Lukáš Jarolím (born 29 July 1976) is a Czech former professional

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er who played as a

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Personal life

Jarolím is the son of

Karel Jarolím Karel Jarolím (born 23 August 1956) is a Czech football coach and former player. As a player, he played as a midfielder, making 275 appearances in the Czechoslovak First League. and representing the Czechoslovakia national team internationall ...

, brother of

David Jarolím David Jarolím (; born 17 May 1979) is a Czech football manager and former player who most recently managed Ústí nad Labem. A central midfielder by position, Jarolím was known for his stamina, passing and technical skill. Club career Born in ...

and cousin of

Marek Jarolím Marek Jarolím (born 21 May 1984) is a Czech football manager and former player. He played as a midfielder. Playing career In March 2013, Jarolím signed for Chinese Super League club Hangzhou Greentown. After leaving China, he started trainin ...

. He was born in

Pardubice Pardubice (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 92,000 inhabitants. It is the capital city of the Pardubice Region and lies on the Elbe River. The historic centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Repub ...

where his father played for their local club.

Career

Jarolím started his career at youth ranks 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 ...

, where his father was playing for the first team. He then followed his father to join two French clubs, and then back to Slavia Prague in 1990. He was loaned to FC Union Cheb and Dynamo České Budějovice for the 1996–97 season. He played his last game for Slavia Prague at the start of the season, and then moved to Marila Příbram. He played for Marila Příbram until January 2003; then he joined

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club Sedan. He followed to club to

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and played the first half of the 2003–04 season, and then moved again to 2. Bundesliga, playing for Greuther Fürth. He moved back to

Czech First League The Czech First League () also known as the Chance Liga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in the Czech Republic and the highest level of the Czech Republic football league system. Seasons typically run from A ...

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, before he rejoined Slavia Prague in 2005; both clubs were coached by his father. He played for the club for two more seasons, also becoming team captain, before moving to

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on free transfer in 2007, on a two-year contract. He joined Slavia once more in 2010 and became club

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in 2011 following the departure of Karol Kisel.

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