Rudolf Skácel

Rudolf Skácel (cs; born 17 July 1979) is a retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder.^[1]

Rudi Skácel

Skácel playing for Hearts in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Rudolf Skácel
Date of birth	(1979-07-17) 17 July 1979 (age 46)
Place of birth	Trutnov, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1985–1992	FK Trutnov
1992–1999	Hradec Králové
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2002	Hradec Králové	37	(8)
2002–2003	Slavia Prague	57	(13)
2003–2006	Marseille	20	(1)
2004–2005	→ Panathinaikos (loan)	16	(1)
2005–2006	→ Heart of Midlothian (loan)	35	(16)
2006–2009	Southampton	83	(5)
2008	→ Hertha BSC (loan)	16	(2)
2009	Slavia Prague	5	(3)
2010	Larissa	7	(0)
2010–2012	Heart of Midlothian	58	(25)
2012–2013	Dundee United	14	(1)
2013	Slavia Prague	5	(0)
2015–2016	Mladá Boleslav	2	(0)
2016–2017	Raith Rovers	24	(0)
2017–2019	1. FK Příbram	43	(5)
Total		422	(80)
International career
2001–2002	Czech Republic U21	9	(1)
2003–2010	Czech Republic	7	(1)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Czech Republic UEFA European Under-21 Championship Winner 2002 Switzerland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[2]

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Other[a]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Slavia Prague	2001–02	Gambrinus liga	12	3							12	3
	2002–03		30	8							30	8
	2003–04		15	2							15	2
	Total		57	13							57	13
Marseille	2003–04	Ligue 1	20	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	24	1
Panathinaikos (loan)	2004–05	Alpha Ethniki	16	1	4	3			6	1	26	5
Heart of Midlothian (loan)	2005–06	Scottish Premier League	35	16	4	1	1	0			40	17
Southampton	2006–07	Football League Championship	39	3	0	0	2	1			41	4
	2007–08		16	1	1	0	1	0			18	1
	2008–09		28	1	1	0	0	0			29	1
	Total		83	5	2	0	3	1	0	0	88	6
Hertha BSC (loan)	2007–08	Bundesliga	16	2	0	0					16	2
Slavia Prague	2009–10	Gambrinus liga	5	3	2	0			0	0	7	3
Larissa	2009–10	Superleague Greece	7	0	0	0			0	0	7	0
Heart of Midlothian	2010–11	Scottish Premier League	29	13	0	0	0	0			29	13
	2011–12		29	12	7	5	1	0	3	1	40	18
	Total		58	25	7	5	1	0	3	1	69	31
Dundee United	2012–13	Scottish Premier League	14	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	16	1
Slavia Prague	2012–13	Czech First League	5	0	0	0			-		5	0
Mladá Boleslav	2015–16	Czech First League	2	0	0	0	0	0	-		0	0
Raith Rovers	2016–17	Scottish Championship	24	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	25	0
1. FK Příbram	2017–18	Czech National Football League	27	4	0	0	0	0	-		27	4
	2018–19	Czech First League	16	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	1
	Total		43	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	32	5
Career total			435	72	24	9	9	1	11	2	479	84

International

National team	Club	Season	Apps	Goals
Czech Republic	Marseille	2003–04	1	1
	Hearts	2005–06	2	0
	Hertha BSC	2007–08	2	0
	Larissa	2009–10	2	0
Total			7	1

International appearances and goals
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Goal	Competition
2003–04
1.	12 November 2003	Na Stínadlech, Teplice, Czech Republic	Canada	5–1	1	Friendly
2005–06
2.	17 August 2005	Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden	Sweden	1–2	0	Friendly
3.	7 September 2005	Andrův stadion, Olomouc, Czech Republic	Armenia	4–1	0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
2007–08
4.	27 May 2008	Stadion Eden, Prague, Czech Republic	Lithuania	2–0	0	Friendly
5.	30 May 2008	Letná Stadium, Prague, Czech Republic	Scotland	3–1	0	Friendly
2009–10
6.	3 March 2010	Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland	Scotland	0–1	0	Friendly
7.	22 May 2010	Red Bull Arena, New Jersey, United States	Turkey	1–2	0	Friendly

Honours

Hradec Králové

• Czech 2. Liga: 2000–01

Slavia Prague

• Czech Cup: 2001–02

Heart of Midlothian

• Scottish Cup: 2005–06, 2011–12

Czech Republic Under-21

• UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship: 2002

Individual

• Scottish Premier League Player of the Month: August 2005