Martin Vaniak (born 4 October 1970) is a Czech former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played for the Czech national team between 2002 and 2004. He played at club level for several teams, including FK Drnovice, Panionios F.C. in Greece, SK Sigma Olomouc and SK Slavia Prague.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 October 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Ústí nad Labem, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1977–80 | Severotuk Ústí nad Labem | ||
| 1980–88 | Armaturka Ústí nad Labem | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1991 | VTJ Hodonín | ? | (?) |
| 1991–1997 | Sigma Olomouc | 92 | (0) |
| 1997–2001 | Petra Drnovice | 111 | (0) |
| 2001–2005 | Sigma Olomouc | 119 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Panionios F.C. | 30 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | FK SIAD Most | 26 | (0) |
| 2007–2011 | SK Slavia Prague | 92 | (0) |
| Total | 470 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 2002–2004 | Czech Republic | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
In November 2010 he announced the end of his professional career.[1] In January 2011 however, he changed his mind and stayed at Slavia.[2] After the 2010/2011 season Vaniak however definitely finished his active career.
References edit
- ^ Jaromír Novák: Brankář Vaniak definitivně ukončil ligovou kariéru, ve Slavii jde k mládeži at iDNES.cz, 19 November 2010.
- ^ Miloslav Novák: Skončil kariéru, ale ve Slavii je zpátky. Byl to šok, přiznal gólman Vaniak at iDNES.cz, 4 January 2011.
External links edit
- Martin Vaniak at FAČR (also at old FAČR website) (in Czech)
- Martin Vaniak – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)
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