Jaroslav Plašil

Jaroslav Plašil

Plašil training with Bordeaux in 2015
Personal information
Full name Jaroslav Plašil
Date of birth (1982-01-05) 5 January 1982
Place of birth Opočno, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Bordeaux
Number 18
Youth career
1987–1992 Sokol Černíkovice
1992–1993 Spartak Rychnov nad Kněžnou
1993–1998 Hradec Králové
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2000 Hradec Králové 4 (0)
2000–2007 Monaco 120 (5)
2002–2003 → Créteil (loan) 14 (0)
2007–2009 Osasuna 66 (8)
2009– Bordeaux 208 (14)
2013–2014 → Catania (loan) 28 (1)
National team‡
2002–2003 Czech Republic U21 16 (1)
2004–2016 Czech Republic 103 (7)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:41, 14 May 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 June 2016

Jaroslav Plašil (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjaroslaf ˈplaʃɪl]; born 5 January 1982) is a Czech footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bordeaux in Ligue 1 and the Czech Republic national football team.

He spent most of his career in France with Monaco and Bordeaux, also having two seasons with Osasuna in Spain and a loan to Catania in Italy.

Plašil has earned over 100 caps for the Czech Republic since his debut in 2004. He represented them at four UEFA European Championships and the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

Early career

Plašil, aged 18, was signed by Monaco in 2000 but in his first two-year spell he could only pick 8 matches as a starter and was subsequently loaned to Ligue 2 club Créteil. After a decent performance, Plašil returned to Monaco at the start of the 2003 season and for the next four years he was a regular in the starting team and even enjoyed his finest moment in the 2003–04 season when the principality side reached the final of the UEFA Champions League. In that season, Plašil contributed a goal to Monaco's record-breaking 8–3 defeat of Deportivo La Coruña.[1]

Osasuna

On 25 August 2007, Plašil signed a four-year deal at La Liga team CA Osasuna for a fee of €2.25 million, to replace the injured Javad Nekounam.[2]

He made his debut on 16 September, replacing Javier García Portillo for the final 19 minutes of a goalless home draw against FC Barcelona.[3] His first goal for the team from Pamplona came on 2 December, a left-foot volley to open a 2–1 victory at Deportivo de La Coruña.[4] Three days later he got his first goal in the Reyno de Navarra Stadium, to begin a 1–1 draw against Sevilla FC.[5] He finished the season with four goals from 35 games, the last being the only one in a win over rivals Real Zaragoza on 10 February 2008, in first-half added time.[6]

On 5 October 2008, Plašil was sent off in the first half of a 0–1 home loss to Racing de Santander for handball from Ezequiel Garay's shot, although he missed the penalty kick.[7] He again totalled four goals in 32 games, concluding on 31 May 2009 with an equaliser in a 2–1 home win over Real Madrid.[8]

Bordeaux

On 9 June 2009, French champions Bordeaux signed Plašil on a four-year deal for an estimated €3 million.[9]

On 31 May 2013, Plašil captained Bordeaux in its 3–2 defeat of Evian in the 2013 Coupe de France Final.

On 2 September 2013, Plašil signed on loan for Serie A club Catania.[10] He played 29 times for the Sicilians, scoring on 29 September to open a 2–0 win over Chievo, their first win of the season.[11]

International career

Plašil made his debut for the Czech Republic on 31 March 2004, replacing Martin Jiránek for the final 21 minutes of a 2–1 friendly loss to the Republic of Ireland at Lansdowne Road. In his next game on 2 June he scored his first goal in a 3–1 friendly win over Bulgaria. He was selected for UEFA Euro 2004 in Portugal where his team reached the semi-finals; his lone appearance was a 2–1 win that eliminated neighbours Germany on 23 June at the Estádio José Alvalade. He started in what BBC Sport called an "under-strength" Czech team, making way for Karel Poborský with 20 minutes remaining.[12]

