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{{short description|Czech footballer}}
{{for|the Czech Olympic shooter|Jan Koller (sport shooter)}}
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| playername = Jan Koller
| name = Jan Koller
| image = [[File:Koller.jpg|300px]]
| image = Jan Koller 2019.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Jan Koller playing for [[Krylia Sovetov Samara|Krylia Sovetov]]
| dateofbirth = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1973|3|30}}
| caption = Koller in 2019
| full_name = Jan Koller<ref name="FIFA">{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |title=2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Czech Republic |publisher=FIFA |page=8 |date=21 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610174527/https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=10 June 2019}}</ref>
| cityofbirth = [[Smetanova Lhota]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1973|3|30}}
| countryofbirth = [[Czechoslovakia]]
| birth_place = [[Prague]],<ref name="rodiste">{{cite web | url = http://nv.fotbal.cz/scripts/detail.php?id=95073&tmplid=1484 | title = Nejlepší reprezentační střelec Jan Koller ukončil kariéru | language = cs | publisher = Czech Republic Football Association | access-date = 31 March 2013 | archive-date = 31 March 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180331104227/http://nv.fotbal.cz/scripts/detail.php?id=95073&tmplid=1484 | url-status = live }}</ref> [[Czechoslovakia]]
| height = {{height|m=2.02}}
| currentclub = [[AS Cannes]]
| height = 2.02 m
| position = [[Forward (association football)#Striker|Striker]]
| clubnumber = 9
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Striker]]
| youthyears1 = 1978–1989 |youthclubs1 = TJ Smetanova Lhota
| youthyears1 = 1978–1989 |youthclubs1 = TJ Smetanova Lhota
| youthyears2 = 1989–1994 |youthclubs2 = ZVVZ Milevsko
| youthyears2 = 1989–1994 |youthclubs2 = ZVVZ Milevsko
| years1 = 1994–1996 |clubs1 = [[AC Sparta Prague|Sparta Prague]] |caps1 = 29 |goals1 = 5
| years1 = 1994–1996 |clubs1 = [[AC Sparta Prague|Sparta Prague]] |caps1 = 29 |goals1 = 5
| years2 = 1996–1999 |clubs2 = [[K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen|Lokeren]] |caps2 = 97 |goals2 = 43
| years2 = 1996–1999 |clubs2 = [[K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen|Lokeren]] |caps2 = 97 |goals2 = 43
| years3 = 1999–2001 |clubs3 = [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]] |caps3 = 65 |goals3 = 43
| years3 = 1999–2001 |clubs3 = [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]] |caps3 = 65 |goals3 = 42
| years4 = 2001–2006 |clubs4 = [[Borussia Dortmund]] |caps4 = 138 |goals4 = 59
| years4 = 2001–2006 |clubs4 = [[Borussia Dortmund]] |caps4 = 138 |goals4 = 59
| years5 = 2006–2008 |clubs5 = [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]] |caps5 = 51 |goals5 = 12
| years5 = 2006–2008 |clubs5 = [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]] |caps5 = 50 |goals5 = 12
| years6 = 2008 |clubs6 = [[1. FC Nuremberg]] |caps6 = 14 |goals6 = 2
| years6 = 2008 |clubs6 = [[1. FC Nürnberg]] |caps6 = 14 |goals6 = 2
| years7 = 2008–2009 |clubs7 = [[FC Krylia Sovetov Samara|Krylia Sovetov Samara]] |caps7 = 46 |goals7 = 16
| years7 = 2008–2009 |clubs7 = [[FC Krylia Sovetov Samara|Krylia Sovetov Samara]] |caps7 = 46 |goals7 = 16
| years8 = 2010– |clubs8 = [[AS Cannes|Cannes]] |caps8 = 47 |goals8 = 25| nationalyears1 = 1999–2009 |nationalteam1 = [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]] |nationalcaps1 = 91 |nationalgoals1 = 55
| years8 = 2009–2011 |clubs8 = [[AS Cannes|Cannes]] |caps8 = 44 |goals8 = 20
| totalcaps = 483
| totalgoals = 199
| nationalyears1 = 1995–1996 |nationalteam1 = [[Czech Republic national under-21 football team|Czech Republic U21]] |nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 1999–2009 |nationalteam2 = [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]] |nationalcaps2 = 91 |nationalgoals2 = [[List of international goals scored by Jan Koller|55]]
| pcupdate = 05:20, {{date|2010-11-05}} (UTC)
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}}
| ntupdate = 18:55, {{date|2009-09-06}} (UTC)
{{medal|Country|{{fb|CZE}}}}
{{Medal|Comp|[[UEFA European Championship]]|}}
{{Medal|B|[[UEFA Euro 2004|2004 Portugal]]|}}
}}
}}
'''Jan Koller''' ({{IPA-cs|ˈjan ˈkolɛr}}) (born 30 March 1973) is a Czech [[Association football|footballer]] playing for [[AS Cannes]].
'''Jan Koller''' ({{IPA|cs|ˈjan ˈkolɛr}}; born 30 March 1973) is a Czech former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Forward (association football)#Striker|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 A|Belgian First Division]] top scorer with [[KSC Lokeren|Lokeren]]. He won the league championship twice with [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|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.
As an international player he played as a [[Forward (association football)|striker]] for the [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic national team]]. He is the all-time leading goal scorer for either the Czech Republic or the former [[Czechoslovakia]], with 55 goals in 91 caps. With 202&nbsp;cm height (6'7.5") and a weight around 107&nbsp;kg (about 235&nbsp;pounds), Koller has an impressive physical presence and is a constant aerial threat to the opposition.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.transfermarkt.de/de/news/34395/frueherer-bundesliga-profi-koller-zum-as-cannes-.html | title = Früherer Bundesliga-Profi Koller zum AS Cannes | publisher = transfermarkt.de | language = German}}{{Dead link|date=April 2011}}</ref>

Koller is the [[List of top international men's football goal scorers by country|all-time top scorer]] for the [[Czech Republic national football team|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 Championship]]s and the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]].


