Jan Berger (footballer, born 1976)
Jan Berger (born 18 August 1976 in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech-Swiss football midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jan Berger | ||
| Date of birth | 18 August 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Prague, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | East Bengal | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sparta Prague | |||
| FC St. Gallen | |||
| Grasshopper | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1997 | Grasshopper | 16 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | FC Basel | 16 | (2) |
| 1998–1999 | FC Aarau | 24 | (2) |
| 1999–2000 | AC Bellinzona | 14 | (0) |
| 2000 | FC Baden | 13 | (0) |
| 2000–2003 | FC St. Gallen | 45 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | 1. FK Příbram | 2 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | FC Sion | 15 | (1) |
| 2005 | → Lausanne Sports (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 2006–2007 | FC Bulle | 12 | (2) |
| 2007 | CS Chênois | 0 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | FK Fotbal Třinec | 25 | (3) |
| 2008–2009 | 1. FC Slovácko | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | East Bengal | ||
| National team | |||
| 1997 | Czech Republic U21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 July 2008 | |||
Career
As a youth, Jan Berger played for Sparta Prague but when his father, Jan Berger Senior, signed for FC Zürich, his family moved to Switzerland and he continued his career at FC St. Gallen.
He started his professional career at Grasshopper Club Zürich in 1994 before joining FC Basel in 1997. He spent just one season at Basel, playing 16 games, and signed for FC Aarau in the summer of 1998. Short spells at AC Bellinzona and FC Baden then followed before he moved to FC St. Gallen, where he spent three years.
In the summer of 2003, he joined Czech club 1. FK Příbram on a free transfer.[1] He played just two games in the Gambrinus liga before moving back to Switzerland to play for FC Sion. His move to Sion did not turn out so good either as he 18 reserve matches compared to his 15 first-team matches and was loaned out to Lausanne Sports in 2005.
He then played in the Swiss 1. Liga and 2. Liga with FC Bulle and CS Chênois, for a short while, before returning to the Czech Republic with FK Fotbal Třinec in 2007. He achieved some good form while playing in the Czech 2. Liga in the 2007/08 season, and in July 2008, he signed for 1. FC Slovácko.[2] He later headed to India, where he played for Kingfisher East Bengal F.C. and Dempo S.C. before returning to Switzerland.
Personal
He is the son of former Czechoslovak international footballer Jan Berger Sr. and is the brother of footballer Tomáš, the Czech Republic international midfielder Patrik Berger is his cousin.
Berger has a relationship with the Dutch royaltyreporter Sandra Schuurhof, She works for the Dutch TV-station RTL 4.[3]
References
- Procházka, Petr (4 September 2003). "Starka je značně znepokojený". idnes.cz (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
- Štěrba, Radek (14 July 2008). "Berger: Táta mě bude sledovat. Ale jen na dálku". idnes.cz (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
- Sandra Schuurhof: Koninklijke TV-Babe – Privé – Telegraaf.nl
External links
- Jan Berger at FAČR (in Czech)
- Profile of Jan Berger Jr. at hattrick.ch (in German)
- Profile at fotbal.idnes.cz (in Czech)