Václav Pilař (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvaːtslaf ˈpɪlar̝̊]; born 13 October 1988) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a winger for Hradec Králové.[2][3] He represented the Czech Republic at international level between 2011 and 2015.
 Pilař in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Václav Pilař | ||
| Date of birth | 13 October 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Chlumec nad Cidlinou, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hradec Králové | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2008 | Hradec Králové | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Hradec Králové | 64 | (12) |
| 2011–2012 | → Viktoria Plzeň (loan) | 25 | (7) |
| 2012–2015 | VfL Wolfsburg | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → SC Freiburg (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Viktoria Plzeň (loan) | 28 | (4) |
| 2015–2018 | Viktoria Plzeň[1] | 10 | (1) |
| 2018 | → Slovan Liberec (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Sigma Olomouc | 27 | (1) |
| 2020–2022 | Jablonec | 12 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Viktoria Plzeň | 16 | (1) |
| 2023– | Hradec Králové | 16 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2005–2006 | Czech Republic U18 | 9 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Czech Republic U19 | 10 | (0) |
| 2010 | Czech Republic U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2011–2015 | Czech Republic | 22 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 July 2017 | |||
Club career
Pilař joined Plzeň on loan from Hradec Králové at the beginning of the 2011–12 Czech First League season.[4]
After rejecting to sign a contract with Plzeň in November 2011, Pilař was reported to have signed a contract with German side VfL Wolfsburg.[4] In January 2012, it was announced that Pilař would join VfL Wolfsburg in the summer but would be staying in the Czech Republic in the lead up to the UEFA Euro 2012 tournament.[5]
Pilař was injured in summer 2012, thus did not play any match for Wolfsburg during the 2012–13 Bundesliga.[6] He joined SC Freiburg on loan exactly the following summer.[7] Having been out for 14 months, Pilař returned to action in an October 2013 friendly match for Freiburg against 2. Bundesliga side Sandhausen.[8]
International career
Pilař debuted for the Czech Republic on 4 June 2011 at the Kirin Cup against Peru.[9] He scored his first senior international goal against Montenegro in the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying play-offs in November 2011.[10]
Pilař scored the Czech Republic's first goal in their opening game of the UEFA Euro 2012 tournament against Russia when they were 2–0 down.[11] In the second match of the tournament, Pilař scored the winning goal in the 2–1 victory against Greece, earning the Man of the match accolade in the process.[12]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 1 June 2015
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hradec Králové | 2009–10 | Czech 2. Liga | 36 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 9 |
| 2010–11 | Czech First League | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 | |
| Viktoria Plzeň | 2011–12 | Czech First League | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 39 | 10 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 2012–13 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SC Freiburg (loan) | 2013–14 | Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Viktoria Plzeň | 2014–15 | Czech First League | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 5 |
| Career total | 123 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 139 | 27 | ||
International
- Scores and results list Czech Republic's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pilař goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 November 2011 | Generali Arena, Prague, Czech Republic |  Montenegro | 1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying play-offs |
| 2 | 8 June 2012 | Municipal Stadium, Wrocław, Poland |  Russia | 1–2 | 1–4 | UEFA Euro 2012 |
| 3 | 12 June 2012 | Municipal Stadium, Wrocław, Poland |  Greece | 2–0 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2012 |
| 4 | 9 September 2014 | Generali Arena, Prague, Czech Republic |  Netherlands | 2–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying |
| 5 | 28 March 2015 | Eden Arena, Prague, Czech Republic |  Latvia | 1–1 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying |
References
External links
- Václav Pilař at FAČR (in Czech)
- Václav Pilař – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)
- Václav Pilař at Guardian Football at the Wayback Machine (archived 10 October 2012)
