Jiří Bílek (born 4 November 1983) is a Czech former professional

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who played as a

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. He is currently a member of

Slavia Prague Sportovní klub Slavia Praha – fotbal (Sports Club Slavia Prague – Football, ), commonly known as Slavia Praha or Slavia Prague, is a Czech professional football club in Prague. Founded in 1892, they are the second most successful club in t ...

's board of directors, and serves as the club's

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Playing career

Born in

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, Bílek began his career at

Sparta Prague Athletic Club Sparta Praha (), commonly known as Sparta Prague and Sparta Praha, is a professional football club based in Prague. It is the most successful club in the Czech Republic and one of the most successful in central Europe, winning t ...

before joining Chmel Blšany in 2003. He played in

Blšany Blšany () is a town in Louny District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants. Administrative division Blšany consists of six municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): * ...

three years before being transferred to

Slovan Liberec FC Slovan Liberec (), commonly referred to as Slovan Liberec or simply Slovan, is a Czech professional association football, football club based in the city of Liberec. The club is one of the most successful in the Czech Republic, having won thr ...

in 2006. On 7 January 2009, he signed a -year contract with

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. He was suspended for unprofessional behaviour on 30 January 2009. He had trials with

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side

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, and will also spend time with

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. In January 2012, he transferred to

Zagłębie Lubin Zagłębie Lubin S.A. () is a Polish professional association football, football club based in Lubin. Founded in 1945 as ''OMTUR Lubin'', the club competes in the Ekstraklasa. History The football team was founded in 1945 as OMTUR Lubin by lo ...

. After two years in Poland, he signed for

in July 2014. Despite having played as a defensive midfielder for most of his career, he moved into the centre back position in Slavia.

Honours

Slovan Liberec *

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: 2005–06 Slavia Prague * Czech First League: 2016–17

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bilek, Jiri Living people 1983 births Footballers from Prague Men's association football defenders Czech men's footballers 21st-century Czech sportsmen Czech Republic men's youth international footballers Czech Republic men's under-21 international footballers AC Sparta Prague players SK Spolana Neratovice players FK Chmel Blšany players FC Slovan Liberec players 1. FC Kaiserslautern players SK Slavia Prague players Czech First League players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Ekstraklasa players Czech expatriate men's footballers Czech expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Czech expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Czech sports executives and administrators Association football executives