Petr Vlček

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| name = Petr Vlček

| image =

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1973|10|18}}

| birth_place = Mariánské Lázně, Czechoslovakia

| height = 1.90 m

| position = Defender

| currentclub =

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| youthyears1 = 1979–1987

| youthclubs1 = Lokomotiva Mariánské Lázně

| youthyears2 = 1987–1992

| youthclubs2 = Škoda Plzeň

| years1 = 1992

| clubs1 = Sokol Svéradice

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| goals1 =

| years2 = 1993

| clubs2 = VTJ Karlovy Vary

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| years3 = 1993–1997

| clubs3 = Viktoria Plzeň

| caps3 = 85

| goals3 = 8

| years4 = 1997–2000

| clubs4 = Slavia Prague

| caps4 = 80

| goals4 = 6

| years5 = 2000–2001

| clubs5 = Standard Liège

| caps5 = 11

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2001–2005

| clubs6 = Panionios

| caps6 = 81

| goals6 = 9

| years7 = 2005

| clubs7 = Ethnikos Achna

| caps7 = 13

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2006

| clubs8 = Viktoria Plzeň

| caps8 = 10

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2006–2007

| clubs9 = Niki Volos

| caps9 = 7

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2007–2008

| clubs10 = 1. FC Bad Kötzting

| caps10 = 45

| goals10 = 1

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| nationalyears1 = 1995–1996

| nationalteam1 = Czech Republic U-21

| nationalcaps1 = 5

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 1997–2002

| nationalteam2 = Czech Republic

| nationalcaps2 = 18

| nationalgoals2 = 0

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Petr Vlček (born 18 October 1973) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a defender. At club level, he played within his country for Viktoria Plzeň and Slavia Prague, as well as abroad in Belgium, Greece and Cyprus. Internationally he represented the Czech Republic, making a total of 18 appearances for his nation between 1997 and 2002. He was part of the Czech squad at the 2000 UEFA European Championship. He also represented his country at the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup.[https://web.archive.org/web/20121108042712/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=154916/index.html Petr Vlček Statistics] FIFA. Retrieved 6 February 2010.

Club career

Vlček was born in Mariánské Lázně.{{cite news |url=http://domazlicky.denik.cz/fotbal_region/fotbal-kraj-slavoj-kolovec-vlcek-konec.html |title=Končím, prohlásil Vlček. Rodina má přednost |language=Czech|trans-title=I'm finishing, said Vlček. Family has priority|publisher=denik.cz |date=10 January 2013 |accessdate=5 June 2016}} A defender,{{cite book |last=Jeřábek|first=Luboš|title=Český a československý fotbal – lexikon osobností a klubů|year=2007|publisher=Grada Publishing|location=Prague|language=Czech|isbn=978-80-247-1656-5|page=217}} he played youth football for Lokomotiva Mariánské Lázně and Škoda Plzeň. He then played for Sokol Svéradice and VTJ Karlovy Vary until returning to his former team Škoda Plzeň, then FC Viktoria Plzeň, where he played for four more seasons. During the 1996–97 season, Vlček transferred to Slavia Prague, where he would spend a further four seasons.

He left his country in 2000 to play for a year in Belgium for Standard Liège and one year later he signed for Panionios for four years. For the 2005–06 season he went to Cyprus to play for Ethnikos Achna. In January 2006, Vlček signed an 18-month contract with former club Plzeň, with manager Zdeněk Michálek choosing to use him as a defensive midfielder.{{cite news |url=http://fotbal.idnes.cz/petr-vlcek-rika-vracim-se-domu-dkz-/fotbal.aspx?c=A060120_100042_fotbal_no |title=Petr Vlček říká: Vracím se domů! |language=Czech|trans-title=Petr Vlček says: "I'm coming home!"|publisher=idnes.cz |date=20 January 2006 |accessdate=13 June 2016}}

He returned to Greece to play for Niki Volos in the 2006–07 season, before finishing his professional career. In 2007, he was transferred to the German fourth-level-club 1. FC Bad Kötzting.

International career

Vlček represented his country at under-21 level before making his debut in 1997 for the senior side. He was part of the Czech squad at the 2000 UEFA European Championship, but did not play in the tournament.