Daniel Zítka

Daniel Zítka
Daniel Zítka
Personal information
Date of birth 20 June 1975 (1975-06-20) (age 36)
Place of birth Havířov, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Sparta Prague
Number 1
Youth career
1985–1994 Baník Havířov
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1994–1995 FK Viktoria Žižkov 1 (0)
1995–1997 FC Svit Zlín 38 (0)
1997–1999 Tatran Prešov 43 (0)
1999–2002 K.S.C. Lokeren 59 (0)
2002–2010 Anderlecht 143 (0[1])
2010– Sparta Prague 4 (0)
National team‡
2007–2008 Czech Republic 3 (0[2])
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 June 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 October 2008

Daniel Zítka (born 20 June 1975 in Havířov, Karviná District) is a Czech football goalkeeper, currently playing for Czech side Sparta Prague.

Career

He began his career at FK Havířov and in 1994 moved to FK Viktoria Žižkov where he accumulated only one league start. He played in the first round of the 1994–95 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup against Chelsea, conceding four goals in the first leg in London.[3] The year after, he signed with FC Zlín and in November 1997 transferred to Tatran Prešov in Slovakia. Two years later he moved to Belgium, to K.S.C. Lokeren OV, where he was recruited by R.S.C. Anderlecht scouts in 2002. Since his arrival at Anderlecht, he has been in competition with Tristan Peersman, Zvonko Milojević, Željko Pavlović, Jan Van Steenberghe and Silvio Proto, but he remained a first-team regular.
On 3 May 2010 Sparta Prague signed the Czech goalkeeper from RSC Anderlecht on a two-year deal.[4]

Honours

With RSC Anderlecht

  • Belgian League: 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010
  • Belgian Cup: 2008
  • Belgian Super Cup: 2006, 2007

References

Daniel Zítka international stats at the Czech Football Association website (Czech)

  1. ^ Daniel Zitka | FOOTGOAL : Le webzine n°1 de l'actualité du Football
  2. ^ Daniel Zítka at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. ^ "Goalie Zitka's Rise Even Faster Than Viktoria's". Prague Post. 28 September 1994. http://www.praguepost.com/archivescontent/17009-goalie-zitka-s-rise-even-faster-than-viktoria-s.html. Retrieved 2 October 2011. 
  4. ^ DH.be - Daniel Zitka rejoint le Sparta de Prague
v · d · eAC Sparta Prague – current squad

1 Zítka · 2 Řepka · 3 Pamić · 4 Abena · 5 Podaný · 7 Sionko · 8 Matějovský · 9 Kweuke · 10 Slepička · 11 Juhar · 13 Kušnír · 14 Kadlec · 19 Mareš · 20 Zápotočný · 21 Brabec · 22 Hušbauer · 23 Krejčí · 24 Vidlička · 26 Švenger · 27 Hušek · 29 Blažek · 30 Kamenár · 31 Zich · 37 Grajciar · 39 Jarošík · Manager: Chovanec
v · Belgian Professional Goalkeeper of the Year

1984–85: Bodart | 1985–86: Bodart | 1986–87: Vande Walle | 1987–88: Preud'homme | 1988–89: Preud'homme | 1989–90: Preud'homme | 1990–91: Preud'homme | 1991–92: Bodart | 1992–93: Verlinden | 1993–94: De Wilde | 1994–95: Bodart | 1995–96: Vande Walle | 1996–97: Menzo | 1997–98: Gaspercic | 1998–99: Runje | 1999–2000: De Wilde | 2000–01: Runje | 2001–02: Vandendriessche | 2002–03: Verlinden | 2003–04: Herpoel | 2004–05: Proto | 2005–06: Runje | 2006–07: Zítka | 2007–08: Steppe | 2008–09: Copa | 2009–10: Mignolet | 2010–11: Courtois
v · d · eCzech Republic squad – UEFA Euro 2008
1 Čech • 2 Grygera • 3 Polák • 4 Galásek • 5 Kováč • 6 Jankulovski • 7 Sionko • 8 Fenin • 9 Koller • 10 Svěrkoš • 11 Vlček • 12 Pospěch • 13 Kadlec • 14 Jarolím • 15 Baroš • 16 Blažek • 17 Matějovský • 18 Sivok • 19 Skácel • 20 Plašil • 21 Ujfaluši • 22 Rozehnal • 23 Zítka • Coach: Brückner
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