Jan Rezek

{{short description|Czech professional footballer (born 1982)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Jan Rezek

| image = Jan Rezek.jpg

| image_size = 200

| caption =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1982|5|5}}

| birth_place = Teplice, Czechoslovakia

| height = 1.78 m

| position = Secondary striker, winger

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 1988–1995

| youthyears2 = 1995–1997

| youthyears3 = 1997–2000

| youthclubs1 = TJ Sokol Březno

| youthclubs2 = Dioss Chomutov

| youthclubs3 = Teplice

| years1 = 2002–2003

| years2 = 2002

| years3 = 2004–2005

| years4 = 2005–2006

| years5 = 2006

| years6 = 2006–2008

| years7 = 2008

| years8 = 2008–2011

| years9 = 2011–2013

| years10 = 2013–2014

| years11 = 2014

| years12 = 2014

| years13 = 2015

| years14 = 2015–2017

| years15 = 2017–2018

| years16 = 2018–2021

| years17 = 2021

| years18 = 2021

| years19 = 2021–

| clubs1 = Teplice

| clubs2 = → Chomutov (loan)

| clubs3 = Sparta Prague

| clubs4 = Kuban Krasnodar

| clubs5 = Viktoria Plzeň

| clubs6 = Sparta Prague

| clubs7 = → Bohemians 1905 (loan)

| clubs8 = Viktoria Plzeň

| clubs9 = Anorthosis Famagusta

| clubs10 = Changchun Yatai

| clubs11 = Viktoria Plzeň

| clubs12 = Apollon Limassol

| clubs13 = Ermis Aradippou

| clubs14 = 1. FK Příbram

| clubs15 = Teplice

| clubs16 = 1. FK Příbram

| clubs17 = Teplice B

| clubs18 = Teplice

| clubs19 = Teplice B

| caps1 = 36

| caps2 = 13

| caps3 = 17

| caps4 = 13

| caps5 = 6

| caps6 = 30

| caps7 = 10

| caps8 = 72

| caps9 = 53

| caps10 = 14

| caps11 = 4

| caps12 = 13

| caps13 = 9

| caps14 = 55

| caps15 = 25

| caps16 = 79

| caps17 =

| caps18 = 10

| caps19 =

| goals1 = 3

| goals2 = 4

| goals3 = 1

| goals4 = 0

| goals5 = 2

| goals6 = 3

| goals7 = 2

| goals8 = 17

| goals9 = 19

| goals10 = 3

| goals11 = 0

| goals12 = 1

| goals13 = 0

| goals14 = 10

| goals15 = 5

| goals16 = 6

| goals17 =

| goals18 = 1

| goals19 =

| nationalyears1 = 2003

| nationalyears2 = 2010–2012

| nationalteam1 = Czech Republic U-21

| nationalteam2 = Czech Republic

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalcaps2 = 21

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalgoals2 = 4

| pcupdate = 19 December 2021

| ntupdate =

| manageryears1 = 2023–

| managerclubs1 = Teplice (assistant)

}}

Jan Rezek (born 5 May 1982) is a former Czech professional footballer. At international level, he has represented the Czech Republic.

Career

Rezek played for several top Czech clubs before and spent also one season in Russia at FC Kuban Krasnodar. In 2003, he won the Czech Cup with FK Teplice, one year later he won the cup with Sparta Prague. He won the Czech First League in 2006–2007 season with Sparta and also the FA cup in the same year. In 2010, he won the cup with FC Viktoria Plzeň. He is a member of the Czech Republic national football team. In 2011, Rezek was the subject of controversy when he appeared to dive to win the Czech Republic a penalty against Scotland national football team at Hampden Park. As a result, the Czech Republic qualified for Euro 2012 ahead of the Scots.{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/scotland/8837577/Scotland-fail-in-Uefa-protest-over-Jan-Rezek-dive.html|title=Scotland fail in Uefa protest over Jan Rezek 'dive'|date=19 October 2011 }}

In July 2013, Rezek signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Chinese Super League side Changchun Yatai. On 14 July, he made his debut and scored his first goal for Changchun in a 3–2 defeat against Shandong Luneng Taishan.

