Milan Baroš
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Milan Baroš (Template:IPA; born 28 October 1981) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a forward.
In 2005, he was part of the Liverpool team which won the UEFA Champions League. He went on to win Ligue 1 with Lyon in 2007, the FA Cup with Portsmouth in 2008 and the Süper Lig with Galatasaray in 2012. He also had spells with Baník Ostrava, where he started his career, and English club Aston Villa, and retired from professional football in 2020 following his fourth spell at Baník Ostrava.
Born in Valašské Meziříčí, Baroš represented the Czech Republic international team in 93 matches, scoring on 41 occasions. He won the Golden Boot as top scorer of the Euro 2004 tournament, where his nation reached the semi-finals. He went on to play in three more major international tournaments. His 41 goals for the Czech Republic is second behind only Jan Koller.
Club career
Early career
As a boy, Baroš played for youth clubs in Vigantice and Rožnov pod Radhoštěm before joining the youth team of Baník Ostrava at the age of 12.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 1998, he made his debut for the club in the Czech First League, the top division of Czech football, becoming a regular over the next few seasons.<ref name=jerabek>Template:Cite book</ref> In 2000, he won the Talent of the Year award at the Czech Footballer of the Year awards.<ref>Template:In lang Historie ankety Fotbalista roku Template:Webarchive at ČMFS website</ref> He was described by the Czech News Agency in the 2000–01 season as "perhaps the biggest star of the [Czech] football league".<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He played his last game for the club on 2 December 2001, in a 1–0 loss at Viktoria Žižkov.<ref name=backtobanik>Template:Cite news</ref> During his time in Ostrava, he scored 23 league goals in 76 appearances.<ref name=backtobanik/>
Liverpool
Baroš joined Liverpool in July 2001 for an undisclosed fee and on a contract of undisclosed length; he joined compatriots Patrik Berger and Vladimír Šmicer at the club.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The BBC estimated his transfer fee as £3.2 million.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He did not move to England straight away due to delays in obtaining a work permit,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> which was obtained in December.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He made his club debut in a UEFA Champions League tie away to Barcelona on 13 March 2002;<ref name=dm02>Template:Cite web</ref> he played the last 16 minutes in place of Emile Heskey as the match finished goalless.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> It was his only appearance of the 2001–02 season.<ref name=dm02/>
In the 2002–03 season, Baroš scored twice on his Premiership debut away to Bolton Wanderers on 14 September 2002, as Liverpool won 3–2 away.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Baroš was a substitute in the 2003 Football League Cup Final against Manchester United. He entered the game in the second half, but did not play to the end of the game, being substituted himself a minute before the end of the game.<ref name=lcfinal03>Template:Cite news</ref> Liverpool won the game 2–0 to win the cup, the first major trophy of Baroš' career.<ref name=lcfinal03/> Towards the end of the season, he scored twice in a 6–0 away win over already-relegated West Bromwich Albion in April 2003.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He ended his first season in the Premiership with 12 goals for the club.
Baroš broke his ankle in a September 2003 match against Blackburn Rovers, a match which also saw teammate Jamie Carragher sustain a broken leg.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Baroš subsequently missed five months of football and scored just two goals in the 2003–04 season.<ref name=bbchoullier>Template:Cite news</ref> His first goal came in a league match against Leeds United in February 2004,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> while his other goal was in March in a 1–1 Champions League draw against Marseille.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Baroš would later claim that had manager Gérard Houllier stayed at the club after the summer of 2004, he would have put in a transfer request.<ref name=bbchoullier/> As it was, Houllier left the club and was replaced by Rafael Benítez.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Baroš entered the 2004–05 season having been the top goalscorer in the summer's Euro 2004<ref name="top"/> tournament. With Michael Owen and Emile Heskey having been sold and new signing Djibril Cissé out with a long-term injury, Baroš was now Liverpool's only senior striker.<ref name="top">Template:Citation</ref> Despite being the club's joint top scorer with 13 goals, including a hat-trick against Crystal Palace,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Spaniard Fernando Morientes was preferred to Baroš in Liverpool's starting lineup for the League Cup Final, a match they lost to Chelsea.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> However, he did start the 2005 Champions League Final, being substituted after 85 minutes as the game finished 3–3 in normal time.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Liverpool went on to win the match on penalties. Baroš reportedly dropped the trophy during the team's celebration, leaving a dent, but Liverpool decided not to mend it because it "added to the character" of the trophy.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He finished the season with 13 goals, becoming the joint-top scorer for the club.<ref name=villa-transfer>Template:Cite news</ref> Baroš also received his first red card during the campaign, being sent off for a high challenge on Everton's Alan Stubbs in the Merseyside derby on 20 March.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
