Kamil Vacek

Kamil Vacek
Personal information
Full name Kamil Vacek
Date of birth (1987-05-18) 18 May 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Ústí nad Orlicí, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 FK Pardubice
Number 7
Youth career
1993–1998 Sokol Dolní Dobrouč
1998–1999 FC Rychnov nad Kněžnou
1999–2005 Sigma Olomouc
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Sigma Olomouc 9 (0)
2006–2007 → Arminia Bielefeld (loan) 1 (0)
2007–2011 Sparta Prague 83 (10)
2011–2013 Chievo 31 (1)
2013–2016 Sparta Prague 30 (1)
2015 → Mladá Boleslav (loan) 13 (0)
2015–2016 → Piast Gliwice (loan) 33 (5)
2016–2017 Maccabi Haifa 26 (0)
2017–2018 Śląsk Wrocław 25 (0)
2018–2019 OB 2 (0)
2019 → Bohemians (loan) 14 (1)
2019–2022 Bohemians 38 (5)
2022– FK Pardubice 68 (2)
International career
2002–2003 Czech Republic U16 13 (1)
2003–2004 Czech Republic U17 15 (2)
2004–2005 Czech Republic U18 11 (1)
2005–2006 Czech Republic U19 12 (2)
2007 Czech Republic U20 1 (0)
2008 Czech Republic U21 2 (0)
2011– Czech Republic 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 June 2024

Kamil Vacek (born 18 May 1987) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for FK Pardubice.

Club career

Serie A

In 2011, Vacek signed for Chievo[1] making his Serie A debut on 11 September in a 2–2 draw against Novara.[2] In the last matchday of 2011–12 Serie A, he scored his only goal in causing relegation to Serie B for Lecce.[3]

In a match against Napoli on 28 October 2012, Vacek was sent off after two yellow cards.[4] He returned to the Czech Republic in 2013.[5]

Later career

On 30 August 2017, Vacek signed a contract with Śląsk Wrocław.[6]

On 28 January 2019, Vacek returned to the Czech Republic and signed with Bohemians 1905 on a half-season loan from Danish club OB.[7] The same year on 1 July, Odense Boldklub announced that his contract was terminated.[8]

International career

On 4 June 2011, Vacek debuted for the Czech Republic national football team at the Kirin Cup in a goalless draw against Peru.[9] He later came on as a substitute during a 4-1 friendly victory against Serbia.[10] On 13 November 2015, Vacek also appeared in the starting line-up as a central midfielder in another friendly match against Poland, where the Czechs lost 1-3.[11]

Honours

Sparta Prague[12]

References

  1. ^ Faccincani, Alessio (5 August 2011). "Ledesma and Vacek for Chievo?". Tutto Chievo Verona (in Italian).
  2. ^ Gaetani, Marco (11 September 2011). "Paci goal-man Novara stops Chievo". La Repubblica (in Italian).
  3. ^ Sala, Federico (13 May 2012). "Lecce gives up and falls in B". La Repubblica (in Italian).
  4. ^ "Doppio Giallo Vacek" [2 yellow cards for Vacek]. Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 28 October 2012.
  5. ^ "Chievo per Vacek Operazione con lo Sparta" [Chievo, Pamic for Vacek Deal with Sparta]. Tutto Gialloblue (in Italian). 20 June 2013.
  6. ^ "Kamil Vacek zawodnikiem Śląska". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 30 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Přichází Kamil Vacek!". Bohemians 1905 (in Czech). 28 January 2019.
  8. ^ Nøhr, Mikkel (1 July 2019). "OB ophæver med Kamil Vacek". bold.dk (in Danish).
  9. ^ "Češi na Kirin Cupu remizovali s Peru, gól nepadl". ČT Sport (in Czech). Czech Television. 4 June 2011.
  10. ^ Šedivý, Petr (13 November 2015). "Česko 4–1 Srbsko | Fotbalisté předvedli efektivní útok a dobrou obranu". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra.
  11. ^ Novák, Miloslav (17 November 2015). "Polsko 3-1 Česko 3:1 | Špatný start a poprvé tři inkasované góly pod Vrbou". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra.
  12. ^ "Kamil Vacek". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 18 May 2024.


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