Martin Jiránek

Martin Jiránek ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}; born 25 May 1979 in Prague) is a former Czech international footballer. A defender, Jiránek played in the top division of several countries.

Jiránek played in a number of international tournaments for his country. In 2002, he was part of the Czech under 21 side which won the 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship in Switzerland. He subsequently travelled with the senior international squad for the Euro 2004 and 2006 World Cup tournaments.

Career

Club

Early career

Jiránek started his professional career in 1997 for Bohemians Prague, making 55 appearances, before leaving for Slovan Liberec in 1999. He made 32 appearances, and helped Slovan to win the Czech Cup in the 1999/2000 season.<ref name="FTP" />

Reggina

In 2001, Jiranek moved to Italian Serie B side Reggina.<ref>Reggina Calcio 2000–01</ref> In his time at Reggina, Jiranek would make 100 league appearances,<ref name="FTP" /> helping Reggina gain promotion to Serie A in the 2001/02 season.<ref>ESPN.com - SOCCER - Empoli, Reggina promoted despite losses</ref>

Spartak Moscow

Spartak Moscow signed Jiránek in 2004 for €4.7m from Reggina.<ref name="FTP">Martin Jiránek - biography, stats, rating, footballer’s profile | Football Top.com</ref> Jiránek made his debut against FC Lokomotiv Moscow. Jiránek was a regular in the starting line-up for six years. Jiránek was the captain of the team in 2009–2010.<ref>Sport Express - Jiranek Voted Spartak Captain Template:Webarchive</ref>

Birmingham City

On 31 August 2010, he moved to English Premier League club Birmingham City, signing a one-year deal,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> having rejected offers from a variety of clubs.<ref>Jiranek Shunned Offers From Spain</ref> Jiránek made his debut in the starting eleven for the League Cup third-round match against MK Dons, and had a good chance to score as Birmingham won 3–1.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> His second start came in a tidy performance as several first-team regulars were rested for the FA Cup third round tie against Millwall which Birmingham won 4–1.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> After Scott Dann was injured in the first leg of the League Cup semi-final against West Ham United, Jiránek became a regular starter, and he was in the starting eleven as Birmingham beat favourites Arsenal 2–1 in the League Cup Final at Wembley Stadium.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> A toe injury that eventually required surgery disrupted the latter part of his season,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and following Birmingham's relegation from the Premier League, he rejected the option of another season with the club.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Terek Grozny

In July 2011, Jiránek signed a two-year contract with Russian Premier League club Terek Grozny.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In his second season with the club he scored a goal from 45 yards in the league game against Kuban Krasnodar.<ref>The Only Goal You Need to See This Weekend: Martin Jiranek Blasts a Bender | Bleacher Report</ref>

International

Jiránek was part of the Czech side which won the UEFA U-21 Championships in 2002.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He made his senior international debut against Poland in 2002. Jiránek's first major international tournament came at Euro 2004, where he made 4 appearances before being ruled out of the semi-final with a thigh injury.<ref>Thigh blow lays Jiránek low – UEFA.com</ref> He also was named in the Czech squad for the 2006 World Cup, but despite playing 5 qualifying matches, he did not make an appearance at the finals.<ref>FIFA Player Statistics: Martin JIRANEK - FIFA.com</ref> He appeared in 5 qualifying matches for Euro 2008, but was not named in the Czech squad due to an ankle injury.<ref>Jiránek op leaves Spartak short – UEFA.com</ref> His 31st (and as of February 2011, last) appearance was in March 2007, against Germany - after which, he was fined for his involvement in a birthday party with prostitutes.<ref>Czech Republic Players Celebrate Loss with Booze and Prostitutes - World Cup Blog Template:Webarchive</ref>

Career statistics

Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Spartak Moscow	2004	Russian Premier League	12	0			-		-		-		12	0
	2005	Russian Premier League	22	0			-		-		-		22	0
	2006	Russian Premier League	26	2	4	0	-		10	0	-		30	2
	2007	Russian Premier League	11	0	3	0	-		-		1	0	15	0
	2008	Russian Premier League	26	0	0	0	-		7	0	-		26	0
	2009	Russian Premier League	29	1	2	0	-		-		-		31	1
	2010	Russian Premier League	10	1	0	0	-		-		-		10	1
	Total		136	4	9	0	-	-	17	0	1	0	163	4
Birmingham City	2010–11	Premier League	10	0	3	0	3	0	–		–		16	0
Terek Grozny	2011–12	Russian Premier League	22	0	2	0	-		-		-		24	0
	2012–13	Russian Premier League	25	1	2	0	-		-		-		27	1
	2013–14	Russian Premier League	0	0	0	0	-		-		-		0	0
	Total		45	1	4	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	49	1
Tom Tomsk	2013–14	Russian Premier League	20	0	0	0	-		-		2	0	22	0
	2014–15	Russian National League	21	0	0	0	-		-		-		21	0
	2015–16	Russian National League	31	0	0	0	-		-		-		31	0
	Total		72	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	2	0	74	0
Příbram	2016–17	Czech First League	21	1	0	0	–		–		–		21	1
Dukla Prague	2017–18	Czech First League	27	0	0	0	–		–		–		27	0
Career total			311	6	16	0	3	0	17	0	3	0	350	6

International

Czech Republic
Year	Apps	Goals
2002	3	0
2003	3	0
2004	10	0
2005	4	0
2006	8	0
2007	3	0
Total	31	0

Statistics accurate as of match played 28 March 2007<ref name="NFT Stats">Template:NFT player</ref>

Honours

Slovan Liberec

• Czech Cup: 1999–2000

Birmingham City

• Football League Cup: 2010–11<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

External links

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