In June 2005, former manager Gérard Houllier, then with French club Lyon, made an approach to sign Baroš. The player rejected the approach,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> but only made two substitute appearances for Liverpool in the 2005–06 season before leaving the club. He left Liverpool with league figures of 19 goals in 68 appearances.<ref name=portugal08>Template:Cite web</ref>
Aston Villa
Baroš moved to Premiership side Aston Villa for a fee of £6.5 million in August 2005, signing a four-year contract.<ref name=villa-transfer/> He was given the number 10 shirt.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Just ten minutes into his Aston Villa debut, he scored the only goal in his new team's league victory over Blackburn.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He played a crucial role in Villa's League Cup second round victory against Wycombe Wanderers in September.<ref name=wycombe>Template:Cite web</ref> With Villa trailing 3–1 at half time, Baroš scored shortly after the beginning of the second half and won a penalty, which Gareth Barry converted.<ref name=wycombe/> He also provided the cross for Barry's second goal of the game as Villa scored seven goals in the second half, resulting in a final score of 8–3, their biggest win in over 40 years.<ref name=wycombe/> He set up the first Aston Villa goal in a November match against Sunderland in dubious circumstances; back-heeling the ball, which "looked to have gone out of play" to Aaron Hughes.<ref name=hughes-backheel>Template:Cite news</ref> Hughes' pass found Kevin Phillips, who opened the scoring against his old club. He later scored a goal himself in the same game, which ended 3–1 to Villa.<ref name=hughes-backheel/>
In the Boxing Day match against Everton, Baroš was involved thoroughly in the proceedings. He opened the scoring in the 35th minute, having handled the ball immediately beforehand.<ref name=hands3points>Template:Cite web</ref> This was not punished and the referee awarded a goal.<ref name=hands3points/> Baroš subsequently celebrated in front of the travelling Everton fans, making a gesture as if to listen to them.<ref name=handofbaros>Template:Cite web</ref> A number of missiles from the crowd were subsequently thrown in Baroš' direction.<ref name=handofbaros/> The goal was just his third in what Glenn Moore of The Independent described as "an indifferent season" for Baroš.<ref name=indifferent>Template:Cite web</ref> He went on to score his second goal of the game, and Villa's fourth, earning him man of the match honours.<ref name=indifferent/> Baroš scored twice in January 2006's fourth round FA Cup win against Port Vale,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and added another in the following round's 1–1 draw with Manchester City.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Late in the season, he scored two goals in the Second City derby against Birmingham City at Villa Park, marking his 11th and 12th goals of the season and winning another man of the match award.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He would score no further goals that season.
Baroš failed to score at the start of the 2006–07 season, leading new manager Martin O'Neill to challenge him in October to prove himself before the January transfer window.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He subsequently scored his first goal of the season in December 2006, eight months since scoring his last one, with a close-range equaliser against Sheffield United in a 2–2 draw.<ref name=sheff-u-goal>Template:Cite news</ref> Although he also managed to score for Aston Villa in a 2–1 loss to Manchester United in the FA Cup,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> he left the club in January 2007, having scored just once in 17 league matches that season.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Lyon
On 22 January 2007, Baroš signed with French side Lyon, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract and reuniting with former manager Gérard Houllier from his time at Liverpool.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The deal swapped Baroš with Lyon striker John Carew, who joined Aston Villa on a three-and-a-half-year deal.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Just two days after joining the club, he made his Lyon debut in a league match against Bordeaux. He appeared as a substitute, as league leaders Lyon lost 2–1 for their first home defeat of the season.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Baroš took part in that year's Champions League, featuring as a substitute in a 0–0 draw in Rome against Roma.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He played no further part in that season's Champions League campaign, as he remained on the bench in the return leg as Lyon were eliminated.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In May 2007, Baroš was accused of making a racist gesture towards his Cameroonian opponent Stéphane Mbia during Lyon's match against Rennes on 18 April.<ref name=Frenchsuspension>Template:Cite web</ref> After having been fouled by Mbia several times, Baroš held his nose in front of Mbia and waved his hand as if to waft away an unpleasant smell.