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David Lafata 
Personal information Date of birth 18 September 1981 Place of birth České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Playing position Striker Club information Current club FK Baumit Jablonec Number 21 Youth career 1989–1992 JZD Olešník 1992–1999 SK České Budějovice Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1999–2001 SK České Budějovice 43 (7) 2002 FC Vysočina Jihlava (loan) 5 (1) 2002–2005 SK České Budějovice 80 (27) 2005–2006 Skoda Xanthi 9 (0) 2006-2007 FK Jablonec 97 31 (10) 2007–2008 FK Austria Wien 36 (6) 2008– FK Jablonec 94 (53) National team‡ 2002-2003 Czech Republic U-21 13 (3) 2006- Czech Republic 13 (2) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 September 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 August 2011David Lafata (born 18 September 1981 in České Budějovice) is a Czech footballer currently playing for FK Baumit Jablonec.[1]
From 1992 until 2005 Lafata played for Czech team SK České Budějovice, with a brief spell at FC Vysočina Jihlava in 2002. The striker then moved to Greek club Skoda Xanthi in July 2005, but returned to the Czech Liga in January 2006. After one year at Jablonec, Lafata was transferred to FK Austria Vienna in January 2007 from where he came back to Jablonec in the spring of 2008.
He scored two goals in a dream début for the Czech national team in a 2-1 win against Wales on 2 September 2006. He came on as a substitute after 75 mins and scored within a minute of coming on, the second coming in the 89th minute.
In the 2010–11 season, Lafata was top scorer of the Gambrinus liga with 19 goals.[2]
He continued his good run of form into the 2011–12 season, scoring eleven goals in the first seven games.[3]
International goals
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 2 September 2006 Teplice, Czech Republic 
Wales2–1 Win UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group D 2. 2 September 2006 Teplice, Czech Republic Wales2–1 Win UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group D References
- ^ "Stats Centre: David Lafata Facts". Guardian.co.uk. http://guardian.touch-line.com/StatsCentre.asp?CTID=27&CPID=89&TEID=927&PLID=130419&pStr=Player. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
- ^ "Lafata musí vyhrát, zněl příkaz. Díky, spoluhráči, řekl střelec ligy (Czech)". idnes.cz. 29 May 2011. http://fotbal.idnes.cz/lafata-musi-vyhrat-znel-prikaz-diky-spoluhraci-rekl-strelec-ligy-py2-/fotbal.asp?c=A110528_221927_fotbal_min. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
- ^ "Jak že se ta paní jmenuje? Jo, Damková, zlobil se po prohře Lafata (Czech)". idnes.cz. 18 September 2011. http://fotbal.idnes.cz/jak-ze-se-ta-pani-jmenuje-jo-damkova-zlobil-se-po-prohre-lafata-pts-/fotbal.aspx?c=A110918_085814_fotbal_mn. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
External links
- David Lafata international stats at the Czech Football Association website (Czech)
- Profile at iDNES.cz
Gambrinus liga top scorers 
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