Jan Baránek Jr. (born 26 June 1993) is a Czech professional footballer who played as a defender for Baník Ostrava and FC Viktoria Plzeň in the Czech First League. His father is former football midfielder Jan Baránek and his uncle is Vít Baránek.
![]() Baránek in 2015 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 26 June 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Opava, Czech Republic | ||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2015 | Baník Ostrava | 38 | (3) |
2015–2018 | Viktoria Plzeň | 39 | (5) |
Total | 77 | (8) | |
International career | |||
2013 | Czech Republic U20 | 1 | (0) |
2013–2015 | Czech Republic U21 | 9 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Baránek has played international football at under-21 level for Czech Republic U21.
A string of serious knee injuries prevented him from playing any competitive matches for 18 months between July 2016 and January 2018.[1] In February 2018, unable to fully recover from his injuries, he retired from professional football at the age of 24.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Plzeň se loučí s Baránkem. Kvůli kolenu nejspíš dřív ukončí smlouvu - iSport.cz". iSport.cz. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ "Smutný osud plzeňského Baránka. Vleklé zranění a konec ve 24 letech". iDNES.cz. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
External links
edit- Jan Baránek Jr. at FAČR (in Czech)