==Club career==
==Club career==

===Early career===
===Early career===
Koller started his football training as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]], but was converted to striker by the time he started his professional career with Czech giants [[AC Sparta Prague|Sparta Prague]]. In 1996, Koller caught the eye of Belgian football and signed with the club [[K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen|Lokeren]].
Koller started his football training as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]],<ref name=retirement>{{cite web | url = http://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/czech-striker-koller-calls-it-day | title = Czech striker Koller calls it a day | work = FourFourTwo | date = 17 August 2011 | access-date = 17 October 2013 | archive-date = 17 October 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131017221635/http://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/czech-striker-koller-calls-it-day | url-status = live }}</ref> but was converted to [[Forward (association football)|striker]] by the time he started his professional career with Czech club [[AC Sparta Prague|Sparta Prague]]. He made his début for Sparta in the spring of 1995 in a match against [[FK Švarc Benešov|Benešov]], coming on as a substitute with 20 minutes of the game remaining.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fotbal.idnes.cz/ted-uz-budu-hrat-jen-zadarmo-loucil-se-fotbalovy-utocnik-koller-psm-/fot_dsouteze.aspx?c=A110906_142640_fot_dsouteze_ald|title=Teď už budu hrát jen zadarmo, loučil se fotbalový útočník Koller|language=cs|work=idnes.cz|date=6 September 2011|access-date=12 May 2013|archive-date=6 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306075601/http://fotbal.idnes.cz/ted-uz-budu-hrat-jen-zadarmo-loucil-se-fotbalovy-utocnik-koller-psm-/fot_dsouteze.aspx?c=A110906_142640_fot_dsouteze_ald|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1996, Koller caught the eye of Belgian football and signed with the club [[K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen|Lokeren]] for a fee equivalent to €102,000.<ref name=retirement/>


===Anderlecht===
===Anderlecht===
After a successful three-year stint, in which he managed to finish as [[Belgian First Division]] top-scorer in his last season at Lokeren, Koller was signed by Belgian giants [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]. He quickly built up a successful partnership with Canadian striker [[Tomasz Radzinski]], excelling in his debut season and earning him the [[Belgian Golden Shoe]] in 2000. At the end of the season, he was bought by German side [[Borussia Dortmund]].
After a successful three-year stint, in which he managed to finish as [[Belgian First Division]] top-scorer in his last season at Lokeren, Koller was signed by Belgian club [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]. He quickly built up a successful partnership with Canadian striker [[Tomasz Radzinski]], excelling in his debut season and earning him the [[Belgian Golden Shoe]] in 2000. At the end of the season, he was bought by German side [[Borussia Dortmund]] after turning down English side [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/f/fulham/1331701.stm |title=Koller deal going flat for Fulham |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=15 May 2001 |access-date=23 November 2016 |archive-date=17 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717184225/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/f/fulham/1331701.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>


===Borussia Dortmund===
===Borussia Dortmund===
[[File:JanKoller.jpg|150px|thumb|right|Jan Koller playing for [[Borussia Dortmund]]]]
[[File:JanKoller.jpg|thumb|upright|Koller with [[Borussia Dortmund]] in 2006]]
While Koller was at Dortmund, the club won the [[2001–02 Bundesliga]], thanks in part to Koller's 11 league goals. Besides the Bundesliga title his biggest success whilst at Dortmund was helping them to the [[2002 UEFA Cup Final]], where his goal could not prevent them losing 3–2 to Feyenoord.
During Koller's spell at Dortmund (in which the club won the [[Fußball-Bundesliga|Bundesliga]] trophy in the 2001–02 season), his training as a goalkeeper saw some use in the 2002–03 season. In a Bundesliga match against [[Bayern Munich]], Borussia Dortmund's goalkeeper [[Jens Lehmann]] was sent off in the second half, and Koller moved from striker to goalkeeper. He kept a clean sheet for the rest of the match, despite good opportunities being carved out by [[Michael Ballack]] and others. Koller was named as the Bundesliga's top goalkeeper of the week for his performance.

His biggest success whilst at Dortmund was helping them to the [[2002 UEFA Cup Final]], where his goal could not prevent them losing 3–2 to Feyenoord.


His training as a goalkeeper saw some use in the 2002–03 season. In a Bundesliga match against [[Bayern Munich]], Dortmund's goalkeeper [[Jens Lehmann]] was sent off in the second half for a second yellow card,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://fotbal.idnes.cz/koller-za-dortmund-skoroval-i-chytal-dsk-/fot_zahranici.aspx?c=A021109_173527_fot_zahranici_mn|title=Koller za Dortmund skóroval i chytal|language=cs|publisher=idnes.cz|date=10 November 2002|access-date=29 December 2012|archive-date=17 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717184231/https://www.idnes.cz/fotbal/zahranici/koller-za-dortmund-skoroval-i-chytal.A021109_173527_fot_zahranici_mn|url-status=live}}</ref> and Dortmund had already used their three substitutions. Koller, who had already opened the scoring in the 8th minute, moved from striker to goalkeeper after 67 minutes of the match. He prevented any more goals for the rest of the match, despite Dortmund having been reduced to nine players due to the earlier expulsion of [[Torsten Frings]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fussballdaten.de/bundesliga/2003/12/bmuenchen-dortmund/|title=Spielstatistik FC Bayern München gegen Borussia Dortmund 2:1 (0:1) - Bundesliga 2002/2003 - Der 12. Spieltag - Fussballdaten - Die Fußballdatenbank|work=fussballdaten.de|access-date=29 December 2012|archive-date=31 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121231221426/http://www.fussballdaten.de/bundesliga/2003/12/bmuenchen-dortmund/|url-status=live}}</ref> Koller was named by ''[[Kicker (sports magazine)|kicker]]'' as the Bundesliga's top goalkeeper of the week for his performance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sportbild.bild.de/SPORT/Kurztextgalerien/fu_C3_9Fball/feldspieler-als-torhueter/ktg-feldspieler-als-torhueter,templateId=renderInline,rendertext=13730162.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130210172526/http://sportbild.bild.de/SPORT/Kurztextgalerien/fu_C3_9Fball/feldspieler-als-torhueter/ktg-feldspieler-als-torhueter,templateId=renderInline,rendertext=13730162.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 February 2013 |title=Auch diese Feldspieler standen im Tor |language=de |access-date=29 December 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/spieltag/1-bundesliga/2002-03/12/elf-des-tages-am-spieltag.html|title=1. Bundesliga - Elf des Tages am 12. Spieltag der Saison 2002/03|language=de|access-date=29 December 2012|archive-date=13 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130613215510/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/spieltag/1-bundesliga/2002-03/12/elf-des-tages-am-spieltag.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Monaco and Nuremberg===
In a surprising move, Koller signed with French side [[AS Monaco FC|AS Monaco]] in 2006 but a two-season disappointing campaign, despite a decent scoring record, forced him to move back to Germany to play with [[1. FC Nuremberg|Nuremberg]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.fcn.de/index.php?id=16280 | title = Club vor Verpflichtung von Koller | work = fcn.de | date = 6 January 2006 | accessdate = 5 March 2008 | language = German}}</ref> Unfortunately for Koller, who wasn't the only Czech in the team as he was partnered with [[Tomáš Galásek]] and [[Jaromír Blazek]], the Nuremberg-based club had performed poorly throughout the season and were relegated to [[2. Fußball-Bundesliga|2. Bundesliga]] at the end of the 2007–08 season.


