Jan Rajnoch

Jan Rajnoch
	Rajnoch in 2010
Personal information
Date of birth	30 September 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth	Frýdlant, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back, defensive midfielder
Youth career
1991–2001	Sparta Prague
Senior career*
Years	Team
2001–2002	Sparta Prague
2001–2002	→ Mladá Boleslav (loan)
2002	→ SC Xaverov (loan)
2003–2004	FC Bohemians Prague
2004–2006	1. FC Slovácko
2006–2010	Mladá Boleslav
2009	→ Energie Cottbus (loan)
2010–2011	Ankaragücü
2012–2013	Sivasspor
2013–2014	Adana Demirspor
2014	Slovan Liberec
2014–2016	Sigma Olomouc
Total
International career
2008–2011	Czech Republic
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jan Rajnoch (born 30 September 1981) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a centre-back or defensive midfielder.^[1]

Club career

Rajnoch's career started at AC Sparta Prague's youth academy, playing with prominent Czech talents Tomáš Hübschman and Tomáš Jun. However, he never made an appearance for the senior team. After spells at Bohemians Praha and 1. FC Slovácko he joined Czech Gambrinus liga outfit FK Mladá Boleslav in September 2006. Here he quickly established himself as a key player and became an integral part of the team, playing an important role in their UEFA Cup campaign wins against Olympique de Marseille^[2] and Palermo. In the 2007–08 season, he was made captain.

Switch to Germany

On 7 January 2009, Rajnoch made a loan move to German side FC Energie Cottbus^[3] where he played out the rest of the season making 10 appearances in the Bundesliga. However Cottbus could not avoid relegation and Rajnoch returned to Boleslav.

Turkey

Rajnoch moved to Turkish Süper Lig outfit MKE Ankaragücü in 2010 on a three-and-a-half-year contract. He scored an own goal against Galatasaray on 2 October 2011 which became Galatasaray's 3000th goal in league history.^[4]

International career

Rajnoch played for the Czech Republic national team. He made his international debut on 20 August 2008 in a friendly against England at Wembley Stadium where he came on as a substitute for Radoslav Kováč in the 76th minute. The game ended in a 2–2 draw.^[5]

Style of play

He played as a defender or sometimes as a defensive midfielder.^[6]

References

^ "Jan Rajnoch". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
^ http://www.gom.com.eg/gazette/pdf/2006/09/30/11.pdf^{[dead link]}
^ "Cottbus clinch loan Rajnoch". FIFA. 7 January 2009. Archived from the original on 20 February 2009. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
^ ""3000. gol Rajnoch'un değil Kazım'ın golü"". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 4 October 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
^ "England 2 Czech Republic 2: Cole grabs late leveller but boos ring out for lamentable England". The Independent. 21 August 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
^ Jan Rajnoch – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)

External links

Jan Rajnoch at FAČR (in Czech)
Jan Rajnoch at National-Football-Teams.com
Jan Rajnoch at Soccerway

[1] "Jan Rajnoch". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 July 2013.

[2] ttp://www.gom.com.eg/gazette/pdf/2006/09/30/11.pdf^{[dead link]}

[3] "Cottbus clinch loan Rajnoch". FIFA. 7 January 2009. Archived from the original on 20 February 2009. Retrieved 19 July 2013.

[4] ""3000. gol Rajnoch'un değil Kazım'ın golü"". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 4 October 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2014.

[5] "England 2 Czech Republic 2: Cole grabs late leveller but boos ring out for lamentable England". The Independent. 21 August 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2013.

[6] Jan Rajnoch – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)

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