Jan Koller
Jan Koller playing for Krylia Sovetov in 2009
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 March 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Prague,Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 2.02 m (6 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1978–1989 | TJ Smetanova Lhota | ||
| 1989–1994 | ZVVZ Milevsko | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1996 | Sparta Prague | 29 | (5) |
| 1996–1999 | Lokeren | 97 | (43) |
| 1999–2001 | Anderlecht | 65 | (42) |
| 2001–2006 | Borussia Dortmund | 138 | (59) |
| 2006–2008 | Monaco | 50 | (12) |
| 2008 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 14 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | Krylia Sovetov Samara | 46 | (16) |
| 2009–2011 | Cannes | 44 | (20) |
| Total | 483 | (199) | |
| National team | |||
| 1995–1996 | Czech Republic U21 | 3 | (1) |
| 1999–2009 | Czech Republic | 91 | (55) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Jan Koller (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjan ˈkolɛr]; born 30 March 1973) is a former Czech footballer who played as a striker. He was noted for his height, strong physique, and heading ability.
He began his career at Sparta Prague, then moved to Belgium, where he became the Belgian First Division top scorer with Lokeren. He won the league championship twice with Anderlecht and the Belgian Golden Shoe. In 2001, he joined Borussia Dortmund, where he won the Bundesliga title in his first season and scored 73 goals in 167 official games over five campaigns. He moved frequently in his later career, with stops in France, Germany and Russia.
Koller is the all-time top scorer for the Czech Republic national team, with 55 goals in 91 appearances in a decade-long career starting in 1999. He represented the nation at three UEFA European Championships and the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
Koller started his football training as a goalkeeper, but was converted to striker by the time he started his professional career with Czech giants Sparta Prague. He made his début for Sparta in the spring of 1995 in a match against Benešov, coming on as a substitute with 20 minutes of the game remaining. In 1996, Koller caught the eye of Belgian football and signed with the club Lokeren for a fee equivalent to 102,000 Euros.
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