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

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player. A forward, Drulák twice finished top scorer of the

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, as well as once in the German 2. Bundesliga. Drulák represented his country 19 times and participated in

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where the Czechs won a silver medal.

Club career

Drulák started his professional career in the

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, playing for

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between 1981 and 1987. He then played for Sigma Olomouc from the 1987–88 season, scoring a hat trick four times, as well as scoring four in another game. Between December 1990 and June 1994, Drulák had a spell abroad, playing for German clubs

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and

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. During this time, he became the leading goalscorer of the 2. Bundesliga whilst playing for

. Drulák returned to his homeland in 1994, signing for Petra Drnovice. He was the top goalscorer of the

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

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in 1995 and Personality of the League award at the Czech Footballer of the Year awards in 1996.

International career

At international level, Drulák played for

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, making his debut on 28 March 1984 in a friendly match against

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. Drulák played his first match for the newly-formed

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on 7 June 1995 in a

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against

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. He played 16 matches for the

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and scored six goals. Including his games for Czechoslovakia, he made 19 international appearances.

Personal life

Drulák is married and has a brother who is ten years older than him. His son, also named Radek, was also a professional footballer, and played together with his father in lower league competition for Velké Bílovice in 2007. The family lives in Olomouc.

Career Statistics

International

:''Scores and results list Czech Republic's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Drulák goal.''

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