Marek Jankulovski
Jankulovski playing for Milan in 2007
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 9 May 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Ostrava, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back, Left wing-back, Left winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987–1994 | Baník Ostrava | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–2000 | Baník Ostrava | 110 | (15) |
| 2000–2002 | Napoli | 51 | (8) |
| 2002–2005 | Udinese | 91 | (15) |
| 2005–2011 | Milan | 113 | (4) |
| 2011–2012 | Baník Ostrava | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 366 | (42) | |
| National team | |||
| 2000–2009 | Czech Republic | 77 | (11) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Marek Jankulovski (Czech pronunciation: [ˈmarɛk ˈjaŋkulofskɪ]; born 9 May 1977) is a retired Czech footballer who played as a defender. His most notable achievements include winning the UEFA Champions League with A.C. Milan and being voted the 2007 Czech Footballer of the Year. He earned 77 caps for the Czech Republic, and represented them at three European Championships, the 2000 Olympics and the 2006 World Cup.
A quick, tenacious, and hardworking player, he was well known for his versatility, being able to play anywhere on the left side, and was used as a full-back as a wing-back and as a winger throughout his career. He was also known for his ability to cross the ball, as well as his considerable technical ability and energetic attacking runs down the left flank.
Jankulovski started his career for Baník Ostrava. In 1994, he made a breakthrough into the first team, as Ostrava finished in third place in the league. In the 1997–1998 season Ostrava came fourth in the Gambrinus Liga. He finished his time at Ostrava with a total of 110 league appearances. He then moved to Italy to play for Napoli in 2000.
In the season 1999/00, get the left-footed eight goals in 27 games, which made foreign clubs aware of him but after a recommendation of Zdeněk Zeman, Jankulovski joined Napoli. After his first season in Serie A his club were relegated in the summer of 2001 to Serie B, where he played in the 2001–02 season.
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