Jan Baránek Jr.
 Baránek in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 June 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Opava, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Baník Ostrava | 38 | (3) |
| 2015–2018 | Viktoria Plzeň | 39 | (5) |
| Total | 77 | (8) | |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Czech Republic U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Czech Republic U21 | 9 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jan Baránek Jr. (born 26 June 1993) is a Czech professional footballer who played as a defender for Baník Ostrava and FC Viktoria Plzeň in the Czech First League. His father is former football midfielder Jan Baránek and his uncle is Vít Baránek.
Baránek has played international football at under-21 level for Czech Republic U21.
A string of serious knee injuries prevented him from playing any competitive matches for 18 months between July 2016 and January 2018.[1] In February 2018, unable to fully recover from his injuries, he retired from professional football at the age of 24.[2]
References
- ^ "Plzeň se loučí s Baránkem. Kvůli kolenu nejspíš dřív ukončí smlouvu - iSport.cz". iSport.cz. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ "Smutný osud plzeňského Baránka. Vleklé zranění a konec ve 24 letech". iDNES.cz. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
External links
- Jan Baránek Jr. at FAČR (in Czech)
Categories:
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Opava
- Footballers from the Moravian-Silesian Region
- Czech men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Czech Republic men's under-21 international footballers
- Czech Republic men's youth international footballers
- Czech First League players
- FC Baník Ostrava players
- FC Viktoria Plzeň players