Radek Drulák (born 12 January 1962)[1] is a Czech former football player and manager. A forward, he played 16 matches for the Czech Republic and scored six goals.[2] Drulák also participated at the UEFA Euro 1996 where the Czechs won a silver medal.

Biography

Between December 1990 and June 1994, Drulák had a spell abroad, playing for German clubs VfB Oldenburg and Chemnitzer FC.[3] During this time, he became the leading goalscorer of the 2. Bundesliga whilst playing for VfB Oldenburg.[4]

Drulák was the top goalscorer of Czech First League in the 1994–95 and 1995–96 seasons, scoring 15 and 22 goals respectively. He won the Czech Footballer of the Year in 1995 and Personality of the League award at the Czech Footballer of the Year awards in 1996.[5] At internatioval level, Drulák debuted for the newly-formed Czech Republic national football team on 7 June 1995 in a UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying against Luxembourg.[6]

Drulák is married and has a brother who is ten years older than him.[7] His son, also named Radek, is also a footballer who played as a striker in Velké Bílovice.[8] The family lives in Olomouc.[9]

References

  1. ^ Pavlis, Zdeněk (1 April 2023). "Z kanonýra kolchozníkem. Drulák o bramborách, gólech za Spartu i osudových křižovatkách". Seznam.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Radek Drulák". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  3. ^ Arnhold, Matthias (31 May 2012). "Radek Drulák | Matches and Goals in 2. Bundesliga". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Drulák immer noch am Ball" [Drulák still on the ball]. Nordwest Zeitung (in German). 16 October 2007. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  5. ^ "Historie ankety Fotbalista roku". Football Association of the Czech Republic (in Czech). Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  6. ^ Novák, Jaromír (22 February 2007). "Teď mě zkrátka živí náklaďák, říká Drulák". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  7. ^ Dočkal, Jan (12 January 2022). "Paličák. Rebel. Huba nevymáchaná. Ryzímu kanonýrovi Drulákovi je šedesát". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Vinařské město má gólovou legendu Druláka". Deník (in Czech). Vltava Labe Media. 18 August 2007. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  9. ^ Hrabě, Stanislav (29 June 2022). "Nikam nechodím a jsem spokojený, říká Radek Drulák". Seznam Zprávy (in Czech). Retrieved 16 December 2024.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radek_Drul%C3%A1k
No tags for this post.