Zdeněk “Bobby” Zlámal (born 5 November 1985) is a Czech professional

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who plays as a

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. He currently plays for FC Sigma Hodolany as an outfield player. He has previously played for Spartak Hulín, Hanácká Slavia Kroměříž,

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, Tescoma Zlín,

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, Fastav Zlín, Heart of Midlothian, St Mirren and

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. Zlámal is a

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international, having been capped once in 2009.

Club career

Early career

Zlámal began his career with Spartak Hulín at the age of 5. He first started as a goalkeeper for Spartak Hulín when he was 16, he debuted on 14 July 2002 in the

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game against FC Morkovice. In the 82nd minute he remained unconscious after a collision with an opponent, and was sent to the local hospital. For the 2004–05 season, Zlámal moved to the Czech second division, to play for Hanácká Slavia Kroměříž, where he was immediately a starting player. After 36 starts in the Czech second division Zlámal signed with a team from

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. Despite his signing of the contract with

, Zlámal agreed on a contract with Czech champion

. The young

had to pay a fine for breaking his contract, but in January 2006 Zlámal was finally in Prague ready to play for Sparta. Unfortunately, number one goalkeeper at Sparta Prague was experienced

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that time. Zlámal played just a couple of matches for the reserve team. For the 2006–07 season, Zlámal was sent to

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. The clubs agreed on a loan lasting one year. There Zlámal regularly started as the goalkeeper. In the summer of 2007, after the transfer of Blažek to

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team 1. FC Nürnberg, Zlámal was sent back to Sparta Prague, although in August, just one month later, he was sold on to Slovan Liberec.

Udinese and loans

In August 2009, Zlámal signed a five-year contract with Italian club side

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. Zlámal was sent on a loan to

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immediately after his transfer to Italy. In September 2010, Zlámal moved on loan to

until the end of the 2010–11 season. In July 2011, Zlámal returned to Italy after two years out on loan, reportedly for a domestic loan to

Bari

On 13 July 2011, he was called-up to Bari's pre-season camp and on 15 July Udinese confirmed Zlámal moved to Bari in co-ownership deal, which

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also moved from the northern side to the south.

Heart of Midlothian

Zlámal signed a three-year contract with

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club Heart of Midlothian in May 2018. On 12 September 2020, Zlámal signed for Scottish Premiership club St. Mirren on a seven-day emergency loan. He played in three matches during that week, as cover for two goalkeepers who had tested positive for

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. In May 2021, Zlámal signed for

on an emergency loan, and was an unused substitute in the Scottish Cup semi-final on 8 May. Despite not being selected to start or sit on the bench for the

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, Zlámal was part of the squad when the ''Saints'' won the Scottish Cup. Zlámal was released from Hearts in May 2021 upon the expiry of his contract. In September 2021, Zlámal announced his retirement from football in an Instagram post.

FC Sigma Hodolany

In March 2024, Zlámal signed for Czech seventh tier side FC Sigma Hodolany. Signed as an outfield player, he scored a hat-trick in a 4-4 draw with FC Kralice na Hané.

International career

Zlámal was a member of the Czech Republic U-21 team between 2006 and 2007. He was also part of the squad during the

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. Zlámal was nominated by the former Czech Republic national team coach

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for the international friendly match against

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in May 2009.

Honours

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: 2011–12 *

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: 2012 St Johnstone *

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References

External links

* * *
Profile on Sparta.cz

Zdeněk Zlámal profile at cadistas1910.com
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