Michal Daněk (born 6 July 1983) is a Czech former professional

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who played as a

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. He works as youth goalkeeper coach of

FC Baník Ostrava FC Baník Ostrava is a professional association football, football club from Ostrava in the Czech Republic. The club competes in the Czech First League, the top tier of Czech football. Founded in 1922 as SK Slezská Ostrava, Baník has won the ...

. He notably played for Baník Ostrava, whom he has supported throughout his life. Daněk was a member of the squad of Baník Ostrava in the 2003–04 season, when Baník won the league title.

Club career

In 2006, Daněk joined

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. In the 2006–07 Gambrinus liga, Daněk was one of four players in the league to play every minute of every match. Daněk claimed in August 2007 he was to meet

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for signing talks. In January 2008 he linked up with

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for a few days' training on trial. He then signed on loan for six months, with a view to a permanent deal. On 31 January 2008, Daněk signed for Albion on loan for the rest of the season. His loan was extended at the end of the season by six months until 1 January 2009. His loan was terminated on 29 August 2008 without having made a first-team appearance for Albion. Daněk returned to Viktoria Plzeň afterwards. He won the

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with the club in 2010. In the same year, he moved to

Baník Ostrava ''Baník'' is a Slovak word meaning "miner". Since the 1950s it has been part of the name of various sports clubs in Czechoslovakia associated mostly with coal mining regions. In Poland, the same practice was conducted with the name ''górnik''. ...

on loan.

International career

He was called up to play internationally for the

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in March 2010, though he did not play in the match.

Later career

In the summer 2020, Daněk returned to

as a goalkeeper coach at the academy and assistant coach of the clubs B-team. In the fall 2022, he was promoted to the first team staff, remaining his role as goalkeeper coach.Michal Daněk si v Beleku i zachytá
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Honours

Viktoria Plzeň *

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References

External links

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Michal Daněk player profile
at wba.co.uk {{DEFAULTSORT:Danek, Michal 1983 births Living people Footballers from Ostrava Czech expatriate men's footballers Czech men's footballers 21st-century Czech sportsmen Czech Republic men's youth international footballers Czech Republic men's under-21 international footballers Czech First League players Czech National Football League players FC Baník Ostrava players FC Viktoria Plzeň players FK Chmel Blšany players SK Dynamo České Budějovice players SK Kladno players West Bromwich Albion F.C. players FK Bohemians Prague (Střížkov) players 1. FC Slovácko players FC Hlučín players Men's association football goalkeepers Czech expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England