Baroš with Antalyaspor in 2013
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Milan Baroš | ||
Date of birth | 28 October 1981 | ||
Place of birth | Valašské Meziříčí, Czechoslovakia | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Slovan Liberec | ||
Number | 27 | ||
Youth career | |||
1987–1991 | Vigantice | ||
1991–1993 | Rožnov p. Radhoštěm | ||
1993–1998 | Baník Ostrava | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1998–2001 | Baník Ostrava | 76 | (22) |
2002–2005 | Liverpool | 68 | (19) |
2005–2007 | Aston Villa | 42 | (9) |
2007–2008 | Lyon | 24 | (7) |
2008 | → Portsmouth (loan) | 12 | (0) |
2008–2013 | Galatasaray | 93 | (48) |
2013 | Baník Ostrava | 12 | (5) |
2013–2014 | Antalyaspor | 13 | (2) |
2014–2015 | Baník Ostrava | 11 | (2) |
2015–2016 | Mladá Boleslav | 21 | (6) |
2016– | Slovan Liberec | 10 | (1) |
National team | |||
1996–1997 | Czech Republic U15 | 7 | (3) |
1997–1998 | Czech Republic U16 | 5 | (1) |
1998 | Czech Republic U17 | 4 | (1) |
1998–2000 | Czech Republic U18 | 19 | (5) |
1999–2002 | Czech Republic U21 | 19 | (9) |
2001–2012 | Czech Republic | 93 | (41) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 November 2016. |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 November 2016.
Milan Baroš (Czech pronunciation: [ˈmɪlan ˈbaroʃ]; born 28 October 1981) is a Czech football striker who currently plays for Slovan Liberec in the Czech First League.
In 2005, he was part of the Liverpool team which won the UEFA Champions League. He went on to win Ligue 1 with Lyon in 2007, the FA Cup with Portsmouth in 2008 and the Süper Lig with Galatasaray in 2012. He has also had spells with Baník Ostrava, where he started his career, and English club Aston Villa.
Born in Valašské Meziříčí, Baroš represented the Czech Republic international team in 93 matches, scoring on 41 occasions. He won the Golden Boot as top scorer of the Euro 2004 tournament, where his nation reached the semi-finals. He went on to play in three more major international tournaments. His 41 goals for the Czech Republic is second behind only Jan Koller.
Baroš was born in the Czech town of Valašské Meziříčí. He grew up in the village of Vigantice. In 2009 he married Tereza Franková, who he started dating in 2005. Their son Patrik was born on 1 September 2009.