Václav Koloušek (born 13 April 1976) is a Czech

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in

Mladá Boleslav Mladá Boleslav (; ) is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 47,000 inhabitants. It lies on the left bank of the Jizera (river), Jizera River. Mladá Boleslav is the second most populated city in the region. I ...

, Koloušek began his Football career in the youth team of his hometown club

FK Mladá Boleslav FK Mladá Boleslav is a Czech professional football club based in the city of Mladá Boleslav. Since 2004, the club has been participating in the Czech First League. In the Czech First League, Mladá Boleslav were runners up in 2005–06 and o ...

. From there he went to

Dukla Prague Dukla Prague () was a Czech football club from the city of Prague. Established in 1948 as ATK Praha, the club won a total of 11 Czechoslovak league titles and eight Czechoslovak Cups, and in the 1966–67 season, reached the semi-finals of the ...

. At the age of 21 he left for

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and joined Salernitana Sport. After 2 years with Salernitana he moved on to Fermana Calcio. In 1999, he came back home to

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 ...

. In 2001, he moved again to Slovan Liberec, During his time at

Liberec Liberec (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 108,000 inhabitants, making it the fifth largest city in the country. It lies on the Lusatian Neisse River, in a basin surrounded by mountains. The city centre is well preserved and is pr ...

, Koloušek contracted

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, badly affecting his fitness. After overcoming the illness, he transferred to

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 ...

in 2003, however due to his weakened condition he could not establish himself at Slavia. At the start of the 2005–06 Season, the midfielder moved on to FK Marila Příbram and after a very successful Autumn in

Příbram Příbram (; or ''Przibram'') is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 33,000 inhabitants. It is known for its mining history, and more recently, its new venture into economic restructuring. The town is the t ...

he was signed by Austrian club FC Wacker Tirol. For the 2008–09 season he moved to Austrian 2nd Division side FC Magna Wiener Neustadt.Fußball: Austria verliert Stützen an FC Magna
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International career

Koloušek made his debut for the

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in a February 2002 friendly match against

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, in which he scored a debut goal after only five minutes. He earned 5 caps, scoring one goal. His final international game was also in 2002, a September friendly match against

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International goals

:''Scores and results list Czech Republic's goal tally first.''

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- FC Magna * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kolousek, Vaclav 1976 births Living people Footballers from Mladá Boleslav Men's association football midfielders Czech men's footballers Czech Republic men's under-21 international footballers Czech Republic men's international footballers Czech expatriate men's footballers Czech First League players FK Mladá Boleslav players Dukla Prague footballers AC Sparta Prague players FC Slovan Liberec players SK Slavia Prague players FK Příbram players FC Zbrojovka Brno players US Salernitana 1919 players Fermana FC players FC Wacker Innsbruck (2002) players Serie A players Serie B players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Czech expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Czech expatriate sportspeople in Austria FC Vysočina Jihlava players