Václav Svěrkoš
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 1 November 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Třinec, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Baník Ostrava | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1998 | Frýdek-Místek | ||
| 1998–2001 | Baník Ostrava | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2003 | Baník Ostrava | 48 | (14) |
| 2003–2005 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 70 | (17) |
| 2005–2006 | Hertha BSC | 10 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 6 | (0) |
| 2007 | Austria Wien | 7 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Baník Ostrava | 39 | (23) |
| 2009–2011 | Sochaux | 44 | (10) |
| 2011 | → Panionios (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2011–2015 | Baník Ostrava | 36 | (6) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1998–1999 | Czech Republic U15 | 11 | (3) |
| 1999–2000 | Czech Republic U16 | 20 | (6) |
| 2000–2001 | Czech Republic U17 | 12 | (5) |
| 2000–2001 | Czech Republic U18 | 7 | (2) |
| 2001–2002 | Czech Republic U19 | 12 | (6) |
| 2002–2003 | Czech Republic U20 | 4 | (3) |
| 2003–2005 | Czech Republic U21 | 23 | (8) |
| 2008– | Czech Republic | 11 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 December 2011. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 March 2010 |
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Václav Svěrkoš (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvaːt͡slaf ˈsvjɛrkoʃ]; born 1 November 1983 in Třinec) is a Czech football striker who is currently unattached. He was the opening scorer in the Euro 2008 tournament.
He started his career at VP Frýdek-Místek. At the age of fourteen he switched to Baník Ostrava, playing on U15 international for the Czech Republic already. Still eligible to feature for Baník's U19, Svěrkoš enjoyed his breakthrough in the Gambrinus liga, the best Czech division, for the Silesian city outfit after the departure of Milan Baroš. His record of 14 goals in just 26 first-team appearances for Ostrava and similar performances in the Czech Republic national under-21 football team got German club Borussia Mönchengladbach interested. Mönchengladbach had been unable to extend the half-a-season loan of Chelsea's Mikael Forssell, the team's top scorer in 2002–2003, in those times and regarded Svěrkoš a potential long-term replacement for the Finland international.
A stuttering start to life in Bundesliga under Ewald Lienen, Svěrkoš took advantage of a change of manager at the club and he was able to end up the teams top scorer in 2003–2004 with nine goals in 31 Bundesliga matches. His most notable contribution came halfway through that campaign when he netted a hat-trick in Mönchengladbach's win over Champions League participant VfB Stuttgart (4–2) in the last 16 of the German Cup competition.
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