Milan Fukal

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Milan Fukal
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Milan Fukal (2018)
Personal information
Date of birth (1975-05-16) 16 May 1975 (age 50)
Place of birth Jablonec nad Nisou, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1981–1988 Sokol Kokonín
1988–1993 FK Jablonec
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1993–1994 VTJ Karlovy Vary
1994 EMĚ Mělník 12 (0)
1995 SK Český Brod 17 (1)
1995 Pelikán Děčín 16 (4)
1996 Bohemians Praha 14 (4)
1996–1999 FK Jablonec 76 (9)
1999–2000 Sparta Prague 31 (7)
2000–2004 Hamburger SV 67 (8)
2004–2006 Borussia Mönchengladbach 42 (1)
2006–2008 FK Jablonec 97 43 (3)
2008–2011 Kapfenberger SV 87 (5)
2011–2013 FC Hradec Králové 47 (1)
2013–2018 SV Esternberg 116 (3)
International career
1996–1997 Czech Republic U-21 7 (0)
1997–2003 Czech Republic 19 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Milan Fukal (born 16 May 1975, in Jablonec nad Nisou) is a Czech former professional footballer. [1]

The defender played for FK Jablonec between 1996 and 1999, [2] scoring twice for the club at the start of the 1999–2000 Czech First League before signing for Sparta Prague. [3] He represented the Czech national team, for which he won 19 caps and scored two goals. [4]

Fukal signed for Bundesliga team Hamburger SV in August 2000, for a fee reported as 5.75 million Deutsche Marks. [5] [6] Before the 2004–05 season, he moved to Borussia Mönchengladbach, signing a three-year contract. [7] Having made a total of 109 appearances in the Bundesliga and having scored 9 goals there, he returned to the Czech Republic in September 2006 to play for his former club Jablonec. [2]

After the 2007–08 season, Fukal left Jablonec for Austrian first league club Kapfenberger SV. [8] Fukal again returned to the Czech Republic in 2011, signing a one-year contract with FC Hradec Králové. [9] He continued with Hradec and was team captain until being dropped from their first team squad six matches from the end of the 2012–13 season, which culminated in his team's relegation. [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Fukal, Milan" (in German). Kicker. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Fukal má zvednout obranu a nalákat diváky". idnes.cz (in Czech). 2 September 2006. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "Nový sparťanský obránce překročil gólovou normu". idnes.cz (in Czech). 30 August 1999. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  4. ↑ Ryšavý, Pavel (17 February 2012). "V Německu po slibném úvodu slyšel: Jsi drahý". Deník (in Czech). Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "Fukal transferido al Hamburgo". Radio Prague (in Spanish). 28 August 2000. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  6. ↑ "Fukal jde do Hamburku plný smutku". idnes.cz (in Czech). 27 August 2000. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  7. ↑ "Fukal zamířil do Mönchengladbachu". idnes.cz (in Czech). 18 May 2004. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  8. ↑ "Odcházím, ale nerad, říká Fukal". idnes.cz (in Czech). 4 July 2008. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  9. ↑ "Fukal se vrací do české ligy. Podepsal na rok v Hradci Králové". idnes.cz (in Czech). 18 July 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  10. ↑ "Vyhozený kapitán Fukal: Sestup s Hradcem je černou kaňkou na mé kariéře". idnes.cz (in Czech). 28 May 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2025.


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