Jiří Jarošík
Jiří Jarošík ⓘ (born 27 October 1977) is a Czech professional football manager and former player. In his playing career, he played as a defender and midfielder.
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Jarošík in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jiří Jarošík | ||
| Date of birth | 27 October 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Ústí nad Labem, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender / Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1985–1986 | Komastav Chuderov | ||
| 1986–1988 | Ústí nad Labem | ||
| 1988–1990 | Teplice | ||
| 1990–1996 | Sparta Prague | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2003 | Sparta Prague | 101 | (20) |
| 1997–1999 | → Slovan Liberec (loan) | 39 | (2) |
| 2003–2004 | CSKA Moscow | 55 | (10) |
| 2004–2006 | Chelsea | 14 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 24 | (5) |
| 2006–2008 | Celtic | 33 | (5) |
| 2008–2010 | Krylia Sovetov | 47 | (4) |
| 2010–2011 | Zaragoza | 56 | (5) |
| 2011–2013 | Sparta Prague | 47 | (5) |
| 2013–2015 | Alavés | 52 | (4) |
| Total | 468 | (60) | |
| International career | |||
| 1994 | Czech Republic U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 1997 | Czech Republic U20 | 6 | (1) |
| 1997–2000 | Czech Republic U21 | 24 | (4) |
| 2000–2005 | Czech Republic | 23 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2017–2018 | Slovan Liberec (assistant) | ||
| 2018–2019 | MFK Ružomberok (assistant) | ||
| 2020 | Ústí nad Labem | ||
| 2020–2021 | Celje | ||
| 2021 | Prostějov | ||
| 2021–2023 | Teplice | ||
| 2023 | Orenburg | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jarošík started his club career in his native Czech Republic, winning six league titles in seven years with Sparta Prague. He then played for CSKA Moscow, winning a Russian Premier League title in 2003. In January 2005 he transferred to Chelsea, where he won a Premier League title and was loaned to Birmingham City in the same league. He also won the Scottish Premier League with Celtic in 2006–07, while in his later career he returned to Russia with Krylia Sovetov, had a second spell at Sparta, and played in Spain for Real Zaragoza and Deportivo Alavés.
Jarošík played for the Czech national team, making 23 appearances without scoring between 2000 and 2005. Since 2020 he has worked as a manager, in the Czech Republic, Slovenia and Russia.