Lukáš Vácha (born 13 May 1989) is a former Czech professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for AC Sparta Prague B.[2]

Lukáš Vácha
Vácha with Czech Republic in 2014
Personal information
Full name Lukáš Vácha[1]
Date of birth (1989-05-13) 13 May 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Prague, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Hradec Králové (assistant)
Youth career
1994–2006 Slavia Prague
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Slavia Prague 1 (0)
2007Jablonec (loan) 10 (0)
2008Slovan Liberec (loan) 0 (0)
2009Baník Ostrava (loan) 8 (0)
2009–2012 Slovan Liberec 79 (4)
2013–2019 Sparta Prague 101 (6)
2017Slovan Liberec (loan) 3 (0)
2019–2023 Sparta Prague B 29 (2)
International career
2004–2007 Czech Republic U16 8 (2)
2005–2006 Czech Republic U17 19 (4)
2006–2007 Czech Republic U19 17 (2)
2009–2011 Czech Republic U21 20 (1)
2014–2015 Czech Republic 8 (0)
Managerial career
2022–2023 Sparta Prague B (assistant)
2024– Hradec Králové (assistant)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Czech Republic
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Runner-up 2006 Luxembourg
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:51, 11 May 2023 (UTC)~

Club career

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Vácha moved to AC Sparta Prague from Slovan Liberec in 2013. He won the Czech double with AC Sparta Prague by winning both the Czech First League and the Czech FA Cup in the 2013–14 season.

In October 2016, his club ordered him to train with their women's team for stating "to the stove" in reaction to a decision against him by a female assistant referee, Lucie Ratajová.[3]

Ahead of the 2019–20 season, Vácha was relegated to AC Sparta Prague B, the reserve team of AC Sparta Prague.[4]

International career

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A member of the Czech under-21 team, Vácha represented them at the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.[citation needed] He debuted for Czech Republic on 21 May 2014 in a friendly match against Finland.[5]

International career statistics

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Czech Republic national team
Year Apps Goals
2014 6 0
2015 2 0
Total 8 0

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: Czech Republic" (PDF). FIFA. 6 October 2009. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2009.
  2. ^ "Bývalý reprezentant Vácha končí ve 34 letech s fotbalem". Sport.cz (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 27 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Sparta Prague: Players to train with women's team after 'sexist' comments". BBC Sport. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  4. ^ Hrejzek, Ladislav (21 June 2019). "Sparťanský modýlek Vácha: Má dítě s asistentkou Křetínského, zařídila mu luxus v béčku?". Expres (in Czech).
  5. ^ Novák, Miloslav (21 May 2014). "Zase 2-2. Ani v druhém zápase pod Vrbou fotbalisté nevyhráli". WS (in Czech). Location: Publish. Češi i bez nemocného kapitána Rosického a se šesti sparťany v sestavě, z nichž Vácha a Kadeřábek debutovali, byli aktivní. Často i v sedmi osmi hráčích se hrnuli dopředu, proto trpěla defenzíva. Finové vedle dvou branek měli za stavu 2:1 další dvě velké šance. [Even without the injured captain Rosický and with six Sparta Prague players in the line-up, of which Vácha and Kadeřábek debuted, the Czechs were active. Even in seven or eight players, they often rushed forward, which is why the defense suffered. Besides the two goals, the Finns had two more great chances in a 2-1 lead.]
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