<ref name=Frenchsuspension/> In the ensuing controversy, Baroš insisted that his gesture was not intended to be racist in any way, and he was only trying to tell Mbia to get out of his face and leave him alone.<ref name=Frenchsuspension/> Baroš and Mbia were brought before an official disciplinary hearing of the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP), which ruled that Baroš was innocent of racist behaviour, but he was nevertheless suspended for the remaining three games of the season for unsportsmanlike conduct.<ref name=Frenchsuspension/> The end of the season saw Lyon win the league title, but nonetheless manager Houllier left the club.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Baroš scored in Lyon's opening game of the 2007–08 season as his club won 2–0 against Auxerre.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> However, he played significantly less under new manager Alain Perrin, making just six starts and scoring a total of three league goals.<ref name=pompeyloan>Template:Cite news</ref> In mid-November, Baroš revealed a break down in his relationship with Perrin and hinted at a move to another club.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Portsmouth
Baroš joined Premier League side Portsmouth on loan from Lyon in January 2008 until the end of the season, with the option of making the move permanent at the end of the loan.<ref name=pompeyloan/> Baroš played a significant role in the club winning the 2008 FA Cup. He won Portsmouth's match-winning penalty kick in the quarter-final at Manchester United and assisted Nwankwo Kanu's deciding goal in the semi-final match against West Bromwich Albion with a suspected handball that went unnoticed by both the referee and his assistant.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The final match of Baroš' loan spell was the 2008 FA Cup Final victory over Cardiff City at Wembley Stadium, where he appeared as an 87th-minute substitute for Kanu.<ref name="portsmouth-release">Template:Cite web</ref> By the end of the season, Baroš had played 16 matches for Portsmouth, including seven as a substitute, although he failed to score.<ref name="portsmouth-release"/> He was one of a number of Portsmouth players to be absent at the team parade after the club won the FA Cup, leading to speculation he could have played his last game for the club.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> At the end of the season, Baroš returned to Lyon.<ref name=signedgalatasaray>Template:Cite web</ref>
Galatasaray
In August 2008, Baroš joined Turkish champions Galatasaray from Lyon for a fee of €4.7 million.<ref name=signedgalatasaray/><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He made his first appearance against Kayserispor, playing the last 15 minutes. Baroš scored his first two goals for the club in the UEFA Cup first round, first leg game against Bellinzona.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Three days later, in his first league start, he once again scored two goals against Kocaelispor, with Galatasaray going on to win the match 4–1.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On 21 December 2008, Baroš scored a hat-trick in the 4–2 Süper Lig derby win against Beşiktaş, converting two penalties and scoring one from open play.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He scored another hat-trick later in the season against Hacettepe.<ref name=4hattricks>Template:Cite web</ref> He finished the 2008–09 season as the Süper Lig top scorer with 20 goals.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Baroš scored his first goal of the 2009–10 season in his third league game when he scored twice in a 4–1 win against Kayserispor.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> His next two goals came on 13 September where Galatasaray played rivals Beşiktaş. Galatasaray won the match 3–0, with Baroš scoring his third and fourth goals of the season.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He scored a total of five times in ten matches before breaking his left foot in two places after a tackle by Emre Belözoğlu in the Fenerbahçe–Galatasaray derby on 25 October 2009.<ref>Template:Citation</ref> He returned to action four and a half months later on 14 March 2010 for a game against Ankaragücü, scoring a goal on his comeback.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> During the season, he scored his third hat-trick for the club in a match against Diyarbakirspor.<ref name=4hattricks/> He finished the season with league figures of 11 goals in 17 matches.<ref name=galatasary-extension>Template:Citation</ref>
In August 2010, a week before the start of the 2010–11 Süper Lig, he extended his contract with Galatasaray for two seasons, keeping him contracted to the club until the end of the 2012–13 season.<ref name=galatasary-extension/> Although he had been injured during pre-season training,<ref name=galatasary-extension/> Baroš appeared as a substitute in his club's UEFA Europa League qualification match against Karpaty Lviv, scoring twice as Galatasaray returned from 2–0 down to draw the match.<ref>Template:Citation</ref> At the end of September, he scored his fourth hat-trick for the club against Istanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor, although he failed to complete the game due to an injury.<ref name=4hattricks/> He scored two more goals in a 4–2 loss against Ankaragücü on 17 October, but was injured again.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Baroš was suspended for three matches in March 2011 after insulting referee Fırat Aydınus in a match against Beşiktaş.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> By the end of the season, Baroš had appeared in 17 league games and scored 9 goals.<ref name=Soccerway-profile>Template:Cite web</ref>
