Jan Koller
b. 1973
Czech association football player
- Born
- 30 Mar 1973 · Smetanova Lhota
Life timeline
Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.
- 30 Mar 1973BornBorn in Smetanova Lhota
- 1994 – 1996TeamAC Sparta Prague
- 1995 – 1996TeamCzech Republic national under-21 football team
- 1996 – 1999TeamK.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen
- 1999 – 2009TeamCzechia men's national football team
- 1999 – 2001TeamR.S.C. Anderlecht
- 2000AwardBelgian Golden Shoe
- 2001 – 2006TeamBorussia Dortmund
- 2006Took part2006 FIFA World Cup
- 2006 – 2008TeamAS Monaco FC
- 2008Team1. FC Nürnberg
- 2008 – 2009TeamFC Krylia Sovetov Samara
- 2009 – 2011TeamAS Cannes
- 2013TeamCzech Republic national beach soccer team
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Meanwhile in the world
Major world events during their lifetime (1973 – today).
- 19741974 FIFA World Cup
- 19781978 FIFA World Cup
- 1978 – 1979Iranian Revolution
- 1979 – 1989Soviet–Afghan War
- 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
- 19841984 Summer Olympics
- 1985Schengen Agreement
- 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
- 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
- 19901990 FIFA World Cup
- 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
- 19941994 FIFA World Cup
- 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
- 19981998 FIFA World Cup
- 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
- 2003 – 2011Iraq War
- 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
- 20082008 Summer Olympics
- 2008Russo-Georgian War
- 20102010 Haiti earthquake
- 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
- 20112011 Norway attacks
- 2011Libyan civil war
- 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
- 20122012 Summer Olympics
- 20142014 FIFA World Cup
- 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
- 2015Paris Agreement
- 20182018 FIFA World Cup
- 2020COVID-19 pandemic
- 20212020 Summer Olympics
- 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
- 2023Gaza war
- 20242024 Summer Olympics
- 20262026 Iran war
Biography
Jan Koller (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjan ˈkolɛr]; born 30 March 1973) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a striker. He was noted for his height, strong physique and heading ability.
He began his career at Sparta Prague, then moved to Belgium, where he became the Belgian First Division top scorer with Lokeren. He won the league championship twice with Anderlecht and the Belgian Golden Shoe. In 2001, he joined Borussia Dortmund, where he won the Bundesliga title in his first season and scored 73 goals in 167 official games over five campaigns. He moved frequently in his later career, with stops in France, Germany and Russia.
Koller is the all-time top scorer for the Czech Republic national team, with 55 goals in 91 appearances in a decade-long career starting in 1999. He represented the nation at three UEFA European Championships and the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
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