Tomáš Zápotočný

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Personal information
Tomáš Zápotočný
Date of birth	September 13, 1980 (1980-09-13) (age 27)
Place of birth	Příbram, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Udinese
Number	21
Youth clubs
	Dukla Příbram
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2000-2001 2002 2002-2006 2007-present	Dukla Příbram Petra Drnovice Slovan Liberec Udinese	22 (2) 4 (0) 80 (10) 11 (0)
National team²
2006	Czech Republic	4 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 June 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 22 August 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Tomáš Zápotočný /tom-ush zah-pot-otch-nee/ (born 13 September 1980) is a Czech center back footballer who currently plays for Italian outfit Udinese Calcio as a defender.

[edit] Football career

He recently signed for Udinese in the January transfer window for an unconfirmed € 500,000 bid^[1]^[2]. He has come from Czech side Slovan Liberec, in which he was their captain and got their player of the season award 2006–07. He scored his first goal for the club in a 2-1 friendly win over Slovene football club NK Gorica

On 25 February 2007, he played his first Serie A match for Udinese against Parma ^[3]

He currently has three international caps for his country.