Kamil Vacek

Kamil Vacek

Personal information
Full name	Kamil Vacek
Date of birth	(1987-05-18) 18 May 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Ústí nad Orlicí, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	FK Pardubice
Number	7
Youth career
1993–1998	Sokol Dolní Dobrouč
1998–1999	FC Rychnov nad Kněžnou
1999–2005	Sigma Olomouc
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2007	Sigma Olomouc	9	(0)
2006–2007	→ Arminia Bielefeld (loan)	1	(0)
2007–2011	Sparta Prague	83	(10)
2011–2013	Chievo	31	(1)
2013–2016	Sparta Prague	30	(1)
2015	→ Mladá Boleslav (loan)	13	(0)
2015–2016	→ Piast Gliwice (loan)	33	(5)
2016–2017	Maccabi Haifa	26	(0)
2017–2018	Śląsk Wrocław	25	(0)
2018–2019	OB	2	(0)
2019	→ Bohemians (loan)	14	(1)
2019–2022	Bohemians	38	(5)
2022–	FK Pardubice	86	(4)
International career
2002–2003	Czech Republic U16	13	(1)
2003–2004	Czech Republic U17	15	(2)
2004–2005	Czech Republic U18	11	(1)
2005–2006	Czech Republic U19	12	(2)
2007	Czech Republic U20	1	(0)
2008	Czech Republic U21	2	(0)
2011–2016	Czech Republic	9	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 January 2025

Kamil Vacek (born 18 May 1987) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for FK Pardubice.

Club career

Serie A

In 2011, Vacek signed for Chievo[1] making his Serie A debut on 11 September in a 2–2 draw against Novara.[2] In the last matchday of 2011–12 Serie A, he scored his only goal in causing relegation to Serie B for Lecce.[3]

In a match against Napoli on 28 October 2012, Vacek was sent off after two yellow cards.[4] He returned to the Czech Republic in 2013.[5]

Later career

On 30 August 2017, Vacek signed a contract with Śląsk Wrocław.[6]

On 28 January 2019, Vacek returned to the Czech Republic and signed with Bohemians 1905 on a half-season loan from Danish club OB.[7] The same year on 1 July, Odense Boldklub announced that his contract was terminated.[8]

International career

On 4 June 2011, Vacek debuted for the Czech Republic national football team at the Kirin Cup in a goalless draw against Peru.[9] He later came on as a substitute during a 4-1 friendly victory against Serbia.[10] On 13 November 2015, Vacek also appeared in the starting line-up as a central midfielder in another friendly match against Poland, where the Czechs lost 1-3.[11]

Honours

Sparta Prague[12]

• Czech First League: 2009–10, 2013–14
• Czech Cup: 2007–08, 2013–14
• Czech Supercup: 2010

References

1. Faccincani, Alessio (5 August 2011). "Ledesma and Vacek for Chievo?". Tutto Chievo Verona (in Italian).
2. Gaetani, Marco (11 September 2011). "Paci goal-man Novara stops Chievo". La Repubblica (in Italian).
3. Sala, Federico (13 May 2012). "Lecce gives up and falls in B". La Repubblica (in Italian).
4. "Doppio Giallo Vacek" [2 yellow cards for Vacek]. Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 28 October 2012.
5. "Chievo per Vacek Operazione con lo Sparta" [Chievo, Pamic for Vacek Deal with Sparta]. Tutto Gialloblue (in Italian). 20 June 2013.
6. "Kamil Vacek zawodnikiem Śląska". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 30 August 2017.
7. "Přichází Kamil Vacek!". Bohemians 1905 (in Czech). 28 January 2019.
8. Nøhr, Mikkel (1 July 2019). "OB ophæver med Kamil Vacek". bold.dk (in Danish).
9. "Češi na Kirin Cupu remizovali s Peru, gól nepadl". ČT Sport (in Czech). Czech Television. 4 June 2011.
10. Šedivý, Petr (13 November 2015). "Česko 4–1 Srbsko | Fotbalisté předvedli efektivní útok a dobrou obranu". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra.
11. Novák, Miloslav (17 November 2015). "Polsko 3-1 Česko 3:1 | Špatný start a poprvé tři inkasované góly pod Vrbou". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra.
12. "Kamil Vacek". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 18 May 2024.

External links

• Kamil Vacek at FAČR (also at old FAČR website) (in Czech)
• Kamil Vacek – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)
• Kamil Vacek at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
• Kamil Vacek at Soccerway