===Krylia Sovetov Samara===
===Monaco and Nürnberg===
In a surprising move, Koller signed with French side [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]] in 2006 but a two-season disappointing campaign, despite a decent scoring record, forced him to move back to Germany to play with [[1. FC Nürnberg|Nürnberg]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.fcn.de/index.php?id=16280 | title = Club vor Verpflichtung von Koller | work = fcn.de | date = 6 January 2006 | access-date = 5 March 2008 | language = de | archive-date = 26 February 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080226134353/http://www.fcn.de/index.php?id=16280 | url-status = live }}</ref> Unfortunately for Koller, who wasn't the only Czech in the team as he was partnered with [[Tomáš Galásek]] and [[Jaromír Blazek]], the Nürnberg-based club had performed poorly throughout the season and were relegated to [[2. Bundesliga]] at the end of the 2007–08 season. In 14 matches Bundesliga matches he netted twice for Nürnberg.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/players/kollerdata.html | title = Jan Koller - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga | first = Matthias | last = Arnhold | date = 20 April 2023 | accessdate = 21 April 2023 | publisher = [[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|RSSSF.com]] | archive-date = 17 July 2024 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240717184230/https://www.rsssf.org/players/kollerdata.html | url-status = live }}</ref>
On 23 June, Koller was transferred to Russian club [[FC Krylia Sovetov Samara|Krylia Sovetov Samara]] in a deal worth €1 million.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/soccer/06/23/bc.eu.spt.soc.samara.koller.ap/index.html | title = Koller signs contract with Russian club Samara | work = SI.com | date = 23 June 2008 | accessdate = 24 June 2008 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080627230258/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/soccer/06/23/bc.eu.spt.soc.samara.koller.ap/index.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 27 June 2008}}</ref>


===AS Cannes===
===Later career===
[[File:Jan Koller.jpg|thumb|upright|Koller playing for [[Krylia Sovetov Samara|Krylia Sovetov]] in 2009]]
On 5 December 2009, Koller was transferred from Russian club Krylia Sovetov Samara to [[Championnat National]] team [[AS Cannes]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.transfermarkt.de/de/news/34386/koller-nach-cannes.html | title = Koller nach Cannes | publisher = transfermarkt.de | language = German | date = 4 January 2010 | accessdate = 13 April 2011}}</ref> He signed until June 2011.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1153481.html#koller+signs+cannes | title = Koller signs for Cannes | work = FIFA | date = 4 December 2010 | accessdate = 4 December 2010}}</ref>
On 23 June 2008, Koller was transferred to Russian club [[FC Krylia Sovetov Samara|Krylia Sovetov Samara]] in a deal worth €1 million.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/soccer/06/23/bc.eu.spt.soc.samara.koller.ap/index.html |title=Koller signs contract with Russian club Samara |work=SI.com |date=23 June 2008 |access-date=24 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080627230258/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/soccer/06/23/bc.eu.spt.soc.samara.koller.ap/index.html |archive-date=27 June 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On 5 December 2009, Koller returned to France, joining [[Championnat National]] team [[AS Cannes|Cannes]], with a contract until June 2011.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1153481.html#koller+signs+cannes | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121107150626/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1153481.html#koller+signs+cannes | url-status = dead | archive-date = 7 November 2012 | title = Koller signs for Cannes | work = FIFA | date = 4 December 2010 | access-date =4 December 2010}}</ref> Koller announced his retirement from football in August 2011 after a series of injuries.<ref name=retirement/>


==International career==
==International career==
{{See also|List of international goals scored by Jan Koller}}
Koller is the most prolific goal-scorer of the [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]] and has represented his country in [[UEFA Euro 2000|Euro 2000]], [[UEFA Euro 2004|Euro 2004]], [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]] and [[UEFA Euro 2008|Euro 2008]].
Koller made his debut for the [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]] in a friendly away to [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]] at the [[King Baudouin Stadium]] in [[Brussels]] on 9 February 1999, and netted the only goal of the game in the 73rd minute.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Koller vyrovnal starý rekord Puče|url=https://www.idnes.cz/fotbal/prvni-liga/koller-vyrovnal-stary-rekord-puce.A050209_174026_fotbal_no|website=[[Mladá fronta Dnes]]|date=9 February 2005|access-date=18 May 2024|language=cs|archive-date=18 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240518144013/https://www.idnes.cz/fotbal/prvni-liga/koller-vyrovnal-stary-rekord-puce.A050209_174026_fotbal_no|url-status=live}}</ref>


