| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Martin Abraham | ||
| Date of birth | 20 September 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Moravská Třebová, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | SV Wehen | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1985–1987 | Sokol Rychnov na Morave | ||
| 1987–1988 | Tatran Mladejov na Morave | ||
| 1988–1993 | Slovan Moravska Trebova | ||
| 1993–1997 | FC Zbrojovka Brno | ||
| 1997–1999 | FC Zeman Brno | ||
| 1999–2000 | FC GROUP Dolni Kounice | ||
| 2000–2001 | FC Slovácko | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2001–2004 | FC Slovácko | 95 | (7) |
| 2005–2006 | FC Slovan Liberec | 27 | (2) |
| 2006–2007 | FK Mladá Boleslav | 24 | (2) |
| 2007 | AC Sparta Prague | 5 | (1) |
| 2008- | SK Slavia Prague | 12 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | → AEK Larnaca FC (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2010 | → FC Tescoma Zlín (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2010– | SV Wehen | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Martin Abraham (born 20 September 1978 in Moravská Třebová) is a Czech footballer, who is currently playing for SV Wehen Wiesbaden.[1]
Abraham has previously played for AC Sparta Prague, FK Mladá Boleslav, Slovan Liberec, 1. FC Slovácko, Roubina Dolní Kounice and FC Zeman Brno. He was called up for the Czech Republic national football team by Karel Brückner for the Euro 2008 qualification games on 7 October 2006 against San Marino and on 11 October 2006 against Ireland. He was an unused substitute in both games.
Abraham is known for his problems with self-control. In October 2007, he was suspended for four matches for attempting to attack a referee.[2] Later he had some conflicts with his teammates . In February 2008, Sparta Prague sold him to Slavia Prague, which was considered a surprise move, since they bought him for 15 millions CZK from Mladá Boleslav only few months earlier.
During his contract with Slavia, he had an emotional conflict with assistant coach Pavel Řehák (April 2007), and then another one with the head coach Karel Jarolím (June 2007). After that, Jarolím stated that signing Abraham was 'a great mistake' and dropped him to the reserve squad.[3] However, in July 2007, Abraham vulgarly insulted the reserve team coach (Miroslav Janů) and he was then not allowed to train with the reserve team.
His trial with English Championship team Barnsley F.C. in July 2008 was not successful. He was finally signed by AEK Larnaca FC in August 2008 on a one-year loan from Slavia Prague with a second-year buy option.
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