Zdeněk Ondrášek

Zdeněk Ondrášek (born 22 December 1988) is a Czech professional footballer who plays for Viktoria Plzeň and the Czech Republic national team.

Zdeněk Ondrášek

Ondrášek with the Czech Republic in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth	22 December 1988
Place of birth	Strakonice, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Viktoria Plzeň
Number	13
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2012	České Budějovice	80	(22)
2009	→ Čáslav (loan)	14	(4)
2012	→ Tromsø (loan)	14	(8)
2012–2015	Tromsø	96	(38)
2016–2018	Wisła Kraków	66	(20)
2019–2020	FC Dallas	22	(9)
2020–	Viktoria Plzeň	14	(4)
National team^‡
2011	Czech Republic U21	3	(0)
2019–	Czech Republic	7	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 January 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:10, 18 November 2020 (UTC)

Club career

SK Dynamo České Budějovice

Ondrášek started his career in the South-Bohemian side České Budějovice in 2007, doing a short loan-spell at FC Zenit Čáslav in 2009.[1] Upon returning to Dynamo, he delivered a decent season, becoming the top scorer for the club during the 2010–11 Gambrinus liga. The following season he was seen as the key pillar of the team, scoring eight league goals in twenty rounds. The last two matches he was injured due to a fractured finger. His good performance drew the attention of foreign clubs. Upon his transfer to Tromsø in 2012, the manager of Dynamo Jiří Kotrba noted that if the sale went through it would be an historic event, as it was the first time in history that Dynamo had sold a player directly abroad.[2]

Tromsø IL

Ondrášek joined the Norwegian side Tromsø IL on a loan in March 2012.[3] He made an immediate impact on the club. In the league opener, Ondrášek came in off the bench for his debut and, despite heavy snow, scored the only goal in a 1-0 win against Fredrikstad FK.[4] His starting debut came a week later April 4 during an away draw against Aalesunds FK.[5] He continued playing well and contributed a total of 8 goals in 14 matches before Tromsø IL decided to make the move permanent and signed him to a contract that will see him stay at the club until 2015.[6] The season proved to be a great success for the Czech striker, seeing him score 14 goals and becoming the top goalscorer in the league that season.[7] This was just two goals short of his pre-season pledge of 16.[8]

Wisła Kraków

Ondrášek was transferred to Polish first-division team Wisła Kraków in 2016, where he has appeared in 66 matches in Ekstraklasa, scoring 20 goals and nine assists. He has also scored one goal and one assist in three Polish Cup matches.

FC Dallas

Ondrášek signed with FC Dallas of Major League Soccer on 18 December 2018.[9]

Viktoria Plzeň

On 13 September 2020, Ondrášek signed for Viktoria Plzeň for an undisclosed fee. He made the decision to return to the Czech Republic for family reasons.[10]

International career

On 2 October 2019, Ondrášek received his first senior call up from the Czech Republic for their UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier against England.[11] On 11 October in his international debut, he came on as a substitute and scored the winning goal for the Czech Republic in their 2–1 victory over England.[12]

Personal life

Nicknamed "The Cobra" (Czech: Kobra) due to a large tattoo of a cobra on his back, Ondrášek sports a host of other tattoos.[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 October 2019[14]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
České Budějovice	2006–07	Gambrinus liga	1	0	0	0	-		1	0
	2007–08		5	0	0	0	-		5	0
	2008–09		5	0	1	0	-		6	0
	2009–10		24	4	3	0	-		27	4
	2010–11		29	10	3	3	-		32	13
	2011–12		16	8	4	4	-		20	12
	Total		80	22	11	7	-	-	91	29
Čáslav (loan)	2008–09	Druhá liga	14	4	0	0	-		14	4
	Total		14	4	0	0	-	-	14	4
Tromsø (loan)	2012	Tippeligaen	14	8	3	1	-		17	9
Tromsø	2012		15	6	3	2	6	1	24	9
	2013		29	8	4	1	13	3	46	12
	2014	1. divisjon	25	15	1	0	-		26	15
	2015	Tippeligaen	27	9	2	1	-		29	10
	Total		110	46	13	5	19	4	142	55
Wisła Kraków	2015–16	Ekstraklasa	16	6	2	0	-		18	6
	2016–17		24	3	2	0	-		26	3
	2017–18		7	0	0	0	-		7	0
	2018–19		19	11	1	1	-		20	12
	Total		66	20	5	1	-	-	71	21
Dallas	2019	Major League Soccer	19	8	2	0	-		20	7
	Total		19	8	2	0	-	-	20	7
Career total			288	99	31	13	19	4	338	116

International goals

Scores and results list the Czech Republic's goal tally first.[15]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	13 October 2019	Sinobo Stadium, Prague, Czech Republic	England	2–1	2–1	UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
2.	18 November 2020	Doosan Arena, Plzeň, Czech Republic	Slovakia	2–0	2–0	2020–21 UEFA Nations League B

Honours

Tromsø

• Norwegian top scorer: 2012

References

1. CTK. "Budějovice met without reinforcements, they bet on youth". Blesk.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 18 November 2012.
2. CTK (18 March 2012). "Budějovice leaving striker, Ondrášek goes to Norway". blesk.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 18 November 2012.
3. Johansen, Asgeir (16 March 2012). "Tromsø leier tsjekkisk spiss til sommeren". 100% Fotball (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
4. Hanssen, Kine (25 March 2012). "Drømmedebut for Ondrasek". 100% Fotball (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 November 2012.
5. Johansen, Per Christian (2 April 2012). "Ondrasek fra start". 100% Fotball (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 November 2012.
6. "Tromsø kjøper Ondrasek". dagbladet.no (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
7. Hanssen, Kine (18 November 2012). "Ondrasek ble delt topscorer". Fvn.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 November 2012.
8. Bang Pedersen, Eirik (12 July 2012). "Ondrasek: - Skal score mins 16 mål". 100% Fotball (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 November 2012.
9. https://www.fcdallas.com/post/2018/12/18/fc-dallas-signs-czech-forward-zdenek-ondrasek
10. https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020/09/13/fc-dallas-transfer-forward-zdenek-ondrasek-czech-club-fc-viktoria-plzen
11. Boehm, Charles (2 October 2019). "Play Video Czech Republic national team call up FC Dallas' Zdenek Ondrasek". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
12. "Czechs stop England as holders close in on finals". uefa.com. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
13. "Zdenek Ondrasek". Isberget.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 November 2012.
14. "Zdeněk Ondrášek". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
15. Zdeněk Ondrášek at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

• Zdeněk Ondrášek at FAČR (in Czech)
• Guardian Football
• Zdeněk Ondrášek at Soccerway
• Zdeněk Ondrášek at 90minut.pl (in Polish)