Jan Polák

Jan Polák
Polák playing for the Czech national team
Personal information
Full name Jan Polák
Date of birth (1981-03-14) 14 March 1981
Place of birth Brno, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Central Midfielder
Youth career
Tatran Bohunice
1991–1998 Zbrojovka Brno
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2002 Zbrojovka Brno 124 (5)
2003–2005 Slovan Liberec 65 (5)
2005–2007 1. FC Nürnberg 62 (4)
2007–2011 Anderlecht 79 (5)
2011–2014 VfL Wolfsburg 73 (2)
2014–2016 1. FC Nürnberg 39 (2)
2016–2018 Zbrojovka Brno 48 (3)
2018–2020 Prostějov 36 (0)
Total 526 (26)
International career
1999–2003 Czech Republic U21 45 (0)
1999–2011 Czech Republic 57 (7)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Czech Republic
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner2002 Switzerland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2018

Jan Polák (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjan ˈpolaːk]; born 14 March 1981) is a retired Czech footballer who played as a midfielder. His professional career spanned 22 years, during which he also played abroad for football clubs in Germany and Belgium.

Polák also represented the Czech Republic national football team at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2008.