Lukáš Zelenka (born 5 October 1979) is a retired professional footballer, midfield player and national team player of the Czech Republic.
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Date of birth | (1979-10-05) 5 October 1979 (age 42) | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Prague, Czech Republic | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
1986–1997 | Sparta Prague | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
1998–1999 | R.S.C. Anderlecht | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||
1999–2001 | KVC Westerlo | 69 | (7) | |||||||||||||
2001–2005 | Sparta Prague | 114 | (19) | |||||||||||||
2006–2007 | Manisaspor | 49 | (8) | |||||||||||||
2008–2009 | KVC Westerlo | 38 | (3) | |||||||||||||
2009–2010 | 1. FC Slovácko | 17 | (2) | |||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Budapest Honvéd | 19 | (2) | |||||||||||||
2012–2016 | 1. SK Prostějov | 91 | (21) | |||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||||
2000–2002 | Czech Republic U-21 | 18 | (3) | |||||||||||||
2005 | Czech Republic | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 January 2012 |
At the age of 17 he moved from Sparta Prague to Belgium. He played for Anderlecht and Westerlo. In summer 2001 Sparta bought him back and then he became one of the most important players of their squad. In November 2004 he scored against Manchester United at Old Trafford for Sparta in the Champions League after confidently striding into the box and slotting home after a slick passing move to draw a goal back for Sparta making it 2–1. It was to no avail however as United went on to complete a 4-1 victory.[1] In 2006, he moved to Vestel Manisaspor in Turkey. On 21 September 2009 the Czech attacking midfielder has been released by K.V.C. Westerlo.
Zelenka made his debut for the Czech Republic national team in the qualifying match against Macedonia on 8 June 2005. Czech Republic won 6-1. He has had three international appearances for the Czech Republic.
Westerlo
Sparta Prague