Koller became the all-time top scorer for the Czech Republic on 8 June 2005 following a match against [[Macedonia national football team|Macedonia]], in which he scored four goals in just 11 minutes of a 6–1 win, taking his international total to 39.<ref>{{cite web|title=Van Persie inspires Dutch victory|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/football/06/08/worldcup.czech/|website=[[CNN]]|date=8 June 2005|access-date=24 January 2014|archive-date=15 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915213214/http://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/football/06/08/worldcup.czech/|url-status=live}}</ref>
His best performance to date in a major tournament was in Euro 2004, when his side reached the semi-finals and he scored two goals, forming a pivotal partnership with fellow striker [[Milan Baroš]]. In the 2006 World Cup, Koller scored the opening goal against the United States, but later suffered a minor [[thigh]] injury. His injury was a major blow for the Czech Republic, which lost their next two matches without him and were eliminated.


Into his third month with Nuremberg, Koller announced that he would retire from the Czech national team after [[UEFA Euro 2008|Euro 2008]].<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/football/04/08/football.koller/index.html | title = Koller to quit Czechs after Euro finals | work = [[CNN.com]] | date = 8 April 2008 | accessdate = 9 June 2008}}</ref> He finished his international career with 55 goals, including a crucial headed goal in their deciding [[UEFA Euro 2008 Group A|Euro 2008 Group A]] match against [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]]. However, his goal was not enough as the Czechs conceded three goals in the last 15 minutes, culminating with a [[Petr Čech]] blunder that allowed [[Nihat Kahveci]] to score the winning goal.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHiePURNliY | title = Comeback Goal Nihat vs Czech Republic | work = youtube.com | date = 14 August 2008 | accessdate = 12 March 2009}}</ref> The Czechs lost the match 3–2, and failed to progress to the knock-out stage, prompting Koller to announce his retirement from the national team.
In his third month with Nürnberg, Koller announced that he would retire from the Czech national team after [[UEFA Euro 2008|Euro 2008]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Koller to quit Czechs after Euro finals|url=http://www.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/football/04/08/football.koller/index.html|website=[[CNN]]|date=8 April 2008|access-date=9 June 2008|archive-date=20 June 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080620024336/http://www.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/football/04/08/football.koller/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> However, after losing a [[UEFA Euro 2008 Group A|Euro 2008 Group A]] match against [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]] 3–2, Koller eventually retired from international football.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Jan Koller definitivně skončil s reprezentací!|trans-title=Jan Koller has finally retired from the national team!|url=https://tn.nova.cz/sport/clanek/104306-jan-koller-definitivne-skoncil-s-reprezentaci|website=[[TV Nova (Czech Republic)|TV Nova Czech Republic]]|date=27 August 2008|access-date=18 May 2024|language=cs}}</ref>


