Zdeněk Ondrášek

Zdeněk Ondrášek (born 22 December 1988) is a Czech professional footballer who plays for Viktoria Plzeň and the Czech Republic national team.

Zdeněk Ondrášek
Ondrášek with the Czech Republic in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-12-22) 22 December 1988
Place of birth Strakonice, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Viktoria Plzeň
Number 13
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2012 České Budějovice 80 (22)
2009 → Čáslav (loan) 14 (4)
2012 → Tromsø (loan) 14 (8)
2012–2015 Tromsø 96 (38)
2016–2018 Wisła Kraków 66 (20)
2019–2020 FC Dallas 22 (9)
2020– Viktoria Plzeň 14 (4)
National team‡
2011 Czech Republic U21 3 (0)
2019– Czech Republic 7 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:10, 18 November 2020 (UTC)

Club career

SK Dynamo České Budějovice

Ondrášek started his career in the South-Bohemian side České Budějovice in 2007, doing a short loan-spell at FC Zenit Čáslav in 2009.[1] Upon returning to Dynamo, he delivered a decent season, becoming the top scorer for the club during the 2010–11 Gambrinus liga. The following season he was seen as the key pillar of the team, scoring eight league goals in twenty rounds. The last two matches he was injured due to a fractured finger. His good performance drew the attention of foreign clubs. Upon his transfer to Tromsø in 2012, the manager of Dynamo Jiří Kotrba noted that if the sale went through it would be an historic event, as it was the first time in history that Dynamo had sold a player directly abroad.[2]

Tromsø IL

Ondrášek joined the Norwegian side Tromsø IL on a loan in March 2012.[3] He made an immediate impact on the club. In the league opener, Ondrášek came in off the bench for his debut and, despite heavy snow, scored the only goal in a 1-0 win against Fredrikstad FK.[4] His starting debut came a week later April 4 during an away draw against Aalesunds FK.[5] He continued playing well and contributed a total of 8 goals in 14 matches before Tromsø IL decided to make the move permanent and signed him to a contract that will see him stay at the club until 2015.[6] The season proved to be a great success for the Czech striker, seeing him score 14 goals and becoming the top goalscorer in the league that season.[7] This was just two goals short of his pre-season pledge of 16.[8]

Wisła Kraków

Ondrášek was transferred to Polish first-division team Wisła Kraków in 2016, where he has appeared in 66 matches in Ekstraklasa, scoring 20 goals and nine assists. He has also scored one goal and one assist in three Polish Cup matches.

FC Dallas

Ondrášek signed with FC Dallas of Major League Soccer on 18 December 2018.[9]

Viktoria Plzeň

On 13 September 2020, Ondrášek signed for Viktoria Plzeň for an undisclosed fee. He made the decision to return to the Czech Republic for family reasons.[10]

International career

On 2 October 2019, Ondrášek received his first senior call up from the Czech Republic for their UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier against England.[11] On 11 October in his international debut, he came on as a substitute and scored the winning goal for the Czech Republic in their 2–1 victory over England.[12]

Personal life

Nicknamed "The Cobra" (Czech: Kobra) due to a large tattoo of a cobra on his back, Ondrášek sports a host of other tattoos.[13]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 19 October 2019[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
České Budějovice 2006–07 Gambrinus liga 1000-10
2007–08 5000-50
2008–09 5010-60
2009–10 24430-274
2010–11 291033-3213
2011–12 16844-2012
Total 8022117--9129
Čáslav (loan) 2008–09 Druhá liga 14400-144
Total 14400--144
Tromsø (loan) 2012 Tippeligaen 14831-179
Tromsø 2012 1563261249
2013 298411334612
2014 1. divisjon 251510-2615
2015 Tippeligaen 27921-2910
Total 1104613519414255
Wisła Kraków 2015–16 Ekstraklasa 16620-186
2016–17 24320-263
2017–18 7000-70
2018–19 191111-2012
Total 662051--7121
Dallas 2019 Major League Soccer 19820-207
Total 19820--207
Career total 288993113194338116

International goals
Scores and results list the Czech Republic's goal tally first.[15]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.13 October 2019Sinobo Stadium, Prague, Czech Republic England2–12–1UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
2.18 November 2020Doosan Arena, Plzeň, Czech Republic Slovakia2–02–02020–21 UEFA Nations League B

Honours

Tromsø

References
  1. CTK. "Budějovice met without reinforcements, they bet on youth". Blesk.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  2. CTK (18 March 2012). "Budějovice leaving striker, Ondrášek goes to Norway". blesk.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  3. Johansen, Asgeir (16 March 2012). "Tromsø leier tsjekkisk spiss til sommeren". 100% Fotball (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  4. Hanssen, Kine (25 March 2012). "Drømmedebut for Ondrasek". 100% Fotball (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  5. Johansen, Per Christian (2 April 2012). "Ondrasek fra start". 100% Fotball (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  6. "Tromsø kjøper Ondrasek". dagbladet.no (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  7. Hanssen, Kine (18 November 2012). "Ondrasek ble delt topscorer". Fvn.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  8. Bang Pedersen, Eirik (12 July 2012). "Ondrasek: - Skal score mins 16 mål". 100% Fotball (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  9. https://www.fcdallas.com/post/2018/12/18/fc-dallas-signs-czech-forward-zdenek-ondrasek
  10. https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020/09/13/fc-dallas-transfer-forward-zdenek-ondrasek-czech-club-fc-viktoria-plzen
  11. Boehm, Charles (2 October 2019). "Play Video Czech Republic national team call up FC Dallas' Zdenek Ondrasek". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  12. "Czechs stop England as holders close in on finals". uefa.com. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  13. "Zdenek Ondrasek". Isberget.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  14. "Zdeněk Ondrášek". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  15. Zdeněk Ondrášek at National-Football-Teams.com

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