Jan Rajnoch (born 30 September 1981) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a centre-back or defensive midfielder.[1]
 Rajnoch in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 September 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Frýdlant, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–2001 | Sparta Prague | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2002 | Sparta Prague | 0 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | → Mladá Boleslav (loan) | 19 | (2) |
| 2002 | → SC Xaverov (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | FC Bohemians Prague | 25 | (9) |
| 2004–2006 | 1. FC Slovácko | 76 | (3) |
| 2006–2010 | Mladá Boleslav | 82 | (19) |
| 2009 | → Energie Cottbus (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Ankaragücü | 54 | (5) |
| 2012–2013 | Sivasspor | 40 | (4) |
| 2013–2014 | Adana Demirspor | 16 | (2) |
| 2014 | Slovan Liberec | 13 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | Sigma Olomouc | 14 | (0) |
| Total | 352 | (45) | |
| International career | |||
| 2008–2011 | Czech Republic | 15 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editRajnoch's career started at AC Sparta Prague's youth academy, playing with prominent Czech talents Tomáš Hübschman and Tomáš Jun. However, he never made an appearance for the senior team. After spells at Bohemians Praha and 1. FC Slovácko he joined Czech Gambrinus liga outfit FK Mladá Boleslav in September 2006. Here he quickly established himself as a key player and became an integral part of the team, playing an important role in their UEFA Cup campaign wins against Olympique de Marseille[2] and Palermo. In the 2007–08 season, he was made captain.
Switch to Germany
editOn 7 January 2009, Rajnoch made a loan move to German side FC Energie Cottbus[3] where he played out the rest of the season making 10 appearances in the Bundesliga. However Cottbus could not avoid relegation and Rajnoch returned to Boleslav.
Turkey
editRajnoch moved to Turkish Süper Lig outfit MKE Ankaragücü in 2010 on a three-and-a-half-year contract. He scored an own goal against Galatasaray on 2 October 2011 which became Galatasaray's 3000th goal in league history.[4]
International career
editRajnoch played for the Czech Republic national team. He made his international debut on 20 August 2008 in a friendly against England at Wembley Stadium where he came on as a substitute for Radoslav Kováč in the 76th minute. The game ended in a 2–2 draw.[5]
Style of play
editHe played as a defender or sometimes as a defensive midfielder.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Jan Rajnoch". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- ^ http://www.gom.com.eg/gazette/pdf/2006/09/30/11.pdf[dead link]
- ^ "Cottbus clinch loan Rajnoch". FIFA. 7 January 2009. Archived from the original on 20 February 2009. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- ^ ""3000. gol Rajnoch'un değil Kazım'ın golü"". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 4 October 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ^ "England 2 Czech Republic 2: Cole grabs late leveller but boos ring out for lamentable England". The Independent. 21 August 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- ^ Jan Rajnoch – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)
External links
edit- Jan Rajnoch at FAČR (in Czech)
- Jan Rajnoch at National-Football-Teams.com
- Jan Rajnoch at Soccerway