On 12 August 2009, he announced that he would rejoin the national team because of poor results in the [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 3|2010 World Cup qualification]]. He played in the match against [[Slovakia national football team|Slovakia]], but on 6 September 2009, he again announced his retirement from international football.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.transfermarkt.de/de/news/31168/jan-koller-tritt-endgueltig-zurueck.html | title = Jan Koller tritt endgültig zurück | language = German | publisher = transfermarkt.de | accessdate = 7 September 2009 | date = 6 September 2009}}</ref>
In July 2009, Koller announced that he would rejoin the national team because of poor results in the [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 3|2010 World Cup qualification]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Vracím se do reprezentace, řekl Koller. Hrát chtějí i Jarošík, Jiránek a Kováč|url=http://fotbal.idnes.cz/vracim-se-do-reprezentace-rekl-koller-hrat-chteji-i-jarosik-jiranek-a-kovac-1tp-/fot_reprez.aspx?c=A090719_212919_fot_reprez_ot|website=Mladá fronta Dnes|publisher=Mafra|date=19 July 2009|access-date=29 December 2012|language=cs|archive-date=17 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717184245/https://www.idnes.cz/fotbal/reprezentace/vracim-se-do-reprezentace-rekl-koller-hrat-chteji-i-jarosik-jiranek-a-kovac.A090719_212919_fot_reprez_ot|url-status=live}}</ref> He played in the match against [[Slovakia national football team|Slovakia]], but announced his retirement from international football again on 6 September.<ref>{{Cite news|first=Richard|last=Bailey|title=Koller quits Czech squad|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/5542366/koller-quits-czech-squad|website=[[Sky Sports]]|date=9 September 2009|access-date=18 May 2024|archive-date=18 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240518144001/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/5542366/koller-quits-czech-squad|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Style of play ==
Koller was particularly noted for his height, strong physique and heading ability, being referred to as a "towering [[Forward (association football)|forward]]"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=347452.html|title=Czech lose two towers|work=UEFA.com|date=29 September 2005|access-date=24 February 2015|archive-date=28 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928010112/http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=347452.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="altezza">{{cite web|url=http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2000/giugno/13/Sua_altezza_Koller_farsi_valere_ga_0_00061310139.shtml|title=Sua altezza Koller sa farsi valere|trans-title=His highness Koller knows how to make himself count|publisher=La Gazzetta dello Sport|language=it|author1=Sergio Di Cesare|author2=Marco Porro|author3=Fabio Bianchi|date=13 June 2000|access-date=29 March 2017|archive-date=17 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717184133/http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2000/giugno/13/Sua_altezza_Koller_farsi_valere_ga_0_00061310139.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> and a "human lighthouse".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3522bdc6-fb42-11da-b4d0-0000779e2340.html#axzz3ShAiirU5|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210211214/https://www.ft.com/content/3522bdc6-fb42-11da-b4d0-0000779e2340#axzz3ShAiirU5|archive-date=10 December 2022|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|title=Rosicky fires veterans to easy victory|work=FT.com|date=13 June 2006|access-date=24 February 2015}}</ref> Due to his stature, he was often nicknamed ''[[Dinosaur|Dino]]'' throughout his career.<ref name="best nicknames">{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=2045764.html|title=European football's best nicknames|publisher=UEFA|date=27 January 2014|access-date=18 June 2017|archive-date=23 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170723053954/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=2045764.html|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Career statistics==
==Career statistics==
===Club===
{{Football player club statistics 1|YYY}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{{Football player club statistics 2|CZE|YYY}}
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
|[[1994–95 Gambrinus liga|1994–95]]||rowspan="2"|[[AC Sparta Prague|Sparta Prague]]||rowspan="2"|[[Gambrinus liga]]||6||1||colspan="2"|—||||||colspan="2"|—||6||1
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|League Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Total
!rowspan="2"|{{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|-
!Division||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals
|[[1995–96 Gambrinus liga|1995–96]]||24||4||colspan="2"|—||||||colspan="2"|—||24||4
{{Football player club statistics 2|BEL|YYY}}
|-
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[AC Sparta Prague|Sparta Prague]]
|[[1996–97 Belgian First Division|1996–97]]||rowspan="3"|[[K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen|Lokeren]]||rowspan="3"|[[Belgian First Division|Belgian League]]||31||8||colspan="2"|—||||||colspan="2"|—||31||8
|[[1994–95 Czech First League|1994–95]]
|[[Czech First League]]
|6||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||6||1
|
|-
|-
|[[1995–96 Czech First League|1995–96]]
|[[1997–98 Belgian First Division|1997–98]]||33||11||colspan="2"|—||||||colspan="2"|—||33||11
|Czech First League
|23||4||0||0||colspan="2"|—||7||1||30||5
|
|-
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
|[[1998–99 Belgian First Division|1998–99]]||33||24||5||3||||||colspan="2"|—||38||27
!29||5||0||0||0||0||7||1||36||6
!–
|-
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen|Lokeren]]
|[[1999–2000 Belgian First Division|1999–2000]]||rowspan="2"|[[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]||rowspan="2"|[[Belgian First Division|Belgian League]]||33||20||12||10||||||colspan="2"|—||45||30
