| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Libor Kozák | ||
| Date of birth | 30 May 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Opava, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Lazio | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2007 | Opava | ||
| 2008-2009 | Lazio | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2008 | Opava | 26 | (11) |
| 2008– | Lazio | 22 | (6) |
| 2009–2010 | → Brescia (loan) | 30 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | Czech Republic U-19 | 9 | (3) |
| 2009– | Czech Republic U-21 | 10 | (3) |
| 2011– | Czech Republic | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 September 2010. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Libor Kozák (born 30 May 1989 in Opava, Czech Republic, at that time Czechoslovakia) is a Czech professional football player, who is a forward who plays for Italian Serie A club Lazio. He is a member of the Czech Republic national football team.
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Kozák started his career in 2001 with Czech club Slezský FC Opava, first playing with its youth teams before being promoted to the first team in 2007. Considered a promising talent, Kozák was a prolific goalscorer in the Czech Second Division with Opava.
In January 2008, Kozák went on trial with English Premier League club Portsmouth, however he did not join Pompey.[1] At the end of the season, Italian giants Lazio came calling and Kozák accepted a move to Rome.
Kozák joined Lazio in July 2008, signing a five-year contract, with rumours that Lazio club president Claudio Lotito paid a 1.2 million euro (1.8 million dollars) transfer fee.[2]
Kozák made his long-awaited Serie A debut on 2 May 2009, coming on as a substitute for Mauro Zárate in the 84th minute against Inter at the San Siro. Lazio lost the match 0–2.
After a season at Lazio, the club loaned him to Serie B side Brescia for the 2009–10 season, to gain experience and regular playing time. On 26 September 2009, Kozák scored his first goal in Italy against Grosseto.[3]
At the end of his loan spell, he returned to Lazio. He scored his first goal for the Biancocelesti on 18 September 2010, scoring the winner against Fiorentina. He went on to score the winner against Sampdoria on January 16, 2011. Two weeks later he registered his third and fourth goals for Lazio, against Fiorentina once again. He later won the attraction of Michal Bílek, manager of Czech Republic, as the latter made a special trip to Stadio Olimpico to watch his game against Bari
Kozák is member of the Czech under-21 team. He represented the team at the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.
Kozák received his first call up for the senior Czech national team on March 15 2011, when coach Michal Bílek selected him in his squad to take on Spain and Liechtenstein, however Kozák did not make his senior international debut.[4]
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