Zdeněk Ondrášek

Zdeněk Ondrášek (born 22 December 1988) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a forward for Dynamo České Budějovice and the Czech Republic national team.

Zdeněk Ondrášek
Ondrášek with the Czech Republic in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-12-22) 22 December 1988
Place of birth Strakonice, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Dynamo České Budějovice
Youth career
1998–2000 TJ Baník Stříbro
2000–2005 TJ Blatná
2005–2007 Dynamo České Budějovice
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2012 Dynamo České Budějovice 80 (22)
2009 → Zenit Čáslav (loan) 14 (4)
2012 → Tromsø (loan) 14 (8)
2012–2015 Tromsø 96 (38)
2016–2018 Wisła Kraków 66 (20)
2019–2020 FC Dallas 23 (9)
2020–2021 Viktoria Plzeň 31 (6)
2021 FCSB 2 (0)
2021 Tromsø 11 (1)
2022–2023 Wisła Kraków 15 (2)
2023– Dynamo České Budějovice 0 (0)
International career‡
2011 Czech Republic U21 3 (0)
2019– Czech Republic 7 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:10, 18 November 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Dynamo České Budějovice

Ondrášek started his career in the South-Bohemian side České Budějovice in 2007, doing a short loan-spell at FC Zenit Čáslav in 2009.[1] Upon returning to Dynamo, he delivered a decent season, becoming the top scorer for the club during the 2010–11 Czech First League. The following season he was seen as the key pillar of the team, scoring eight league goals in twenty rounds. The last two matches he was injured due to a fractured finger. His good performance drew the attention of foreign clubs. Upon his transfer to Tromsø in 2012, the manager of Dynamo Jiří Kotrba noted that if the sale went through it would be an historic event, as it was the first time in history that Dynamo had sold a player directly abroad.[2]

Tromsø IL

Ondrášek joined the Norwegian side Tromsø IL on a loan in March 2012.[3] He made an immediate impact on the club. In the league opener, Ondrášek came in off the bench for his debut and, despite heavy snow, scored the only goal in a 1-0 win against Fredrikstad FK.[4] His starting debut came a week later 4 April during an away draw against Aalesunds FK.[5] He continued playing well and contributed a total of 8 goals in 14 matches before Tromsø IL decided to make the move permanent and signed him to a contract that will see him stay at the club until 2015.[6] The season proved to be a great success for the Czech striker, seeing him score 14 goals and becoming the top goalscorer in the league that season.[7] This was just two goals short of his pre-season pledge of 16.[8]

Wisła Kraków

Ondrášek was transferred to Polish first-division team Wisła Kraków in 2016, where he has appeared in 66 matches in Ekstraklasa, scoring 20 goals and nine assists. He has also scored one goal and one assist in three Polish Cup matches.

FC Dallas

Ondrášek signed with FC Dallas of Major League Soccer on 18 December 2018.[9]

Viktoria Plzeň

On 13 September 2020, Ondrášek signed for Viktoria Plzeň for an undisclosed fee. He made the decision to return to the Czech Republic for family reasons.[10]

FCSB

Ondrášek signed with Romanian Liga 1 club FCSB on 28 June 2021.[11] On 29 July, club owner Gigi Becali terminated his contract after just one month at the club and 68 minutes of total playing time.[12] Becali said, "This is not a player for our team, it does not reach our level".[13]

Return to Tromsø IL

On 30 August 2021, Tromsø IL announced that Ondrášek had signed with the club, reuniting him with the team.[14]

Return to Wisła Kraków

Having left Tromsø at the end of 2021, he returned to Wisła Kraków after signing a one-and-a-half-year deal with the Polish side on 7 January 2022.[15]

Return to Dynamo České Budějovice

On 23 June 2023 Ondrášek signed as a free agent with Dynamo České Budějovice a two-year contract.[16]

International career

On 2 October 2019, Ondrášek received his first senior call up from the Czech Republic for their UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier against England.[17] On 11 October in his international debut, he came on as a substitute and scored the winning goal for the Czech Republic in their 2–1 victory over England.[18]