|[[1996–97 Belgian First Division|1996–97]]
|[[Belgian First Division]]
|31||8||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||31||8
|
|-
|-
|[[2000–01 Belgian First Division|2000–01]]||32||22||5||2||||||13||4||50||28
|[[1997–98 Belgian First Division|1997–98]]
|Belgian First Division
{{Football player club statistics 2|GER|YYY}}
|33||11||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||33||11
|
|-
|-
|[[1998–99 Belgian First Division|1998–99]]
|[[2001–02 Fußball-Bundesliga|2001–02]]||rowspan="5"|[[Borussia Dortmund]]||rowspan="5"|[[Fußball-Bundesliga|Bundesliga]]||33||11||1||0||||||13||6||47||17
|Belgian First Division
|33||24||5||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||38||27
|
|-
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
|[[2002–03 Fußball-Bundesliga|2002–03]]||34||13||colspan="2"|—||||||12||8||46||21
!97||43||5||3||0||0||0||0||102||46
!–
|-
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]
|[[2003–04 Fußball-Bundesliga|2003–04]]||32||16||colspan="2"|—||||||3||0||35||16
|[[1999–2000 Belgian First Division|1999–2000]]
|Belgian First Division
|33||20||12||10||colspan="2"|—||4||3||49||33
|
|-
|-
|[[2000–01 Belgian First Division|2000–01]]
|[[2004–05 Fußball-Bundesliga|2004–05]]||30||15||colspan="2"|—||||||colspan="2"|—||30||15
|Belgian First Division
|32||22||5||2||colspan="2"|—||16||7||53||31
|
|-
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
|[[2005–06 Fußball-Bundesliga|2005–06]]||9||4||colspan="2"|—||||||colspan="2"|—||9||4
!65||42||17||12||0||0||20||10||102||64
{{Football player club statistics 2|FRA|YYY}}
!–
|-
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[Borussia Dortmund]]
|[[2006–07 Ligue 1|2006–07]]||rowspan="2"|[[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]]||rowspan="2"|[[Ligue 1]]||32||8||colspan="2"|—||||||colspan="2"|—||32||8
|[[2001–02 Borussia Dortmund season|2001–02]]
|[[Bundesliga]]
|33||11||1||0||1||0||14||6||49||17
|<ref name="wf">{{cite web |title=Jan Koller » Club matches |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/jan-koller/2/ |website=worldfootball.net |access-date=15 January 2020 |archive-date=17 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717184248/https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/jan-koller/2/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[2002–03 Borussia Dortmund season|2002–03]]
|[[2007–08 Ligue 1|2007–08]]||18||4||colspan="2"|—||||||colspan="2"|—||18||4
|Bundesliga
{{Football player club statistics 2|GER|YYY}}
|34||13||1||1||1||0||12||8||48||22
|<ref name="wf"/>
|-
|-
|[[2003–04 Borussia Dortmund season|2003–04]]
|[[2007–08 Fußball-Bundesliga|2007–08]]||[[1. FC Nuremberg|Nuremberg]]||[[Fußball-Bundesliga|Bundesliga]]||14||2||colspan="2"|—||||||colspan="2"|—||14||2
|Bundesliga
{{Football player club statistics 2|RUS|YYY}}
|32||16||2||1||3||2||5||0||42||19
|<ref name="wf"/>
|-
|-
|[[2004–05 Borussia Dortmund season|2004–05]]
|[[Russian Premier League 2008|2008]]||rowspan="2"|[[FC Krylia Sovetov Samara|Krylia Sovetov Samara]]||rowspan="2"|[[Russian Premier League]]||18||7||colspan="2"|—||||||colspan="2"|—||18||7
|Bundesliga
|30||15||3||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||33||16
|<ref name="wf"/>
|-
|-
|[[2005–06 Borussia Dortmund season|2005–06]]
|[[Russian Premier League 2009|2009]]||26||9||colspan="2"|—||||||colspan="2"|—||26||9
|Bundesliga
{{Football player club statistics 2|FRA|YYY}}
|9||4||1||1||0||0||2||0||12||5
|<ref name="wf"/>
|-
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
|[[2009–10 Championnat National|2009–10]]||rowspan="2"|[[AS Cannes|Cannes]]||rowspan="2"|[[Championnat National]]||15||4||colspan="2"|—||||||colspan="2"|—||15||4
!138||59||8||4||5||2||31||14||182||79
!–
|-
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]]
|[[2010–11 Championnat National|2010–11]]||32||16||colspan="2"|—||||||colspan="2"|—||32||16
|[[2006–07 AS Monaco FC season|2006–07]]
{{Football player club statistics 3|5|CZE}}30||5||colspan="2"|—||||||colspan="2"|—||30||5
|[[Ligue 1]]
{{Football player club statistics 4|BEL}}162||85||22||15||||||13||4||197||104
{{Football player club statistics 4|GER}}152||61||1||0||||||28||14||181||75
|32||8||1||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||35||8
|<ref name="wf"/>
{{Football player club statistics 4|FRA}}97||32||colspan="2"|—||||||colspan="2"|—||97||32
|-
{{Football player club statistics 4|RUS}}44*||16||colspan="2"|—||||||colspan="2"|—||44||16
|[[2007–08 AS Monaco FC season|2007–08]]
{{Football player club statistics 5}}485||201||23||15||||||41||10||518||218
|Ligue 1
{{Football player statistics end}}
|18||4||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||19||4
|<ref name="wf"/>
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!50||12||1||0||3||0||0||0||54||12
!–
|-
|[[1. FC Nürnberg|Nürnberg]]
|[[2007–08 Bundesliga|2007–08]]
|Bundesliga
|14||2||0||0||0||0||2||0||16||2
|<ref name="wf"/>
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[FC Krylia Sovetov Samara|Krylia Sovetov Samara]]
|[[2008 Russian Premier League|2008]]
|[[Russian Premier League]]
|18||7||||||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||18||7
|<ref name="wf"/>
|-
|[[2009 Russian Premier League|2009]]
|Russian Premier League
|28||9||||||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||28||9
|<ref name="wf"/>
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!46||16||||||0||0||0||0||46||16
!–
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[AS Cannes|Cannes]]
|[[2009–10 Championnat National|2009–10]]
|[[Championnat National]]
|15||4||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||15||4
|<ref name="soccerwaystats">{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/jan-koller/271/|title=J. Koller|work=Soccerway|date=n.d.|access-date=22 October 2024}}</ref>
|-
|[[2010–11 Championnat National|2010–11]]
|Championnat National
|29||16||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||31||16
|<ref name="soccerwaystats"/>
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!44||20||2||0||0||0||0||0||46||20
!–
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!483||199||33||19||8||2||62||25||586||245
!–
|}


