Daniel Zítka

Daniel Zítka

Zítka in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth	(1975-06-20) 20 June 1975
Place of birth	Havířov, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1985–1994	Baník Havířov
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1995	FK Viktoria Žižkov	1	(0)
1995–1997	FC Svit Zlín	38	(0)
1997–1999	Tatran Prešov	43	(0)
1999–2002	Lokeren	59	(0)
2002–2010	Anderlecht	143	(0)
2010–2012	Sparta Prague	4	(0)
Total		288	(0)
International career
1994–1996	Czech Republic U21	2	(0)
2007–2008	Czech Republic	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Daniel Zítka (born 20 June 1975) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played three matches for the Czech Republic. He worked as a goalkeeper coach for AC Sparta Prague.

Career

Zítka began his career at FK Havířov and in 1994 moved to FK Viktoria Žižkov where he accumulated only one league start. He played in the first round of the 1994–95 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup against Chelsea, conceding four goals in a 4–2 first leg defeat in London. The following year, he signed with FC Zlín and in November 1997 transferred to Tatran Prešov in Slovakia.

Two years later, Zítka moved to Belgium, to K.S.C. Lokeren OV. From Lokeren he was recruited by R.S.C. Anderlecht scouts in 2002. Following his arrival at Anderlecht, he was in competition with Tristan Peersman, Zvonko Milojević, Željko Pavlović, Jan Van Steenberghe and Silvio Proto, but remained a first-team regular

On 3 May 2010, he joined Sparta Prague from Anderlecht on a two-year deal.

Honours

Anderlecht

• Belgian First Division: 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2009–10
• Belgian Cup: 2007–08
• Belgian Supercup : 2006 , 2007

Individual

• Man of the Season (Belgian First Division): 2006–07
• Belgian Professional Goalkeeper of the Year: 2006
• Keeper of the Season: 2006–07

External links

• Daniel Zítka at FAČR (also at old FAČR website) (in Czech)
• Goalkeeper Academy Daniel Zitka Archived 22 February 2019 at the Wayback Machine