František Rajtoral
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František Rajtoral (12 March 1986 – ca. 23 April 2017[1]) was a Czech professional footballer who played as a right winger or right-back. He was best known for his stint at Viktoria Plzeň. He was a member of the Czech Republic national team.
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Date of birth | (1986-03-12)12 March 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Příbram, Czechoslovakia | ||
Date of death | ca. 23 April 2017 (2017-04-24) (aged 31) | ||
Place of death | Gaziantep, Turkey | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right winger, right-back | ||
Youth career | |||
1992–1994 | Kovohutě Příbram | ||
1994–2004 | Marila Příbram | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2005 | Marila Příbram | 15 | (1) |
2005–2009 | Baník Ostrava | 100 | (12) |
2009–2016 | Viktoria Plzeň | 168 | (19) |
2014 | → Hannover 96 (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Gaziantepspor | 12 | (0) |
Total | 302 | (32) | |
International career | |||
2004 | Czech Republic U18 | 5 | (0) |
2004–2005 | Czech Republic U19 | 10 | (1) |
2006–2008 | Czech Republic U21 | 15 | (1) |
2012–2014 | Czech Republic | 14 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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He won the Czech Cup with Viktoria Plzeň in 2010. Further trophies he won with the club include the Gambrinus Liga twice and the Czech Supercup.
On 29 February 2012, Rajtoral earned his first cap for the senior team of his country in the 1–1 draw with Ireland in a friendly match.
Rajtoral was described as "one of the best attacking right-wingers in the Czech Republic" by journalist Mark Smith.[2]