===International===
<ref name="RSSSF">{{cite web |url=http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/koller-intlg.html |title=Jan Koller – International Appearances |publisher=RSSSF |accessdate=2 February 2011 }}</ref>
'''Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/koller-intlg.html | title = Jan Koller - International Appearances | first = Roberto | last = Mamrud | date = 20 April 2023 | accessdate = 21 April 2023 | publisher = [[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|RSSSF.com]] | archive-date = 8 April 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230408110635/https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/koller-intlg.html | url-status = live }}</ref>
{{Football player national team statistics|CZE}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!National team
!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|-
| rowspan="12" |[[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]]
|1999||10||9
|1999||10||9
|-
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|}


==Honours==
===International goals===
:''Scores and results list Czech Republic's goal tally first.<ref name="RSSSF" />
{| class="wikitable"
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || 9 February 1999 || [[King Baudouin Stadium]], Brussels || {{fb|BEL}} || '''1'''–0 || 1–0 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
| 2. || 5 June 1999 || [[Kadrioru Stadium]], Tallinn || {{fb|EST}} || '''2'''–0 || 2–0 || [[UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying|Euro 2000 qualifying]]
|-
| 3. || 9 June 1999 || [[Generali Arena|Letna Stadium]], Prague || {{fb|SCO}} || '''3'''–2 || 3–2 || Euro 2000 qualifying
|-
| 4. || 18 August 1999 || [[Spotovni Areal]], Drnovice || {{fb|SUI}} || '''1'''–0 || 3–0 || Friendly
|-
| 5. || 4 September 1999 || [[Žalgiris Stadium]], Vilnius || {{fb|LTU}} || '''3'''–0 || 4–0 || Euro 2000 qualifying
|-
| 6. || 4 September 1999 || Žalgiris Stadium, Vilnius || {{fb|LTU}} || '''4'''–0 || 4–0 || Euro 2000 qualifying
|-
| 7. || 8 September 1999 || [[Na Stínadlech]], Teplice || {{fb|BIH}} || '''1'''–0 || 3–0 || Euro 2000 qualifying
|-
| 8. || 9 October 1999 || Letná Stadium, Prague || {{fb|FRO}} || '''1'''–0 || 3–0 || Euro 2000 qualifying
|-
| 9. || 13 November 1999 || Philips Stadion, Eindhoven || {{fb|NED}} || '''1'''–1 || 1–1 || Friendly
|-
| 10. || 23 February 2000 || [[Lansdowne Road]], Dublin || {{fb|IRL}} || '''1'''–0 || 2–3 || Friendly
|-
| 11. || 29 March 2000 || Na Stínadlech, Teplice || {{fb|AUS}} || '''2'''–0 || 3–1 || Friendly
|-
| 12. || 26 April 2000 || Letná Stadium, Prague || {{fb|ISR}} || '''2'''–0 || 4–1 || Friendly
|-
| 13. || 7 October 2000 || Na Stínadlech, Teplice || {{fb|ISL}} || '''1'''–0 || 4–0 || [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2002 World Cup qualification]]
|-
| 14. || 7 October 2000 || Na Stínadlech, Teplice || {{fb|ISL}} || '''2'''–0 || 4–0 || 2002 World Cup qualification
|-
| 15. || 12 February 2002 || [[Neo GSZ Stadium]], Larnaca || {{fb|HUN}} || '''2'''–0 || 2–0 || Friendly
|-
| 16. || 13 February 2002 || [[GSP Stadium]], Nicosia || {{fb|CYP}} || '''2'''–2 || 4–3 || Friendly
|-
| 17. || 21 August 2002 || GSP Stadium, Nicosia || {{fb|CYP}} || '''3'''–2 || 4–3 || Friendly
|-
| 18. || 21 August 2002 || [[Andrův stadion]], Olomouc || {{fb|SVK}} || '''1'''–1 || 4–1 || Friendly
|-
| 19. || 21 August 2002 || Andrův stadion, Olomouc || {{fb|SVK}} || '''2'''–1 || 4–1 || Friendly
|-
| 20. || 29 March 2003 || [[De Kuip]], Rotterdam || {{fb|NED}} || '''1'''–1 || 1–1 || [[UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying|Euro 2004 qualifying]]
|-
| 21. || 2 April 2003 || Letná Stadium, Prague || {{fb|AUT}} || '''2'''–0 || 4–0 || Euro 2004 qualifying
|-
| 22. || 2 April 2003 || Letná Stadium, Prague || {{fb|AUT}} || '''3'''–0 || 4–0 || Euro 2004 qualifying
|-
| 23. || 30 April 2003 || Na Stínadlech, Teplice || {{fb|TUR}} || '''2'''–0 || 4–0 || Friendly
|-
| 24. || 11 June 2003 || Andrův stadion, Olomouc || {{fb|AND}} || '''2'''–0 || 5–0 || Euro 2004 qualifying
|-
| 25. || 10 September 2003 || Letná Stadium, Prague || {{fb|NED}} || '''1'''–0 || 3–1 || Euro 2004 qualifying
|-
| 26. || 11 October 2003 || [[Ernst Happel Stadium]], Vienna || {{fb|AUT}} || '''3'''–2 || 3–2 || Euro 2004 qualifying
|-
| 27. || 19 June 2004 || [[Estádio Municipal de Aveiro]], Aveiro || {{fb|NED}} || '''1'''–2 || 3–2 || Euro 2004 qualifying
|-
| 28. || 27 June 2004 || [[Estádio do Dragão]], Porto || {{fb|DEN}} || '''1'''–0 || 3–0 || Euro 2004 qualifying
|-
| 29. || 9 October 2004 || Letná Stadium, Prague || {{fb|ROU}} || '''1'''–0 || 1–0 || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification|2006 World Cup qualification]]
|-
| 30. || 13 October 2004 || [[Hanrapetakan Stadium|Republican Stadium]], Yerevan || {{fb|ARM}} || '''1'''–0 || 3–0 || 2006 World Cup qualification
|-
| 31. || 13 October 2004 || Republican Stadium, Yerevan || {{fb|ARM}} || '''3'''–0 || 3–0 || 2006 World Cup qualification
|-
| 32. || 17 November 2004 || [[Philip II Arena|Skopje City Stadium]], Skopje || {{fb|MKD}} || '''2'''–0 || 2–0 || 2006 World Cup qualification
|-
| 33. || 9 February 2005 || [[Arena Petrol]], Celje || {{fb|SLO}} || '''1'''–0 || 3–0 || Friendly
|-
| 34. || 4 June 2005 || [[Stadion u Nisy]], Liberec || {{fb|AND}} || '''2'''–0 || 8–1 || 2006 World Cup qualification
|-
| 35. || 8 June 2005 || Na Stínadlech, Teplice || {{fb|MKD}} || '''1'''–1 || 6–1 || 2006 World Cup qualification
|-
| 36. || 8 June 2005 || Na Stínadlech, Teplice || {{fb|MKD}} || '''2'''–1 || 6–1 || 2006 World Cup qualification
|-
| 37. || 8 June 2005 || Na Stínadlech, Teplice || {{fb|MKD}} || '''3'''–1 || 6–1 || 2006 World Cup qualification
|-
| 38. || 8 June 2005 || Na Stínadlech, Teplice || {{fb|MKD}} || '''4'''–1 || 6–1 || 2006 World Cup qualification
|-
| 39. || 17 August 2005 || [[Ullevi]], Gothenburg || {{fb|SWE}} || '''1'''–1 || 1–2 || Friendly
|-
| 40. || 3 June 2006 || Letná Stadium, Teplice || {{fb|TRI}} || '''1'''–0 || 3–0 || Friendly
|-
| 41. || 3 June 2006 || Letná Stadium, Teplice || {{fb|TRI}} || '''3'''–0 || 3–0 || Friendly
|-
| 42. || 12 June 2006 || Letná Stadium, Teplice || {{fb|USA}} || '''1'''–0 || 3–0 || [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]]
|-
| 43. || 12 June 2006 || [[Veltins-Arena|FIFA WM Stadion Gelsenkirchen]], Gelsenkirchen || {{fb|USA}} || '''1'''–0 || 3–0 || [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]]
|-
| 44. || 8 September 2006 || [[Tehelné pole]], Bratislava || {{fb|SVK}} || '''3'''–0 || 3–0 || [[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying|Euro 2008 qualifying]]
|-
| 45. || 7 October 2006 || Stadion u Nisy, Liberec || {{fb|SMR}} || '''4'''–0 || 7–0 || Euro 2008 qualifying
|-
| 46. || 7 October 2006 || Stadion u Nisy, Liberec || {{fb|SMR}} || '''6'''–0 || 7–0 || Euro 2008 qualifying
|-
| 47. || 11 October 2006 || Lansdowne Road, Dublin || {{fb|IRL}} || '''1'''–1 || 1–1 || Euro 2008 qualifying
|-
| 48. || 7 February 2007 || King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels || {{fb|BEL}} || '''1'''–0 || 2–0 || Friendly
|-
| 49. || 22 August 2007 || Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna || {{fb|AUT}} || '''1'''–0 || 1–1 || Friendly
|-
| 50. || 8 September 2007 || [[Stadio Olimpico (San Marino)|Stadio Olimpico]], Serravalle || {{fb|SMR}} || '''3'''–0 || 3–0 || Euro 2008 qualifying
|-
| 51. || 21 November 2007 || GSP Stadium, Nicosia || {{fb|CYP}} || '''2'''–0 || 2–0 || Euro 2008 qualifying
|-
| 52. || 26 March 2008 || [[MCH Arena|SAS Arena]], Herning || {{fb|DEN}} || '''1'''–1 || 1–1 || Euro 2008 qualifying
|-
| 53. || 27 May 2008 || [[Synot Tip Arena|Stadion Eden]], Prague || {{fb|LTU}} || '''1'''–0 || 2–0 || Euro 2008 qualifying
|-
| 54. || 27 May 2008 || [[Synot Tip Arena|Stadion Eden]], Prague || {{fb|LTU}} || '''2'''–0 || 2–0 || Euro 2008 qualifying
|-
| 55. || 15 June 2008 || [[Stade de Genève]], Geneva || {{fb|TUR}} || '''1'''–0 || 2–3 || [[UEFA Euro 2008|Euro 2008]]
|-
|}


