Jan Koller
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Jan Koller | ||
Personal information | ||
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Date of birth | March 30, 1973 | |
Place of birth | Smetanova Lhota, Czechoslovakia | |
Height | 2.02 m (6 ft 71⁄2 in) | |
Playing position | Striker | |
Club information | ||
Current club | Krylya Sovetov Samara | |
Number | 89 | |
Youth career | ||
1978–1989 1989–1994 | TJ Smetanova Lhota ZVVZ Milevsko | |
Senior career1 | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
1994–1996 1996–1999 1999–2001 2001–2006 2006–2008 2008 2008– | Sparta Prague Lokeren Anderlecht Borussia Dortmund Monaco Nuremberg Krylya Sovetov Samara | 97 (43) 65 (43) 137 (59) 51 (12) 14 (2) 36 (13) | 29 (5)
National team2 | ||
1999–2009 | Czech Republic | 91 (55) |
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
Jan Koller (born 30 March 1973 in Smetanova Lhota) is a Czech footballer who currently plays for Russian Premier League club Krylya Sovetov Samara and formally played as a striker for the Czech national team. He is the all-time leading goal scorer for either the Czech Republic or the former Czechoslovakia, with 55 goals in 90 caps as of 15 June 2008. With 202 cm height (6'7.5") and a weight around 107 kg (about 235 pounds), Koller has an impressive physical presence and is a constant aerial threat to the opposition.
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[edit] Club career
Koller started his football training as a goalkeeper, but was converted to striker by the time he started his professional career with Czech giants Sparta Prague. In 1996, Koller caught the eye of Belgian football and signed with the club KSC Lokeren. After a successful three-year personal campaign, in which he managed to finish as Belgian first division top-scorer in his last season at Lokeren, Koller was appointed by Belgian giants Anderlecht. A brilliant performance in his debut season earned him the Belgian Golden Shoe in 2000 and just a year later he was bought by German side Borussia Dortmund.
During Koller's spell at Dortmund (in which the club conquered the Bundesliga trophy in the 2001-2002 season), his training as a keeper saw some use in the 2002-03 season. In one Bundesliga match at Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund's keeper Jens Lehmann was sent off about midway through the second half, and Koller moved from striker to keeper after he had already scored once in the first half. He kept a clean sheet for the rest of the match against good opportunities by Michael Ballack and others, and was named the Bundesliga's top keeper of the week for his performance. Nevertheless Dortmund lost this important match. He helped them to the 2002 UEFA Cup Final where his goal could not prevent them going down 3-2 to Feyenoord.
In a surprising move, Koller signed with French side AS Monaco in 2006 but a two-season disappointing campaign, despite earning a decent scoring record, forced him to move back to Germany to play with Nuremberg.[1] Unfortunately for Koller (who wasn't the only Czech in the team as he was partnered with Tomáš Galásek and Jaromír Blazek), the Nuremberg-based club displayed a poor performance and was relegated to 2. Bundesliga at the end of the 2007–08 season. On 23 June, Koller was transferred[2] to Russian club Krylya Sovetov Samara in a deal worth 1 million euros.
[edit] International career
Koller is the most prolific goal-scorer of the Czech Republic and has represented his country in UEFA Euro 2000, UEFA Euro 2004, FIFA World Cup 2006 and UEFA Euro 2008.
His best performance to date in a major tournament was in the Euro 2004 when his side reached semi-finals and he scored two goals, not to mention the pivotal partnership that he forged with fellow striker Milan Baros. In the 2006 World Cup held at Germany, Koller suffered a minor thigh injury during the group stage debut game against the United States on 12 June 2006, not long after the opening goal he scored. His injury was a major blow for the Czech Republic, which lost their next two matches without him.
Just about into his third month with Nuremberg, Koller announced that he would retire from the Czech national team after Euro 2008.[3] He finished his international career with 55 goals, including a crucial headed goal in their deciding Euro 2008 Group A match against Turkey. However, his goal was not enough as the Czechs conceded three goals in the last 15 minutes with a Petr Čech blunder that left Nihat Kahveci with one of the best goals in Euro 2008.[4] The Czechs lost the match 3-2 and failed to progress to the knock-out stage, prompting Koller to announce his retirement from the national team.