Galatasaray started the 2011–12 season well and were top of the league in January, having won eight consecutive league matches.<ref name=8wins>Template:Cite web</ref> Baroš did not start a match for his club for four weeks,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> but scored an important goal against Samsunspor in the eighth match of the streak.<ref name=8wins/> The club won a ninth-straight game, with Baroš scoring his seventh goal of the season, in the 5–1 win against Kardemir Karabükspor, although he left the game with an injury.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He returned from injury in a February match against Antalyaspor, coming on as a substitute, but was on the field of play just 15 minutes before receiving a red card.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> His dismissal resulted in a three-match suspension.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Baroš scored his last goal for the club in April 2012 in the last match of the regular season against Manisaspor.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In 2012, Baroš was told by then-coach Fatih Terim that he would not play for the club any more.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He played no competitive football after Euro 2012 and finally left the club in February 2013.<ref name=backtobanik/>
Return to Baník Ostrava
On 18 February 2013, Czech club Baník Ostrava announced that Baroš had rejoined the club where he started his career, signing a one-and-a-half-year contract.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Under the terms of the contract, his salary was donated to support the youth club of the team.<ref name=backtobanik/> Having not played a competitive match since 21 June of the previous year,<ref name=backtobanik/> he played his first match of the season on 23 February, coming on as a substitute in the 0–0 home draw with Dynamo České Budějovice.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He scored a hat-trick in Ostrava's 3–0 league victory against Hradec Králové on 9 March 2013, his first hat-trick in the top flight of Czech football.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Antalyaspor
On 16 July 2013, Baroš agreed a one-year contract with Turkish club Antalyaspor.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He made his club debut in August, appearing as a substitute in a 0–0 Süper Lig draw against Kayseri Erciyesspor.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He scored his first goal for Antalyaspor against Bursaspor in August, then his second against Rizespor in October.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He suffered damage to his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in December 2013, ruling him out of action for the rest of the season. Baroš returned to the Czech Republic for treatment in January 2014.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Return to the Czech league
24 September 2014 saw Baroš re-join Ostrava; he signed a contract until the end of the 2014–15 season.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Following the end of the 2014–15 season, Baroš left Ostrava and signed a two-year contract with Mladá Boleslav.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Following the end of the 2015–16 season, Baroš left Mladá Boleslav and signed a two-year contract with Slovan Liberec.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He only spent one of the two years at Liberec before returning to Baník Ostrava in 2017.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On 3 July 2020, 38-year-old Baroš announced that he would retire from professional football at the end of the Czech season, due to persistent injuries.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
International career
Youth and early senior careers
Baroš represented various Czech Republic youth teams ranging from under-15 until under-18.<ref name=jerabek/> He played in the 2000 Summer Olympics, making three appearances for the team.<ref name=jerabek/> Baroš took part in two other major tournaments at junior level: the 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship where Czech Republic placed second, and the 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, which the Czechs won.<ref name=jerabek/>
Baroš debuted for the Czech senior squad on 25 April 2001 in a friendly match against Belgium whilst scoring his first goal as well.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He and national teammate Pavel Nedvěd were both shown the red card in a November 2001 qualification match for the following year's World Cup, as the Czech Republic were eliminated by Belgium.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
UEFA Euro 2004
