Daniel Zítka (born 20 June 1975) is a Czech former professional

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who played as a

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. He played three matches for the

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. He worked as a goalkeeper coach for

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Career

Zítka began his career at FK Havířov and in 1994 moved to

FK Viktoria Žižkov FK Viktoria Žižkov is a Czech professional football club from the district of Žižkov in Prague. The club competes in the Czech National Football League, the second tier of football in the country. It won the Czechoslovak First League title ...

where he accumulated only one league start. He played in the first round of the

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against Chelsea, conceding four goals in a 4–2 first leg defeat in London. The following year, he signed with

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and in November 1997 transferred to Tatran Prešov in Slovakia. Two years later, Zítka moved to Belgium, to K.S.C. Lokeren OV. From Lokeren he was recruited by

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scouts in 2002. Following his arrival at Anderlecht, he was in competition with Tristan Peersman,

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and

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, but remained a first-team regular On 3 May 2010, he joined

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from Anderlecht on a two-year deal.

Honours

Anderlecht *

Belgian First Division The Belgian Pro League (; ; ), officially the Jupiler Pro League () for sponsor Jupiler, is a professional association football league in Belgium and the highest level of the Belgian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs from the 2023– ...

: 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2009–10 *

Belgian Cup The Belgian Cup (; ; ) is the main knockout football competition in Belgium, run by the Royal Belgian FA. The competition started in 1908 with provincial selections as the "Belgian Provinces Cup". Starting from 1912 only actual clubs were allowed ...

: 2007–08 *

Belgian Supercup The Belgian Super Cup ( ; ; ), ''Pro League Supercup'', is a Belgian club competition played as a single match between the Belgian Pro League champions (also received the Super Cup host) and the Belgian Cup winners. If both teams are the same, t ...

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

, 2007 Individual * Man of the Season (Belgian First Division): 2006–07 * Belgian Professional Goalkeeper of the Year: 2006 * Keeper of the Season: 2006–07

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Goalkeeper Academy Daniel Zitka
1975 births Living people Sportspeople from Havířov Czech men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Czech Republic men's international footballers Czech Republic men's under-21 international footballers UEFA Euro 2008 players Czech First League players Belgian Pro League players FK Viktoria Žižkov players FC Zlín players 1. FC Tatran Prešov players K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen players R.S.C. Anderlecht players AC Sparta Prague players Czech expatriate men's footballers Czech expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Footballers from the Moravian-Silesian Region AC Sparta Prague non-playing staff {{CzechRepublic-footy-goalkeeper-stub