For the Czech Olympic shooter, see Jan Koller (sport shooter).
Jan Koller
Koller in 2019
Personal information
Full name
Jan Koller[1]
Date of birth
(1973-03-30) 30 March 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth
Prague,[2] Czechoslovakia
Height
2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Position(s)
Striker
Youth career
1978–1989
TJ Smetanova Lhota
1989–1994
ZVVZ Milevsko
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
1994–1996
Sparta Prague
29
(5)
1996–1999
Lokeren
97
(43)
1999–2001
Anderlecht
65
(42)
2001–2006
Borussia Dortmund
138
(59)
2006–2008
Monaco
50
(12)
2008
1. FC Nürnberg
14
(2)
2008–2009
Krylia Sovetov Samara
46
(16)
2009–2011
Cannes
44
(20)
Total
483
(199)
International career
1995–1996
Czech Republic U21
3
(1)
1999–2009
Czech Republic
91
(55)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Czech Republic
UEFA European Championship
2004 Portugal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Jan Koller (Czech pronunciation:[ˈjanˈkolɛr]; born 30 March 1973) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a striker. He was noted for his height, strong physique, and heading ability.
He began his career at Sparta Prague, then moved to Belgium, where he became the Belgian First Division top scorer with Lokeren. He won the league championship twice with Anderlecht and the Belgian Golden Shoe. In 2001, he joined Borussia Dortmund, where he won the Bundesliga title in his first season and scored 73 goals in 167 official games over five campaigns. He moved frequently in his later career, with stops in France, Germany and Russia.
Koller is the all-time top scorer for the Czech Republic national team, with 55 goals in 91 appearances in a decade-long career starting in 1999. He represented the nation at three UEFA European Championships and the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
^"2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Czech Republic" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
^"Nejlepší reprezentační střelec Jan Koller ukončil kariéru" (in Czech). Czech Republic Football Association. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
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