He started all three of the Czechs' group games at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, their first since partition, where they were eliminated at the expense of eventual champions Italy.[13] Plašil played 13 times in qualification for UEFA Euro 2008, scoring to cap a 3–0 win over Germany in the Allianz Arena on 17 October 2007 that qualified his team to the finals in Austria and Switzerland; it was Joachim Löw's first defeat as national manager.[14] In the final tournament, Plašil started each game in Group A and scored to put the Czechs 2–0 up against Turkey in the last game, which they eventually lost 3–2 to be eliminated.[15]

Plašil played every minute of the Czech Republic's campaign at UEFA Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine, where they were eliminated 1–0 by Portugal in the quarter-finals. On 5 June 2016, he won his 100th cap in a 2–1 home friendly loss to South Korea.[16]

Statistics

As of match played 14 May 2016.
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Monaco 2001–02 40000040
2002–03 40000040
Créteil 2002–03 1400000140
Monaco 2003–04 33200101433
2004–05 2410050291
2005–06 2116000271
2006–07 3111000321
Osasuna 2007–08 3441000355
2008–09 3440000344
Bordeaux 2009–10 3427291505
2010–11 3844000424
2011–12 3832000403
2012–13 33260100452
2013–14 40100050
Catania 2013-14 2810000281
Bordeaux 2014–15 3404000380
2015–16 2736140374
Total Bordeaux 2081430327126518
Career total 4352838342151134

Cup includes Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue, Trophée des Champions. Europe includes Europe League, UEFA Supercup, Champions League

International goals

As of match played 27 May 2016. Czech Republic score listed first, score column indicates score after each Plašil goal.[17]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 1 June 2004Generali Arena, Prague, Czech Republic2 Bulgaria2–03–1Friendly
2 17 October 2007Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany31 Germany3–03–0UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
3 15 June 2008Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland40 Turkey2–02–3UEFA Euro 2008
4 10 October 2009Generali Arena, Prague, Czech Republic51 Poland2–02–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
5 25 March 2011Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes, Granada, Spain62 Spain1–01–2UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
6 3 September 2011Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland65 Scotland1–12–2UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
7 27 May 2016Kufstein Arena, Kufstein, Austria98 Malta1–06–0Friendly

References

  1. ↑ "Depor bewitched by magic Monaco". UEFA.com. 5 November 2003. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "Osasuna swoop for Czech midfielder Plasil". ESPN FC. Reuters. 25 August 2007. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  3. ↑ García, Gregorio (16 September 2007). "Otro triste empate visitante del Barça" [Another sad away draw for Barça]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  4. ↑ Blanco, Xabier R. (3 December 2007). "El Deportivo regala el triunfo a Osasuna" [Deportivo award victory to Osasuna]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "A Sevilla y Osasuna les puede la falta de puntería" [Sevilla and Osasuna lack marksmanship]. El País (in Spanish). 6 December 2007. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  6. ↑ Zariquiegui, Fermín (10 February 2008). "Plasil devuelve a la vida a Osasuna" [Plašil brings Osasuna back to life]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  7. ↑ Zariquiegui, Fermín (5 October 2008). "Valera da en el descuento la primera victoria al Racing" [Valera gives a first victory to Racing at the end]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  8. ↑ Zariquiegui, Fermín (31 May 2009). "Osasuna pone fin a su drama" [Osasuna put an end to their drama]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  9. ↑ "Jaroslav Plasil has returned to France to play for the champions...". Goal.com. 9 July 2009. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  10. ↑ "Transfer deadline day: Bordeaux midfielder Jaroslav Plasil joins Catania". Sky Sports. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  11. ↑ "Primo sorriso per gli etnei" [First smile for the Etneans]. La Repubblica (in Italian). 29 September 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  12. ↑ "Germany 1-2 Czech Rep". BBC Sport. 23 June 2004. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  13. ↑ "Czech Republic 0-2 Italy". BBC Sport. 22 June 2006. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  14. ↑ "Czechs upset Germany to reach finals". UEFA. 18 October 2007. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  15. ↑ "Turkey 3-2 Czech R & Switzerland 2-0 Portugal". BBC Sport. 15 June 2008. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  16. ↑ "100ème sélection pour Plasil (sur une défaite) !" [100th selection for Plašil (in a defeat)!] (in French). Girondins 33. 5 June 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  17. ↑ "J. Plašil". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
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