Petr Jiráček

Petr Jiráček (born 2 March 1986) is a Czech footballer. A midfielder, he operates either as a box-to-box or more in an attacking role. He currently plays for Zlín.

Petr Jiráček
Jiráček with Wolfsburg in 2012.
Personal information
Full name Petr Jiráček
Date of birth (1986-03-02) 2 March 1986
Place of birth Sokolov, Czechoslovakia[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Zlín
Number 8
Youth career
1991–1996 Sokol Tuchořice
1996–2006 Baník Sokolov
1998 → Buldoci Karlovy Vary (loan)
2001 → Slavia Prague (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Baník Sokolov 40 (2)
2008–2012 Viktoria Plzeň 100 (11)
2012 VfL Wolfsburg 13 (2)
2012–2015 Hamburger SV 41 (2)
2015–2017 Sparta Prague 18 (0)
2016–2017 → FK Jablonec (loan) 18 (1)
2017– Zlín 103 (6)
National team‡
2011–2014 Czech Republic 28 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 July 2017

Career

Clubs

After starting out at Baník Sokolov, club where he had arrived at 10 years old, and spending two professional seasons there, Jiráček made a move to Viktoria Plzeň. With Viktoria, he made exactly 100 league appearances[2] and was a key part in the team that won the 2010–11 Czech championship, a feat never accomplished before in the history of the club. The title also gave them the opportunity to play the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League, in which they reached the group stage, finishing third only behind giants F.C. Barcelona and A.C. Milan. Jiracek only failed to appear in one match at the European competition. He also won the 2009–10 Czech Cup and the 2011 Czech Supercup.

In December 2011, Jiráček signed a four-and-a-half year deal with German Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg.[3] He immediately made an impression as he scored a brace in his fourth league game to secure a 3–2 win against SC Freiburg. He suffered an injury in the end of February, however, that led him to miss a number of matches and be on the bench a few times for the rest of the season.

On 26 August 2012, VfL Wolfsburg head coach Felix Magath confirmed that Jiráček would join Hamburger SV for an undisclosed fee after failing to impress during his stay in Wolfsburg.

National team

In September 2011, he made a national team debut in a match against Scotland and soon became first choice in the team managed by Michal Bílek.[4] He scored his first goal in a 1–0 win against Montenegro in the Euro 2012 qualifier play-offs.

He went on to play a crucial part in the team that reached the quarterfinals of the UEFA Euro 2012, scoring two goals in the tournament, both opening goals against Greece and Poland in the group stage, being elected the man of the match in the latter match.

International goals
Scores and results list Czech Republic's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.15 November 2011Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica Montenegro1–01–0Euro 2012 qualifier play-offs
2.12 June 2012Municipal Stadium, Wrocław Greece1–02–1UEFA Euro 2012
3.16 June 2012Municipal Stadium, Wrocław Poland1–01–0UEFA Euro 2012

Career statistics
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Czech Republic League Czech Cup Europe Total
2006–07Baník SokolovCzech 2. Liga15100––151
2007–0825120––271
Czech Republic League Czech Cup Europe Total
2008–09Viktoria PlzeňGambrinus liga29100––291
2009–1026130––291
2010–112954120356
2011–1216400110274
2015–16Sparta PrahaSynot liga1806250292
Germany League DFB-Pokal Europe Total
2011–12WolfsburgBundesliga1320000132
2012–13Hamburger SV50000050
Total Czech Republic 1581315318019116
Germany 1820000182
Career total 1761515318020918

Honours
Viktoria Plzen

References
  1. "Jiráček, Petr". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
  2. "Petr Jiráček" (in Czech). iDNES.cz. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
  3. "Jiráček opouští Plzeň, na čtyři a půl roku se upsal Wolfsburgu" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 22 December 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
  4. "Scotland 2-2 Czech Republic". BBC Sport. 3 September 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2012.

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