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Štěpán Vachoušek

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Štěpán Vachoušek
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-07-26) 26 July 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Duchcov, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1985–1990 Lokomotiva Bílina
1990–1997 Teplice
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1998 Teplice 11 (0)
1998–1999 1.FC Česká Lípa 6 (1)
1999 Teplice 5 (0)
2000–2001 SC Xaverov 24 (6)
2001 Chmel Blšany 6 (3)
2001–2002 Teplice 34 (6)
2002–2003 Slavia Prague 37 (10)
2003–2004 Marseille 21 (0)
2004–2008 Austria Wien 53 (5)
2008–2017 Teplice 172 (23)
2010 → Sparta Prague (loan) 4 (0)
2017–2018 FC Oberlausitz Neugersdorf 33 (8)
Total 406 (62)
International career
2000–2002 Czech Republic U21 20 (7)
2002–2006 Czech Republic 23 (2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Czech Republic
UEFA European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Portugal
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner 2002 Switzerland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Štěpán Vachoušek (born 26 July 1979) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent most of his career playing for FK Teplice, but also spent time abroad playing for clubs in France and Austria. He played internationally for the Czech Republic at youth and full level, winning the 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship with the under-21 team before making his way to the full team, for whom he played 23 times between 2002 and 2006, including at Euro 2004. He is a skillful left-wingback or playmaker.

Club career

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Vachoušek started playing in the Czech First League for FK Teplice in the 1997–98 season.[1]

He left his home country to play for French club Olympique de Marseille in 2003 before moving to FK Austria Wien in 2004. He returned to FK Teplice in 2008. He joined Sparta Prague on loan in 2010,[2] but spent just four months there before returning in December of the same year.[3] In March 2014 the player extended his contract with Teplice until the end of the 2014–15 season.[4] He retired from playing at the end of the 2016–17 Czech First League, describing the move as "the most difficult decision in my life".[5]

International career

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Vachoušek represented his country at youth level, playing in the final of the 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, a match in which the Czech Republic won the tournament.[6]

In June 2004 he was named in his nation's squad for the Euro 2004 tournament.[7] He played in the match against Germany at the tournament.

Later career

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After finishing his playing career, Vachoušek became sporting director at FK Teplice. His son, Tadeáš, broke into Teplice's first team in the 2022–23 season and was rewarded with a contract extension until 2026.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Jeřábek, Luboš (2007). Český a československý fotbal – lexikon osobností a klubů (in Czech). Prague: Grada Publishing. p. 210. ISBN 978-80-247-1656-5.
  2. ^ "Vachouškova mise ve Spartě: jeví se jako zbytečná a zřejmě brzy skončí". Mladá fronta DNES (in Czech). 9 November 2010. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Na Letné jsem nezklamal, říká do Teplic se vracející záložník Vachoušek". Mladá fronta DNES (in Czech). 23 December 2010. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Vachoušek prodloužil smlouvu v Teplicích. Mám to tu rád, říká". Mladá fronta DNES (in Czech). 21 March 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  5. ^ "„Konec kariéry? Nejtěžší rozhodnutí v mém životě," přiznává Vachoušek". Deník (in Czech). 26 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Czech Republic take U-21 title". BBC. 28 May 2002. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  7. ^ "Czech Republic name EURO 2004 squad". World Soccer. 3 June 2004. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  8. ^ "Talentovaný útočník Vachoušek prodloužil v Teplicích do roku 2026". Mladá fronta DNES (in Czech). 5 December 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
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