At UEFA Euro 2004, Baroš scored the first goal for the Czech Republic in their first game of the tournament, a come-from-behind 2–1 victory over Latvia.<ref name=cnnlatvia>Template:Cite web</ref> With the goal he became the youngest goalscorer at the European Championships for the Czech Republic.<ref name=cnnlatvia/> His second goal of the tournament came against the Netherlands; the Dutch team had taken a two-goal lead over the Czechs before Jan Koller scored from a Baroš pass.<ref name=bbchol>Template:Cite web</ref> Baroš then scored before Vladimír Šmicer completed the scoring, as the Czechs won the game 3–2.<ref name=bbchol/> The third group match saw the Czech Republic make nine changes to their starting lineup, having already qualified for the quarter-finals.<ref name=cnngermany>Template:Cite web</ref> Baroš appeared as a substitute and scored the winning goal, as opponents Germany failed to advance to the next stage of the tournament.<ref name=cnngermany/> Baroš added two goals in two minutes of the second half of the Czechs' quarter-final win over Denmark,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and finished as the tournament's Golden Boot winner with five goals.<ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Cbignore</ref>
2006 FIFA World Cup
In qualification for the 2006 World Cup, Baroš scored five goals for his country, including four in consecutive matches in 2005.<ref name=rsssf-intgoals>Template:Cite web</ref> An injury to his foot, picked up in a match on 3 June, kept him out of 2006 FIFA World Cup games against the United States and Ghana.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He appeared in the Czechs' final group game against Italy,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> but appeared unfit and left the game after 64 minutes to be replaced by David Jarolím.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
UEFA Euro 2008 and suspension
In the run up to UEFA Euro 2008, Baroš had not scored an international goal since March 2007.<ref name=portugal08/> He started the Czech Republic's second group game against Portugal, but Portugal won 3–1 and Baroš failed to score.<ref name=portugal08/> Jan Koller was preferred to Baroš in the starting lineup for the next match, against Turkey.<ref name=turkey08>Template:Cite news</ref> Despite neither playing in the match nor even being on the pitch, Baroš suffered the indignity of receiving a yellow card during stoppage time at the end of the match.<ref name=turkey08/>
Baroš was banned indefinitely from playing for his national side in April 2009 after a breach of discipline, having attended a bar late at night.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> However, he was recalled to the national side after the appointment of Ivan Hašek as head coach.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
National team comeback and retirement
On 12 August 2009, Baroš marked his national team return with a goal from the penalty spot in the 3–1 home friendly victory against Belgium.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The following month, Baroš scored a career high of four goals against San Marino, in a World Cup qualifier which the Czech Republic won 7–0.<ref name=4intgoals>Template:Cite news</ref> By doing so, he became only the second player from the Czech Republic to score four goals in an international match.<ref name=4intgoals/>
After the tournament, during which he failed to score, Baroš announced his retirement from international football, having scored a total of 41 international goals in 93 matches.<ref name=int-retirement>Template:Cite news</ref> His total of 41 international goals for his country is second only to strike partner Jan Koller, who holds the record with 55.<ref name=backtobanik/>
Style of play
Baroš gained the nickname "the Ostravan Maradona" in his native Czech Republic due to perceived similarities with the Argentine footballer of the same name.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He was noted particularly for being a quick player with good dribbling skill.<ref name=bbceuro2004profile>Template:Cite web</ref>
Personal life
Baroš was born in the Czech town of Valašské Meziříčí.<ref name=lcfinal03/> He is of partial Vlach and Romani descent.<ref>Kassimeris, Christos (2009). Anti-Racism in European Football: Fair Play for All. Lexington Books. p. 78. ISBN 9780739126110.</ref> He grew up in the village of Vigantice.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2009, he married Tereza Franková,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> whom he started dating in 2005.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Their son Patrik was born on 2 September 2009.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
On 1 November 2007, Baroš was arrested in France while driving at Template:Convert in his black Ferrari F430, on a freeway limited to Template:Convert. Stopped by French police between Lyon and Geneva in the region of Ain, the local authorities said the radar reading of 271 km/h was the fastest speed ever recorded in the region, surpassing the previous mark of Template:Convert set by a motorcyclist in 2000. As a result, Baroš had his car and licence confiscated and had to return to Lyon in a taxi.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Career statistics
Club
Source: League matches;<ref name=nft>Template:NFT player</ref>
Cup and League Cup matches;<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Liverpool European matches;<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
European club matches from 2006<ref name=Soccerway-profile/>
| Club | Season | League | National cupTemplate:Efn | League cupTemplate:Efn | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Baník Ostrava | 1998–99 | Czech First League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 1999–2000 | Czech First League | 29 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 29 | 6 | ||||
| 2000–01 | Czech First League | 26 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 5 | ||||