Career statistics

=Club=

{{updated|match played 19 December 2021}}{{Soccerway|jan-rezek/15019|access-date=19 December 2021}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%; text-align: center"

|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan=2|Club

!rowspan=2|Season

!colspan=3|League

!colspan=2|National Cup

!colspan=2|Continental

!colspan=2|Other

!colspan=2|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="3"|Teplice

|2002–03

|rowspan="2"|Czech First League

|23

21020colspan="2"|—262
2003–04

|13

142colspan="2"|—173
colspan=2|Total

!36

31062colspan="2"|—435
Chomutov (loan)

|2001–02

|Czech National Football League

|13

4colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—134
rowspan="3"|Sparta Prague

|2003–04

|rowspan="2"|Czech First League

|10

01100colspan="2"|—111
2004–05

|7

130colspan="2"|—101
colspan=2|Total

!17

11130colspan="2"|—212
Kuban Krasnodar

|2005

|Russian First Division

|13

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—130
Viktoria Plzeň

|2006–07

|Czech First League

|6

2colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—62
rowspan="3"|Sparta Prague

|2006–07

|rowspan="2"|Czech First League

|19

22000colspan="2"|—212
2007–08

|11

170colspan="2"|—181
colspan=2|Total

!30

32070colspan="2"|—393
Bohemians 1905 (loan)

|2007–08

|Czech First League

|10

2colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—102
rowspan="4"|Viktoria Plzeň

|2008–09

|rowspan="3"|Czech First League

|20

3colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—203
2009–10

|22

351colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—274
2010–11

|30

113220colspan="2"|—3513
colspan=2|Total

!72

178320colspan="2"|—8220
rowspan="3"|Anorthosis Famagusta

|2011–12

|rowspan="2"|Cypriot First Division

|26

73143colspan="2"|—3311
2012–13

|27

123040colspan="2"|—3412
colspan=2|Total

!53

196183colspan="2"|—6723
Changchun Yatai

|2013

|Chinese Super League

|14

3colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—143
Viktoria Plzeň

|2013–14

|Czech First League

|4

02100colspan="2"|—61
Apollon Limassol

|2014–15

|Cypriot First Division

|13

12061colspan="2"|—212
Ermis Aradippou

|2014–15

|Cypriot First Division

|9

020colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—110
rowspan="3"|1. FK Příbram

|2015–16

|rowspan="2"|Czech First League

|26

521colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—286
2016–17

|29

511colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—306
colspan=2|Total

!55

1032colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—5812
Teplice

|2017–18

|Czech First League

|25

511colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—265
rowspan="4"|1. FK Příbram

|2018–19

|rowspan="3"|Czech First League

|26

431colspan="2"|—20315
2019–20

|28

100colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—281
2020–21

|25

110colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—261
colspan=2|Total

!79

641colspan="2"|—20857
Teplice

|2021–22

|Czech First League

|10

110colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—111
colspan=3|Career total

!459

7733103262052693

=International goals=

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! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition

1.6 September 2011Prague, Czech Republic{{fb|Ukraine}}3–04-0Friendly
2.11 October 2011Kaunas, Lithuania{{fb|Lithuania}}0–21-4UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group I
3.11 October 2011Kaunas, Lithuania{{fb|Lithuania}}0–31-4UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group I
4.12 October 2012Plzeň, Czech Republic{{fb|MLT}}3–13-12014 World Cup qualifier

Honours

=Club=

Teplice

Sparta Praha

Viktoria Plzeň

Anorthosis Famagusta

  • PASP best goal of the week: 2012 (3rd{{cite web|url=http://www.balla.com.cy/22/64_topgoal/33689_3i_agonistiki_O_Rezek_petyhe_to_Top_Goal_HollandBarrett_(vid) |title=Best goal of the week 3rd match day |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016011916/http://www.balla.com.cy/22/64_topgoal/33689_3i_agonistiki_O_Rezek_petyhe_to_Top_Goal_HollandBarrett_%28vid%29 |archivedate=16 October 2012 }} 4th{{cite web|url=http://www.balla.com.cy/22/64_topgoal/34824_4i_agonistiki_O_Rezek_ekane_to_ntampl_sta_Top_Goal_(vid) |title=Best goal of the week 4th match day |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011003659/http://www.balla.com.cy/22/64_topgoal/34824_4i_agonistiki_O_Rezek_ekane_to_ntampl_sta_Top_Goal_%28vid%29 |archivedate=11 October 2012 }} Match day)

Notes

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