Lukáš Zelenka

Lukáš Zelenka

Personal information
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1986-1997	Sparta Prague
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998-1999	R.S.C. Anderlecht	3	(0)
1999-2001	KVC Westerlo	50	(7)
2001-2005	Sparta Prague	114	(19)
2006-2007	Manisaspor	49	(8)
2008-2009	KVC Westerlo	38	(3)
2009-2010	1. FC Slovácko	17	(1)
2011-	Budapest Honvéd	0	(0)
International career
2000-2002	Czech Republic U-21	18	(3)
2005-2006	Czech Republic	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 May 2010

Lukáš Zelenka (born 5 October 1979) is a professional footballer, midfield player and former national team player of the Czech Republic.

Career

At the age of 17 he moved from Sparta Prague to Belgium. He played for Anderlecht and Westerlo. In summer 2001 Sparta bought him back and then he became one of the most important players of their squad. In 2006, he moved to Vestel Manisaspor in Turkey. On 21 September 2009 the Czech attacking midfielder has been released by K.V.C. Westerlo, he is a free agent now. He once scored against Manchester United at Old Trafford for Sparta in the Champions League after confidently striding into the box and slotting home after a slick passing move to draw a goal back for Sparta making it 2-1. It was to no avail however as United went on to complete a 4-1 victory.

Attributes

He is an attacking midfielder with bags of pace and technique.

International career

Zelenka made his debut for the Czech national team in the qualifying match against Macedonia on 8 June 2005. Czech Republic won 6:1. He has had three international appearances for the Czech Republic.

Successes

• 2002: the winner of EURO U21, Switzerland
• 2003: the winner of Czech Gambrinus league (AC Sparta Prague)
• 2004: the winner of Czech national cup (AC Sparta Prague)

External links

• Official Sparta Prague website
• National team statistics of Lukáš Zelenka - only in Czech language
• Profile at iDNES.cz