Jan Nezmar (born 5 July 1977 in

Opava Opava (; german: Troppau, pl, Opawa) is a city in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 55,000 inhabitants. It lies on the river Opava. Opava is one of the historical centres of Silesia. It was a historical capital of ...

) is a former

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football player who played as a striker or

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, and is the

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. He spent a large portion of his active career in the

club

Slovan Liberec FC Slovan Liberec (), commonly referred to as Slovan Liberec or simply Slovan, is a Czech football club based in the city of Liberec. The club is one of the most successful in the Czech Republic, having won three league titles and the domesti ...

, where he was also club captain for several years. He is the top scorer in the history of the club. Nezmar started his football career in a small village of Hlavnice. After a couple of years there young Nezmar moved to the

third division, to play for MSA Dolní Benešov. In 1998, he transferred to the town where he was born,

. At

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Nezmar gained experience and two years later was bought by

. Together with

midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...

Václav Koloušek and striker

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, he helped form the main offensive force of the team. In 2002

celebrated its first league title, as Nezmar scored 14 goals and was one of the keys to the unexpected victory. The following season Jan Nezmar changed his employer again. He would go on to spend two years at

Slovácko Moravian Slovakia ( cs, Slovácko, older ''Moravské Slovensko'') or Slovácko is a cultural region in the southeastern part of the Czech Republic, Moravia on the border with Slovakia and Austria, known for its characteristic folklore, music, wi ...

before moving on to

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to join ambitious

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club

Ružomberok Ružomberok (; german: Rosenberg; hu, Rózsahegy; pl, Rużomberk) is a town in northern Slovakia, in the historical Liptov region. It has a population of around 27,000 inhabitants (45,000 with nearby villages). Etymology The name of the initia ...

, signed as an experienced striker with recognised goalscoring ability. In his first season with the club, Ružomberok celebrated winning both the league title and the domestic cup, Nezmar scoring 17 goals. In January 2007 he signed a contract which took him back to his former club

. On 29 April 2011 he scored his 100th league goal during the home match against

Bohemians 1905 Bohemians Praha 1905 (previously named FC Bohemians Praha) is a Prague-based football club, which was founded in 1905 as AFK Vršovice. The club won the 1982–83 Czechoslovak First League, its only league championship. Its colours are green a ...

. On 12 November 2012, he announced his intention to retire as a player and take on a staff role in

FC Slovan Liberec FC Slovan Liberec (), commonly referred to as Slovan Liberec or simply Slovan, is a Czech football club based in the city of Liberec. The club is one of the most successful in the Czech Republic, having won three league titles and the domestic ...

. He played his final match on 19 November 2012 against

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References

External links

Club Profile

Profile on fotbal.idnes.cz
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