Jan Baránek Jr. Explained

Jan Baránek
Birth Date:26 June 1993
Birth Place:Opava, Czech Republic
Height:1.92 m
Position:Defender
Years1:2012–2015
Clubs1:Baník Ostrava
Caps1:38
Goals1:3
Years2:2015–2018
Clubs2:Viktoria Plzeň
Caps2:39
Goals2:5
Totalcaps:77
Totalgoals:8
Nationalyears1:2013
Nationalteam1:Czech Republic U20
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2013–2015
Nationalteam2:Czech Republic U21
Nationalcaps2:9
Nationalgoals2:0

Jan Baránek Jr. (born 26 June 1993) is a Czech professional footballer who played as a defender for Baník Ostrava and FC Viktoria Plzeň in the Czech First League. His father is former football midfielder Jan Baránek and his uncle is Vít Baránek.

Baránek has played international football at under-21 level for Czech Republic U21.

A string of serious knee injuries prevented him from playing any competitive matches for 18 months between July 2016 and January 2018.[1] In February 2018, unable to fully recover from his injuries, he retired from professional football at the age of 24.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: Plzeň se loučí s Baránkem. Kvůli kolenu nejspíš dřív ukončí smlouvu - iSport.cz. iSport.cz. 19 January 2018.
  2. Web site: Smutný osud plzeňského Baránka. Vleklé zranění a konec ve 24 letech. 5 February 2018. iDNES.cz. 7 February 2018.