On 12 August 2009, he announced that he would rejoin the national team because of poor results in the World Cup qualification. He played in the match against Slovakia, but retired on 6 September 2009 again from his International Career.[5]
[edit] Career statistics
Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Czech Republic | League | Czech Republic Football Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
1994-95 | Sparta Prague | Gambrinus liga | 6 | 1 | - | - | 6 | 1 | ||
1995-96 | 24 | 4 | - | - | 24 | 4 | ||||
Belgium | League | Belgian Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
1996-97 | Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen | Belgian League | 31 | 8 | - | - | 31 | 8 | ||
1997-98 | 33 | 11 | - | - | 33 | 11 | ||||
1998-99 | 33 | 24 | 5 | 3 | - | 38 | 27 | |||
1999-00 | Anderlecht | Belgian League | 33 | 20 | 12 | 10 | - | 45 | 30 | |
2000-01 | 32 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 50 | 28 | ||
Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Total | ||||||
2001-02 | Borussia Dortmund | Bundesliga | 33 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 47 | 17 |
2002-03 | 34 | 13 | - | 12 | 8 | 46 | 21 | |||
2003-04 | 32 | 16 | - | 3 | 0 | 35 | 16 | |||
2004-05 | 30 | 15 | - | - | 30 | 15 | ||||
2005-06 | 9 | 4 | - | - | 9 | 4 | ||||
France | League | Coupe de France | Europe | Total | ||||||
2006-07 | Monaco | Ligue 1 | 32 | 8 | - | - | 32 | 8 | ||
2007-08 | 18 | 4 | - | - | 18 | 4 | ||||
Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Total | ||||||
2007-08 | Nuremberg | Bundesliga | 14 | 2 | - | - | 14 | 2 | ||
Russia | League | Russian Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
2008 | Krylia Sovetov Samara | Premier League | 20 | 8 | - | - | 20 | 8 | ||
2009 | 11* | 4 | - | - | 11 | 4 | ||||
League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
Total | Czech Republic | 30 | 5 | - | - | 30 | 5 | |||
Belgium | 162 | 85 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 197 | 104 | ||
Germany | 152 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 14 | 181 | 75 | ||
France | 50 | 12 | - | - | 50 | 12 | ||||
Russia | 31* | 12 | - | - | 31 | 12 | ||||
Career Total | 425 | 175 | 23 | 15 | 41 | 10 | 489 | 208 |
* - Russian Championship is not over. It will be finished on 29 Nov 2009.
[edit] Honours
[edit] Club
- Czech Gambrinus Liga 1994–1995: With AC Sparta Praha
- Czech Republic Football Cup 1996 : With AC Sparta Praha
- Belgian Jupiler League 1999-2000, 2000-2001: With RSC Anderlecht
- Belgian Supercup 2000, 2001 : With RSC Anderlecht
- German Bundesliga 2001-2002: With Borussia Dortmund
- UEFA Cup 2001-2002 Runner Up With Borussia Dortmund
[edit] Individual
- Belgian League Top Scorer: 1998–1999
- Belgian Golden Shoe: 2000
[edit] References
- ^ "Club vor Verpflichtung von Koller" (in German). fcn.de. 6 January 2006. http://www.fcn.de/index.php?id=16280. Retrieved 5 March 2008.
- ^ "Koller signs contract with Russian club Samara". SI.com. 23 June 2008. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/soccer/06/23/bc.eu.spt.soc.samara.koller.ap/index.html. Retrieved 24 June2008.
- ^ "Koller to quit Czechs after Euro finals". CNN.com. 8 April 2008. http://www.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/football/04/08/football.koller/index.html. Retrieved 9 june 2008.
- ^ "Comeback Goal Nihat vs Czech Republic". youtube.com. 14 August 2008. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHiePURNliY. Retrieved 12 March 2009.
- ^ "Jan Koller tritt endgültig zurück" (in German). transfermarkt.de. 6 September 2009. http://www.transfermarkt.de/de/news/31168/jan-koller-tritt-endgueltig-zurueck.html. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
[edit] External links
- Profile at Czech Republic Football Association (CMFS) official site with complete international stats (Czech)
- FootballDatabase provides Jan Koller's profile and stats
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