Jiří Piroch

Jiří Piroch
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-08-31) 31 August 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Plzeň, Czech Republic
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Odra Opole
Number 3
Youth career
Viktoria Plzeň
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Viktoria Plzeň 0 (0)
2015 → Baník Most (loan)
2016 → Jiskra Domažlice (loan)
2017 → Pardubice (loan) 29 (4)
2018 → Jablonec (loan) 3 (0)
2018 → Karviná (loan) 4 (0)
2019 → Pardubice (loan) 14 (0)
2019–2023 Dukla Prague 101 (6)
2023– Odra Opole 20 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 May 2024

Jiří Piroch (born 31 August 1995) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a defender for Polish club Odra Opole. Having started out at FC Viktoria Plzeň, Piroch didn't feature in the league for his team, and only played during six loan spells away from the club, including in the Czech First League for Jablonec and Karviná. He subsequently transferred to play in the Czech National Football League for Dukla Prague in 2019 for four years, before moving to Poland in 2023.

Career

Growing up, Piroch played football and handball, before deciding to concentrate on football. He signed for FC Viktoria Plzeň and spent time on loan at lower-league clubs Baník Most and Jiskra Domažlice.[1]

Piroch scored his first Czech Second League goal for Pardubice in a 3–0 win against Táborsko in the spring part of the 2016–17 season,[2] and played a total of 29 league matches for the club during his loan spell.[3]

Piroch made his Czech First League debut while on loan at FK Jablonec, as a substitute in a 2–0 win against Slovan Liberec in April 2018. After another loan in the First League, at Karviná, he went on loan for a second time to second-tier Pardubice in February 2019.[3] From 2019 to 2023, Piroch played for Dukla Prague in the Czech National Football League, before moving to Poland to play for Odra Opole.[4]

Personal life

His father, also called Jiří, played handball at a professional level, making seven appearances for the Czech national team. His brother, Tomáš, is also a national team player. The family spent seven years in France during Piroch's childhood.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Jiří přitvrzuje hru Dukly, Tomáš reprezentuje v házené. Důrazní jsme po tátovi, říkají Pirochovi". Czech Television (in Czech). 21 August 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Pardubický stoper Piroch: Jsme sebevědomí a nebojíme se hrát". idnes.cz (in Czech). 10 May 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Piroch se vrací: Minulý rok házím za hlavu". denik.cz (in Czech). 8 February 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Házenkář Piroch o rodině v hledišti a protekci u španělského trenéra". idnes.cz (in Czech). 11 January 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2024.