| 2001–02 | Czech First League | 15 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 11 | ||||
| Total | 76 | 22 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 76 | 23 | |||||
| Liverpool | 2001–02 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2002–03 | Premier League | 27 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1Template:Efn | 0 | 42 | 12 | |
| 2003–04 | Premier League | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4Template:Efn | 1 | — | 18 | 2 | ||
| 2004–05 | Premier League | 26 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 14Template:Efn | 2 | — | 45 | 13 | ||
| 2005–06 | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 68 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 108 | 27 | ||
| Aston Villa | 2005–06 | Premier League | 25 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 12 | ||
| 2006–07 | Premier League | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 2 | |||
| Total | 42 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 51 | 14 | ||||
| Lyon | 2006–07 | Ligue 1 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1Template:Efn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 |
| 2007–08 | Ligue 1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3Template:Efn | 0 | 1Template:Efn | 0 | 18 | 3 | |
| 2008–09 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1Template:Efn | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 7 | ||
| Portsmouth (loan) | 2007–08 | Premier League | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| Galatasaray | 2008–09 | Süper Lig | 31 | 20 | 3 | 1 | — | 9 | 5 | — | 43 | 26 | ||
| 2009–10 | Süper Lig | 17 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 6Template:Efn | 5 | — | 23 | 16 | |||
| 2010–11 | Süper Lig | 17 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | 2Template:Efn | 2 | — | 21 | 11 | |||
| 2011–12 | Süper Lig | 28 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 8 | ||||
| Total | 93 | 48 | 6 | 1 | — | 17 | 12 | — | 116 | 61 | ||||
| Baník Ostrava | 2012–13 | Czech First League | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 5 | |||
| Antalyaspor | 2013–14 | Süper Lig | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 16 | 4 | |||
| Baník Ostrava | 2014–15 | Czech First League | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | |||
| FK Mladá Boleslav | 2015–16 | Czech First League | 21 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 9 | ||
| Slovan Liberec | 2016–17 | Czech First League | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 29 | 6 | ||
| Baník Ostrava | 2017–18 | Czech First League | 25 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 27 | 10 | |||
| 2018–19 | Czech First League | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1Template:Efn | 0 | 18 | 7 | |||
| 2019–20 | Czech First League | 17 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 19 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 58 | 16 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 64 | 20 | ||||
| Career total | 454 | 141 | 33 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 54 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 556 | 177 | ||
International
Template:Anchor Baroš made his debut opposed to Belgium in April 2001,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> netting his first goal as the match ended in a 1–1 draw.<ref name="debutgoal">Template:Cite news</ref> Baroš has only scored a hat-trick once, which came against San Marino in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification match in September 2009,<ref name="hat-trick">Template:Cite news</ref> where he accomplished a career mark by scoring four times.
- Czech Republic score listed first, score column indicates score after each Baroš goal. Updated as of final match played 21 June 2012.<ref name="czech_republic_statistics"/>
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 April 2001 | Letná Stadium, Prague, Czech Republic | 1 | Template:Fb | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly | <ref name="debutgoal"/> |
| 2 | 6 June 2001 | Na Stínadlech, Teplice, Czech Republic | 2 | Template:Fb | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> |
| 3 | 5 September 2001 | 5 | Template:Fb | 3–2 | 3–2 | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | ||
| 4 | 6 October 2001 | Letná Stadium, Prague, Czech Republic | 6 | Template:Fb | 3–0 | 6–0 | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | |
| 5 | 6 September 2002 | 12 | Template:Fb | 5–0 | Friendly | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | ||
| 6 | 5–0 | |||||||
| 7 | 16 October 2002 | Na Stínadlech, Teplice, Czech Republic | 13 | Template:Fb | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> |
| 8 | 20 November 2002 | 14 | Template:Fb | 3–2 | 3–3 | Friendly | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | |
| 9 | 12 February 2003 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | 15 | Template:Fb | 2–0 | 2–0 | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | |
| 10 | 30 April 2003 | Na Stínadlech, Teplice, Czech Republic | 18 | Template:Fb | 4–0 | 4–0 | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | |
| 11 | 6 September 2003 | Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus | 20 | Template:Fb | 2–1 | 3–1 | UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> |
| 12 | 10 September 2003 | Toyota Arena, Prague, Czech Republic | 21 | Template:Fb | 3–1 | 3–1 | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | |
| 13 | 31 March 2004 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Republic of Ireland | 22 | Template:Fb | 1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> |
| 14 | 2 June 2004 | Toyota Arena, Prague, Czech Republic | 24 | Template:Fb | 1–0 | 3–1 | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | |
| 15 | 6 June 2004 | Na Stínadlech, Teplice, Czech Republic | 25 | Template:Fb | 1–0 | 2–0 | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | |
| 16 | 2–0 | |||||||
| 17 | 15 June 2004 | Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal | 26 | Template:Fb | 1–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2004 | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> |
| 18 | 19 June 2004 | 27 | Template:Fb | 2–2 | 3–2 | <ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Cbignore</ref> | ||
| 19 | 23 June 2004 | Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal | 28 | Template:Fb | 2–1 | 2–1 | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | |
| 20 | 27 June 2004 | Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal | 29 | Template:Fb | 2–0 | 3–0 | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | |
| 21 | 3–0 | |||||||
| 22 | 26 March 2005 | Na Stínadlech, Teplice, Czech Republic | 36 | Template:Fb | 1–0 | 4–3 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> |
| 23 | 30 March 2005 | Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall, Andorra la Vella, Andorra | 37 | Template:Fb | 2–0 | 4–0 | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | |
| 24 | 4 June 2005 | Stadion u Nisy, Liberec, Czech Republic | 38 | 5–1 | 8–1 | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | ||
| 25 | 8 June 2005 | Na Stínadlech, Teplice, Czech Republic | 39 | Template:Fb | 6–1 | 6–1 | <ref name="macedoniamatch">Template:Cite news</ref> | |
| 26 | 7 September 2005 | Andrův stadion, Olomouc, Czech Republic | 42 | Template:Fb | 3–0 | 4–1 | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | |
| 27 | 26 May 2006 | Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck, Austria | 47 | Template:Fb | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> |
| 28 | 7 October 2006 | Stadion u Nisy, Liberec, Czech Republic | 51 | Template:Fb | 3–0 | 7–0 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> |
| 29 | 7–0 | |||||||
| 30 | 15 November 2006 | Toyota Arena, Prague, Czech Republic | 53 | Template:Fb | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> |
| 31 | 24 March 2007 | 55 | Template:Fb | 1–2 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | |
| 32 | 20 August 2008 | Wembley Stadium, London, England | 66 | Template:Fb | 1–0 | 2–2 | Friendly | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> |
| 33 | 12 August 2009 | Na Stínadlech, Teplice, Czech Republic | 74 | Template:Fb | 2–1 | 3–1 | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | |
| 34 | 5 September 2009 | Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia | 75 | Template:Fb | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> |
| 35 | 9 September 2009 | Městský fotbalový stadion, Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic | 76 | Template:Fb | 1–0 | 7–0 | <ref name="hat-trick"/> | |
| 36 | 2–0 | |||||||
| 37 | 3–0 | |||||||
| 38 | 5–0 | |||||||
| 39 | 29 March 2011 | Stadion Střelecký ostrov, České Budějovice, Czech Republic | 81 | Template:Fb | 1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> |
| 40 | 29 February 2012 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland | 87 | Template:Fb | 1–1 | Friendly | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | |
| 41 | 26 May 2012 | Profertil Arena, Hartberg, Austria | 88 | Template:Fb | 2–1 | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> |
Template:Col-begin Template:Col-3
| National team | Season | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic | |||
| 2001 | 8 | 4 | |
| 2002 | 6 | 4 | |
| 2003 | 7 | 4 | |
| 2004 | 13 | 9 | |
| 2005 | 11 | 5 | |
| 2006 | 8 | 4 | |
| 2007 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 8 | 6 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 7 | 2 | |
| Total | 93 | 41 | |
| Tournament | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| UEFA European Championship qualification | 21 | 7 |
| Friendlies | 30 | 16 |
| UEFA European Championship tournaments | 10 | 5 |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 28 | 13 |
| FIFA World Cup tournamentsTemplate:Efn | 1 | 0 |
| Other tournamentsTemplate:Efn | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 93 | 41 |
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| Czech Republic | ||
| Year | Template:Tooltip | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 8 | 4 |
| 2002 | 6 | 4 |
| 2003 | 7 | 4 |
| 2004 | 13 | 9 |
| 2005 | 11 | 5 |
| 2006 | 8 | 4 |
| 2007 | 8 | 1 |
| 2008 | 9 | 1 |
| 2009 | 8 | 6 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 7 | 1 |
| 2012 | 7 | 2 |
| Total | 93 | 41 |
Honours
Liverpool
- Football League Cup: 2002–03;<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> runner-up 2004–05<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- UEFA Champions League: 2004–05<ref name=baros-uefa>Template:Cite news</ref>
Olympique Lyon
Portsmouth
Galatasaray
Mladá Boleslav
Czech Republic U21
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2002<ref name=baros-uefa/>
Individual
- UEFA European Championship Golden Boot: 2004<ref name=baros-uefa/>
- UEFA European Champions Team of the Tournament: 2004<ref name=baros-uefa/>
- Süper Lig top scorer: 2008–09
References
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External links
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