Radek Drulák (born 12 January 1962) is a Czech former

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striker and later manager. He played 16 matches for the

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and scored six goals. He also participated at the

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, and won a silver medal.

Career

Drulák was born in

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. Between December 1990 and June 1994, he had a spell abroad - playing his club football in Germany. During this time, he became the leading goal-scorer of the 2. Bundesliga while playing for

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. A striker, he was a top goalscorer in the

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in the 1994–95 and 1995–96 seasons, scoring 15 and 22 goals respectively. In 1995, he won the

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award. In 1996, he won the Personality of the League award at the

awards.

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