Personal life

Nicknamed "The Cobra" (Czech: Kobra) due to a large tattoo of a cobra on his back, Ondrášek sports a host of other tattoos.[19]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 8 April 2023[20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
České Budějovice 2006–07 Czech First League 1000—10
2007–08 Czech First League 5000—50
2008–09 Czech First League 5010—60
2009–10 Czech First League 24430—274
2010–11 Czech First League 291033—3213
2011–12 Czech First League 16844—2012
Total 8022117009129
Čáslav (loan) 2008–09 Czech National Football League 14400—144
Tromsø (loan) 2012 Tippeligaen 14831—179
Tromsø 2012 Tippeligaen 1563261249
2013 Tippeligaen 298411334612
2014 1. divisjon 251510—2615
2015 Tippeligaen 27921—2910
Total 1104613519414255
Wisła Kraków 2015–16 Ekstraklasa 16620—186
2016–17 Ekstraklasa 24320—263
2017–18 Ekstraklasa 7000—70
2018–19 Ekstraklasa 191111—2012
Total 662051007121
Dallas 2019 Major League Soccer 18720—207
2020 Major League Soccer 5200—52
Total 2392000259
Viktoria Plzeň 2020–21 Czech First League 3163021367
FCSB 2021–22 Liga I 20001030
Tromsø 2021 Eliteserien 1110000111
Wisła Kraków 2021–22 Ekstraklasa 14200—142
2022–23 I liga 1000—10
Total 15200—152
Career total 3521103313225407128

International
As of 18 November 2021[21]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Czech Republic 201941
202031
Total72
Scores and results list Czech Republic's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ondrášek goal.[22]
List of international goals scored by Zdeněk Ondrášek
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
113 October 2019Sinobo Stadium, Prague, Czech Republic England2–12–1UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
218 November 2020Doosan Arena, Plzeň, Czech Republic Slovakia2–02–02020–21 UEFA Nations League B

Honours

Individual

References
  1. CTK. "Budějovice met without reinforcements, they bet on youth". Blesk.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  2. CTK (18 March 2012). "Budějovice leaving striker, Ondrášek goes to Norway". blesk.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  3. Johansen, Asgeir (16 March 2012). "Tromsø leier tsjekkisk spiss til sommeren". 100% Fotball (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  4. Hanssen, Kine (25 March 2012). "Drømmedebut for Ondrasek". 100% Fotball (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  5. Johansen, Per Christian (2 April 2012). "Ondrasek fra start". 100% Fotball (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  6. "Tromsø kjøper Ondrasek". dagbladet.no (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  7. Hanssen, Kine (18 November 2012). "Ondrasek ble delt topscorer". Fvn.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  8. Bang Pedersen, Eirik (12 July 2012). "Ondrasek: - Skal score mins 16 mål". 100% Fotball (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  9. "FC Dallas Signs Czech Forward Zdenek Ondrasek | FC Dallas". Archived from the original on 19 December 2018.
  10. "FC Dallas transfer forward Zdenek Ondrasek to Czech club FC Viktoria Plzen | MLSSoccer.com".
  11. "Kobra bude Drákulou! Ondrášek má po odchodu z Plzně nové angažmá". Sport.cz (in Czech).
  12. Emanuel Roşu on Twitter
  13. "Ondráškův konec? Majitel ho odepsal po hodině hry, píší v Rumunsku". Blesk (in Czech).
  14. "Zdenek Ondrasek er tilbake!". til.no (in Norwegian).
  15. "Zdeněk Ondrášek wraca na Reymonta" (in Polish). Wisła Kraków. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  16. "Velký comeback! Ondrášek se po 11 letech vrací do Českých Budějovic". Sport.cz (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 23 June 2023.
  17. Boehm, Charles (2 October 2019). "Play Video Czech Republic national team call up FC Dallas' Zdenek Ondrasek". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  18. "Czechs stop England as holders close in on finals". uefa.com. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  19. "Zdenek Ondrasek". Isberget.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  20. "Zdeněk Ondrášek". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  21. "Patrik Schick – national football team player". EU-football.info. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  22. "Zdeněk Ondrášek". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
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