![]() Pilař in 2012 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Václav Pilař | ||
Date of birth | 13 October 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Chlumec nad Cidlinou, Czechoslovakia | ||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Hradec Králové | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2008 | Hradec Králové | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2012 | Hradec Králové | 64 | (12) |
2011–2012 | → Viktoria Plzeň (loan) | 25 | (7) |
2012–2015 | VfL Wolfsburg | 0 | (0) |
2013–2014 | → SC Freiburg (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2014–2015 | → Viktoria Plzeň (loan) | 28 | (4) |
2015–2018 | Viktoria Plzeň[1] | 10 | (1) |
2018 | → Slovan Liberec (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2018–2020 | Sigma Olomouc | 27 | (1) |
2020–2022 | Jablonec | 12 | (2) |
2022–2023 | Viktoria Plzeň | 16 | (1) |
2023– | Hradec Králové | 30 | (6) |
International career‡ | |||
2005–2006 | Czech Republic U18 | 9 | (1) |
2006–2007 | Czech Republic U19 | 10 | (0) |
2010 | Czech Republic U21 | 1 | (0) |
2011–2015 | Czech Republic | 22 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 July 2017 |
Václav Pilař (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvaːtslaf ˈpɪlar̝̊]; born 13 October 1988) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a winger for Hradec Králové.[2][3] He represented the Czech Republic at international level between 2011 and 2015.
Club career
Pilař joined Plzeň on loan from Hradec Králové at the beginning of the 2011–12 Czech First League season.[4]
After rejecting to sign a contract with Plzeň in November 2011, Pilař was reported to have signed a contract with German side VfL Wolfsburg.[4] In January 2012, it was announced that Pilař would join VfL Wolfsburg in the summer but would be staying in the Czech Republic in the lead up to the UEFA Euro 2012 tournament.[5]
Pilař was injured in summer 2012, thus did not play any match for Wolfsburg during the 2012–13 Bundesliga.[6] He joined SC Freiburg on loan exactly the following summer.[7] Having been out for 14 months, Pilař returned to action in an October 2013 friendly match for Freiburg against 2. Bundesliga side Sandhausen.[8]
International career
Pilař debuted for the Czech Republic on 4 June 2011 at the Kirin Cup against Peru.[9] He scored his first senior international goal against Montenegro in the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying play-offs in November 2011.[10]
Pilař scored the Czech Republic's first goal in their opening game of the UEFA Euro 2012 tournament against Russia when they were 2–0 down.[11] In the second match of the tournament, Pilař scored the winning goal in the 2–1 victory against Greece, earning the Man of the match accolade in the process.[12]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 1 June 2015
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Hradec Králové | 2009–10 | Czech 2. Liga | 36 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 9 |
2010–11 | Czech First League | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 | |
Viktoria Plzeň | 2011–12 | Czech First League | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 39 | 10 |
VfL Wolfsburg | 2012–13 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SC Freiburg (loan) | 2013–14 | Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Viktoria Plzeň | 2014–15 | Czech First League | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 5 |
Career total | 123 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 139 | 27 |
International
- Scores and results list Czech Republic's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pilař goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 11 November 2011 | Generali Arena, Prague, Czech Republic | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying play-offs |
2 | 8 June 2012 | Municipal Stadium, Wrocław, Poland | ![]() |
1–2 | 1–4 | UEFA Euro 2012 |
3 | 12 June 2012 | Municipal Stadium, Wrocław, Poland | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2012 |
4 | 9 September 2014 | Generali Arena, Prague, Czech Republic | ![]() |
2–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying |
5 | 28 March 2015 | Eden Arena, Prague, Czech Republic | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying |
References
- ^ "Jablonec odtajnil nové posily. Na Střelnici míří Pilař s Hrubým". Blesk (in Czech). Czech News Center. 9 July 2020.
- ^ "Do SK Sigma míří Václav Pilař". Sigma Olomouc (in Czech). 4 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Plzeň vyřadila z kádru Pilaře, záložník už se upsal Wolfsburgu". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. 27 November 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
- ^ "Pilař přestoupí do Wolfsburgu v létě, přesto mu Plzeň nabídla smlouvu". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. 13 January 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
- ^ "Pilař teď už může v Hradci Kralové fandit fotbalistům Plzně". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ "Freiburg loan Pilař from Wolfsburg". UEFA. 12 June 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ "Návrat po zranění. Pilař si po čtrnáctiměsíční pauze zahrál zápas". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. 11 October 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ "Fotbalisté remizovali po Slaboučkém Výkonu s Peru 0–0". TV Nova Czech Republic (in Czech). 4 June 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
Po přestávce trenér Michal Bílek třikrát střídal a na hřišti se ocitl po Vackovi a Trappovi třetí debutant Václav Pilař
[After the break, coach Michal Bílek made three substitutions, with the third debutant Václav Pilař having found himself on the field after Vacek and Trapp.] - ^ "Krásný gól, říkal Pilař. Jeho ránu loni odnesla Sparta, teď Černá Hora". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. 11 November 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ "Russia 4–1 Czech Republic". BBC Sport. BBC. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
- ^ "Perfect Pilař picks up Man of the Match prize". UEFA. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
External links
- Václav Pilař at Fortunaliga.cz
- Václav Pilař at FAČR (in Czech)