Jan Zakopal (born 22 October 1977) is a Czech former football player, who played more than 100 times in the Gambrinus liga.[1] He made one appearance for the Czech Republic U21 team, as well as numerous appearances at lower age groups.[2] He announced his retirement from professional football in February 2008.[3]

Jan Zakopal
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-10-22) 22 October 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Zlín, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1998 Sparta Prague 3 (0)
1998–2001 Viktoria Žižkov 58 (0)
2000 České Budějovice 3 (0)
2001–2008 Viktoria Plzeň 162 (5)
International career
1998 Czech Republic U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

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Zakopal married Czech tennis player Klára Zakopalová (née Koukalová) in 2006.[4] Jan Zakopal and Klára divorced in January 2014.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Jan ZakopalCzech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)  
  2. ^ Jan Zakopal at FAČR (in Czech)
  3. ^ Faistová, Klára; Schulz, Ervín (8 February 2008). "Zakopal skončil s fotbalem, chce obchodovat". Mladá fronta DNES (in Czech).
  4. ^ Van Agtmael, Claudia (31 July 2006). "Koukalova getrouwd, 'The Scud' breekt, Roddick feest". Tennisinfo.be (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 16 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Klara Zakopalova divorces her soccer player husband". tennisworldusa.org. 7 April 2014.
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