Jan Rezek (born 5 May 1982) is a former Czech professional

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. At international level, he has represented the

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Career

Rezek played for several top Czech clubs before and spent also one season in

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FC Kuban Krasnodar FC Kuban (russian: link=no, Футбольный клуб "Кубань" Краснодар) was a Russian football club based in Krasnodar. The team began playing in the Russian Premier League in 2011, after it was promoted for winning the R ...

. In 2003, he won the

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with

FK Teplice FK Teplice is a Czech football club based in the city of Teplice. The club currently plays in the Czech First League. The club was founded after World War II in 1945. The club advanced to the Czechoslovak First League in just three years after ...

, one year later he won the cup with Sparta Prague. He won the

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in 2006–2007 season with Sparta and also the FA cup in the same year. In 2010, he won the cup with

FC Viktoria Plzeň Football Club Viktoria Plzeň () is a Czech professional football club based in Plzeň. They play in the Czech First League, the top division of football in the country. As runners-up in the 1970–71 Czechoslovak Cup, the club gained the righ ...

. He is a member of the

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. In 2011, Rezek was the subject of controversy when he appeared to dive to win the Czech Republic a penalty against

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at Hampden Park. As a result, the Czech Republic qualified for Euro 2012 ahead of the Scots. In July 2013, Rezek signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with

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side Changchun Yatai. On 14 July, he made his debut and scored his first goal for Changchun in a 3–2 defeat against

Shandong Luneng Taishan Shandong Taishan Football Club () is a professional football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Jinan, Shandong and their home stadium is ...

Honours

Club

Teplice *

: 2003 Sparta Praha *

: 2004–05, 2006–07 *

: 2007 Viktoria Plzeň *

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: 2010 Anorthosis Famagusta * PASP best goal of the week: 2012 (3rd 4th Match day)

International goals

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rezek, Jan 1982 births Living people People from Teplice Men's association football wingers Men's association football forwards Czech men's footballers Czech expatriate men's footballers Czech Republic men's under-21 international footballers Czech Republic men's international footballers AC Sparta Prague players FC Viktoria Plzeň players FC Kuban Krasnodar players FK Teplice players Anorthosis Famagusta FC players Changchun Yatai F.C. players Apollon Limassol FC players Ermis Aradippou FC players FK Příbram players Czech First League players Cypriot First Division players Chinese Super League players Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in China UEFA Euro 2012 players Bohemians 1905 players Footballers from the Ústí nad Labem Region Bohemian Football League players