Tomáš Zápotočný (born 13 September 1980) is a retired Czech footballer, who lastly played for 1. FK Příbram in the Czech National Football League.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Tomáš Zápotočný | ||
Date of birth | (1980-09-13) 13 September 1980 (age 42) | ||
Place of birth | Příbram, Czechoslovakia | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1990–2000 | Dukla Příbram | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2001 | Dukla Příbram | 22 | (2) |
2002 | Petra Drnovice | 4 | (0) |
2002–2006 | Slovan Liberec | 97 | (15) |
2007–2008 | Udinese | 32 | (0) |
2008–2011 | Beşiktaş | 48 | (4) |
2009–2010 | → Bursaspor (loan) | 21 | (3) |
2011–2013 | Sparta Prague | 39 | (5) |
2013–2016 | FK Příbram | 77 | (6) |
2016–2017 | Baník Ostrava | 28 | (2) |
2017–2018 | FK Příbram | 13 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2001 | Czech Republic U21 | 3 | (0) |
2006–2007 | Czech Republic | 4 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
2021– | Příbram | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 June 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 November 2017 |
He signed for Udinese in the January transfer window for an unconfirmed €500,000 bid.[1][2] He arrived from Czech side Slovan Liberec, for whom he was the captain and won the 2006–07 player of the season award. He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 friendly win over Slovene football club NK Gorica.
On 25 February 2007 he played his first Serie A match for Udinese against Parma.[3] On 1 July 2008, he was sold to Turkish side Beşiktaş for €4.5 million, re-joining Tomáš Sivok. He signed a 3+1-year contract worth €750,000 per season.[4]
On 17 September 2013, Zápotočný joined Gambrinus Liga side FK Příbram, signing a three-year contract.[5]
Zápotočný played three times for his county's under-21 team. He currently has four caps for the senior Czech Republic side.