- Serie A players
- English Football League players
- Ligue 1 players
- Championnat National players
- Ekstraklasa players
- Bohemian Football League players
- Czech expatriate footballers
- Czechoslovak expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate footballers in Poland
- Czechoslovak expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Czechoslovak expatriate sportspeople in France
- Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza players