Petra Polášková

Petra Polášková
Personal information
Full name	Petra Polášková
Date of birth	22 June 1979 (age 39)
Place of birth	Slavičín, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
National team
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Last updated May 01, 2019

Petra Polášková is a retired Czech football midfielder. She has played throughout her career for 1.FC Slovácko in the Czech First Division.^[1]^[2]

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She has been a member of the Czech national team.^[3]

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References

↑ 2014-15 squad in Slovácko's website
↑ Profile Archived 2012-04-26 at the Wayback Machine . in Iveta.Vlcnov.cz
↑ Petra Polášková at FAČR (in Czech)

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[1] 2014-15 squad in Slovácko's website

[2] Profile Archived 2012-04-26 at the Wayback Machine . in Iveta.Vlcnov.cz

[3] Petra Polášková at FAČR (in Czech)