Petr Mikolanda

Petr Mikolanda (born 12 September 1984) is a former football player and currently a manager from the Czech Republic.

Petr Mikolanda
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-09-12) 12 September 1984
Place of birth Prague, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1989–1991 Sokol Nebušice
1991–2002 Motorlet Prague
2002–2003 → Slavia Prague
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2005 Viktoria Žižkov 39 (13)
2005–2006 West Ham United 0 (0)
2005 → Northampton Town (loan) 2 (0)
2005–2006 → Swindon Town (loan) 5 (0)
2006 → Rushden and Diamonds (loan) 9 (1)
2006–2007 Mladá Boleslav 7 (0)
2010 Viktoria Žižkov
International career
2003 Czech Republic U-19 7 (5)
2003 Czech Republic U-20 2 (0)
2004–2006 Czech Republic U-21 14 (2)
Managerial career
2018 Viktoria Žižkov
2018–2019 Táborsko
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Mikolanda scored his first competitive goal for Žižkov on 14 August 2003 in the 3–0 UEFA Cup victory over Zhenis Astana.[1] He subsequently joined West Ham in July 2005 having scored 13 goals in the Czech second division in the 2004–05 season for Viktoria Žižkov.[2] He joined Football League Two side Northampton Town on loan in September 2005,[3] where he made three league and cup appearances.[4] His loan spell at Northampton was cut short by injury but after recovering, he joined Swindon Town on loan in November 2005,[5] for whom he made one start and four substitute appearances.[4] He then joined Rushden and Diamonds on loan for the rest of the season in January 2006,[6] and made nine appearances for Rushden, scoring a goal against Notts County with a half-volley from 30 yards.[4][7] Mikolanda was released by West Ham manager Alan Pardew in May 2006,[8] and joined FK Mladá Boleslav on a free transfer.[4][9]

In 2007, he was diagnosed with inflammation of the kidney and was forced to stop his career. He then coached the youth team at Viktoria Žižkov whilst waiting for a kidney transplantation.[10]

In July 2010, Mikolanda announced his comeback to professional football after three years of surgery, signing a new contract with FK Viktoria Žižkov. "The doctors stated that I'll be able to play again. I was waiting for this moment for three years and I never gave up, although many people thought that I had no chance. Now I'm ready and I can't wait to play again," he said.

On 12 January 2011, Mikolanda underwent a kidney transplantation to eliminate the risk of injury. Mikolanda followed this with assistant trainer positions at both Viktoria Žižkov and Slavia Praha before taking up his present manager position in June 2018.[11]

References
  1. Viktoria Žižkov - Ženis Astana 3:0 | Pohár UEFA 2003/04. YouTube. Archived from the original on 9 December 2021.
  2. "West Ham swoop for Czech striker". BBC Sport. 7 July 2005. Retrieved 1 March 2008.
  3. "Cobblers tie up Mikolanda loan". BBC Sport. 16 September 2005. Retrieved 1 March 2008.
  4. "Petr Mikolanda". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved 1 March 2008.
  5. "Mikolanda makes Swindon loan move". BBC Sport. 24 November 2005. Retrieved 1 March 2008.
  6. "Mikolanda joins Rushden on loan". BBC Sport. 31 January 2006. Retrieved 1 March 2008.
  7. "Rushden & D 1–0 Notts Co". BBC Sport. 11 February 2006. Retrieved 1 March 2008.
  8. Mercereau, Damien. "West Ham : Scaloni non-conservé" (in French). Football 365 France. Archived from the original on 21 August 2007. Retrieved 1 March 2008.
  9. "The Premiership's ins and outs: West Ham". The Guardian. 16 August 2006. Retrieved 1 March 2008.
  10. Radim Trusina: Chci svůj návrat uspíšit, říká fotbalista Mikolanda, který čeká na novou ledvinu at iDNES.cz, 13 October 2009
  11. "Novým trenérem Viktorky bude Petr Mikolanda".
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