Jan Baránek Jr. (born 26 June 1993) is a Czech professional footballer who played as a defender for Baník Ostrava and FC Viktoria Plzeň in the Czech First League. His father is former football midfielder Jan Baránek and his uncle is Vít Baránek.
 Baránek in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 June 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Opava, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zbrojovka Brno (assistant) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Baník Ostrava | 38 | (3) |
| 2015–2018 | Viktoria Plzeň | 39 | (5) |
| Total | 77 | (8) | |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Czech Republic U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Czech Republic U21 | 9 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2023–2025 | Czech Republic U21 (assistant) | ||
| 2025– | Zbrojovka Brno (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Baránek has played international football at under-21 level for Czech Republic U21.
A string of serious knee injuries prevented him from playing any competitive matches for 18 months between July 2016 and January 2018.[1] In February 2018, unable to fully recover from his injuries, he retired from professional football at the age of 24.[2]
References
edit- ↑ Vacek, Jan (19 January 2018). "Plzeň se loučí s Baránkem. Kvůli kolenu nejspíš dřív ukončí smlouvu". Blesk (in Czech). Czech News Center. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ↑ Čihák, Jiří (5 February 2018). "Smutný osud plzeňského Baránka. Vleklé zranění a konec ve 24 letech". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
External links
edit- Jan Baránek Jr. at FAČR (in Czech)