| Date of birth | February 15, 1972 | ||
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| Place of birth | Prague, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb) | ||
| University | Charles University in Prague | ||
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Flanker, number eight, lock | ||
| Amateur clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| 1990-1994 1995 2003-2004 2004-present |
Slavia Prague Dunedin Pirates Říčany Slavia Prague |
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| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1996-1998 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000–2003 |
Newport Sale Sharks Pontypridd Clermont |
61 11 19 30 |
(155) (20) (25) (15) |
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1993-2009 | Czech Republic | 55 | |
Jan Macháček (born 15 February 1972 in Prague) is a former Czech rugby player. He is one of arguably the two most famous Czech rugby players, along with Martin Jágr. He played for Newport RFC and Pontypridd RFC in Wales, Sale Sharks in England, Clermont Auvergne in France as well as the Barbarians.
He is currently CEO and owner[1] of Infonia s.r.o., a webdesign company.
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He was born in Prague and started playing rugby on account of his father Dušan having played. The first team he played for was Czech outfit Slavia Prague.
He played his final match on 16 December 2009 in a 17-5 win against Hong Kong in Prague, aged 37 years old.