Libor Sionko
Libor Sionko
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 February 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Ostrava, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1984–1986 | TJ Vítkovice | ||
| 1986–1993 | Baník Ostrava | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1994 | Banik Ostrava | 1 | (0) |
| 1994–1996 | TŽ Třinec | 12 | (3) |
| 1996–1997 | VTJ Znojmo | 0 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | Banik Ostrava | 45 | (11) |
| 1999–2004 | Sparta Prague | 95 | (25) |
| 2004 | Grazer AK | 15 | (2) |
| 2004–2006 | Austria Vienna | 63 | (8) |
| 2006–2007 | Rangers | 18 | (3) |
| 2007–2009 | F.C. Copenhagen | 54 | (9) |
| 2010–2012 | Sparta Prague | 40 | (7) |
| Total | 343 | (68) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1998–2000 | Czech Republic U21 | 19 | (7) |
| 1999–2010 | Czech Republic | 41 | (8) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 June 2011. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 March 2011 |
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Libor Sionko (born 1 February 1977 in Ostrava) is a retired Czech footballer who played as a midfielder. At club level he started in his home town of Ostrava, playing for the youth teams of TJ Vítkovice and Baník Ostrava. Professionally, he played in his native country until 2004, featuring for clubs including Ostrava and Sparta Prague. He then went abroad, playing in Austria for Grazer AK and Austria Vienna before heading to Scotland where he played for Rangers. He subsequently had a spell in Denmark with F.C. Copenhagen before returning to the Czech Republic to finish his career with Sparta, where he last played before retiring in 2012.
Internationally Sionko made his debut for the Czech Republic in 1999 and took part in three tournaments, in particular the 2000 Olympics, the 2006 World Cup and Euro 2008. He played sporadically until 2010, finishing his career with 8 goals from 41 games.
He previously played for Austria Vienna, Grazer AK, Sparta Prague, Banik Ostrava and Rangers. Playing successfully for Sparta in the Czech League and UEFA Champions League, where Sparta in two occasions (1999-00 and 2003–04), got through from the group stage. He left Prague, due to contract problems, to join high-rising Grazer Athletik Klub in February 2004, helping to achieve the first ever Austrian championship for the Styrians. He also was in the team winning the Austrian Cup for the 4th time.
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