Marek Jankulovski

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Marek Jankulovski
Marek Jankulovski.jpg
Jankulovski, 2008
Personnel
birthday May 9, 1977
place of birth Ostrava ,  Czechoslovakia
size 184 cm
position Defense , midfield
Juniors
Years station
1987-1994 Baník Ostrava
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1994-2000 Baník Ostrava 110 (15)
2000-2002 SSC Naples 51 0(8)
2002-2005 Udinese Calcio 91 (15)
2005-2011 AC Milan 117 0(4)
2011–2012 Baník Ostrava 1 0(0)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
2000-2009 Czech Republic 78 (11)
1 Only league games are given.

Marek Jankulovski (born May 9, 1977 in Ostrava ) is a former Czech football player .

Club career

Marek Jankulovski started playing football at Baník Ostrava . In the 1994/95 season, the midfielder was used for the first time in the first team. In the second half of 1995/96 he was loaned to the third division club VTJ Znojmo and then returned to Ostrava.

In the following years Jankulovski was one of the best players at Baník. In the 1999/00 season, the left footer scored eight goals in 27 games, which drew the attention of foreign clubs to him. Jankulovski moved to SSC Napoli in the Italian Serie A , where he stayed for two years. In 2002 he was signed by Udinese Calcio , where he was one of the outstanding players. In three seasons he played 91 games and scored 15 goals.

Several top European clubs were interested in the services of the Czech, including Juventus Turin , and Jankulovski's services were finally secured by AC Milan in 2005 . In Milan Jankulovski was only on the bench in the first year, in the 2006/07 season he was part of the regular formation.

That season he won the 2006/07 UEFA Champions League with AC Milan . In 2011 he won the Italian championship. He ended his career in 2012.

National team

Marek Jankulovski's talent did not remain hidden from the coaches for long. He went through all the youth teams in the Czech Republic. In the senior team he made his debut on February 8, 2000 in a 2-1 win over Mexico in the Carlsberg Cup . Since then, Jankulovski has been a permanent member of the Czech national team , in which he is used as a left full-back in the back four . He played at the Euro 2000 , the Euro 2004 , the 2006 World Cup and the 2008 European Championship . After the qualifying game for the finals of the 2010 World Cup on October 14, 2009 against the Northern Irish national team , he announced his resignation from the Czech national team.

Style of play

Jankulovski's strengths were his speed, his outstanding technique and his hard shot with the left foot. In this way, it is not uncommon for him to score hits from the second row from long range. He could be used both in defense and in midfield on the left.

successes

AC Milan

Personal awards

Others

His father Pando Jankulovski , a native Greek , played for many years in the 2nd Czechoslovak League for NHKG Ostrava and TJ TŽ Třinec and from 1962 to 1965 for FC Zbrojovka Brno in the 1st division. He also played in the Austrian State League A for Kapfenberger SV .

Web links

Commons : Marek Jankulovski  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jankulowski listens to kicker.de, February 21, 2012
  2. ↑ Jankulovski: "Mi ritiro dalla Nazionale"
personal data
SURNAME Jankulovski, Marek
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Czech soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH May 9, 1977
PLACE OF BIRTH Ostrava , Czechoslovakia