Jan Šimák

Personal information
Jan Šimák
Date of birth	October 13, 1978 (1978-10-13) (age 29)
Place of birth	Tábor, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	FC Carl Zeiss Jena
Number	19
Youth clubs
1983–1984 1984–1996 1994–1995	Sokol Mezno VS Tábora SK České Budějovice JČE
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1996–2000 2000–2002 2002–2003 2003–2004 2004–2007 2007–2008 2008–	Chmel Blsany Hannover 96 Bayer Leverkusen → Hannover 96 (loan) Sparta Prague FC Carl Zeiss Jena VfB Stuttgart	99 (16) 58 (27) 22 0(3) 06 0(2) 51 0(3) 27 0(7)
National team²
2002	Czech Republic	01 0(0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 31, 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of July 31, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Jan Šimák (born October 13, 1978 in Tábor) is a Czech footballer, currently signed to German 2. Bundesliga team FC Carl Zeiss Jena. He is an attacking midfielder who possesses an extremely powerful shot and sumptuous skils.

He has previously played for Hannover 96 and Bayer Leverkusen in Germany, and Sparta Prague in his homeland, where he won two league titles. He has also played for the Czech national football team once, in a 4-1 friendly win over Slovakia on August 21, 2002. Before the 2007-08 season Simak, a key player for Sparta Prague was forced to move to FC Carl Zeiss Jena by his club because of indiscipline.

In July 2008 he will move to VfB Stuttgart^[1].

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