'''Sparta Prague'''
==Honours==
* [[Czech First League]]: [[1994–95 Czech First League|1994–95]]
;[[AC Sparta Prague|Sparta Prague]]
* [[Czech Cup]]: [[1995–96 Czech Cup|1995–96]]
*{{sport honours|[[Gambrinus liga]]|1|[[Gambrinus liga 1994–95|1995]]}}
*{{sport honours|[[Czech Republic Football Cup]]|1|1996}}


;[[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]
'''Anderlecht'''
*{{sport honours|[[Belgian First Division|Jupiler League]]|2|[[Belgian First Division 1999–2000|2000]], [[Belgian First Division 2000–01|2001]]}}
* [[Belgian First Division]]: [[1999–2000 Belgian First Division|1999–2000]], [[2000–01 Belgian First Division|2000–01]]
*{{sport honours|[[Belgian Supercup]]|2|2000, 2001}}
* [[Belgian Supercup]]: [[2000 Belgian Super Cup|2000]]


;[[Borussia Dortmund]]
'''Borussia Dortmund'''
*{{sport honours|[[Fußball-Bundesliga|Bundesliga]]|1|[[Fußball-Bundesliga 2001–02|2002]]}}
* [[Bundesliga]]: [[2001–02 Bundesliga|2001–02]]


;Individual
'''Individual'''
* [[Belgian Pro League]] top scorer: [[1998–99 Belgian First Division|1998–99]]
*{{sport honours|Belgian League Top Scorer|1|1999}}
* [[Czech Footballer of the Year]]: 1999
*{{sport honours|[[Belgian Golden Shoe]]|1|2000}}
* [[Belgian Golden Shoe]]: 2000


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{commons category|Jan Koller}}
* {{Official website|http://www.jan-koller.eu/}} {{cs icon}} {{en icon}}
*{{Official website|http://www.jan-koller.eu/}} {{in lang|cs|en}}
* [http://www.fotbal.cz/c/nat/players/viewstat.asp?name=KollerJan Profile at Czech Republic Football Association (CMFS) official site with complete international stats] {{cs icon}}
*{{FACR player|new_id=615|old_id=KollerJan}}
* [http://www.footballdatabase.com/site/players/index.php?dumpPlayer=429 FootballDatabase] provides Jan Koller's profile and stats
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Latest revision as of 08:43, 22 October 2024

For the Czech Olympic shooter, see Jan Koller (sport shooter).

Jan Koller
Koller in 2019
Personal information
Full name Jan Koller[1]
Date of birth (1973-03-30) 30 March 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth Prague,[2] Czechoslovakia
Height 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1978–1989 TJ Smetanova Lhota
1989–1994 ZVVZ Milevsko
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1996 Sparta Prague 29 (5)
1996–1999 Lokeren 97 (43)
1999–2001 Anderlecht 65 (42)
2001–2006 Borussia Dortmund 138 (59)
2006–2008 Monaco 50 (12)
2008 1. FC Nürnberg 14 (2)
2008–2009 Krylia Sovetov Samara 46 (16)
2009–2011 Cannes 44 (20)
Total 483 (199)
International career
1995–1996 Czech Republic U21 3 (1)
1999–2009 Czech Republic 91 (55)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Czech Republic
UEFA European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Portugal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

Club career

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Early career

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Koller started his football training as a goalkeeper,[3] but was converted to striker by the time he started his professional career with Czech club Sparta Prague. He made his début for Sparta in the spring of 1995 in a match against Benešov, coming on as a substitute with 20 minutes of the game remaining.[4] In 1996, Koller caught the eye of Belgian football and signed with the club Lokeren for a fee equivalent to €102,000.[3]

Anderlecht

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After a successful three-year stint, in which he managed to finish as Belgian First Division top-scorer in his last season at Lokeren, Koller was signed by Belgian club Anderlecht. He quickly built up a successful partnership with Canadian striker Tomasz Radzinski, excelling in his debut season and earning him the Belgian Golden Shoe in 2000. At the end of the season, he was bought by German side Borussia Dortmund after turning down English side Fulham.[5]

Borussia Dortmund

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Koller with Borussia Dortmund in 2006

While Koller was at Dortmund, the club won the 2001–02 Bundesliga, thanks in part to Koller's 11 league goals. Besides the Bundesliga title his biggest success whilst at Dortmund was helping them to the 2002 UEFA Cup Final, where his goal could not prevent them losing 3–2 to Feyenoord.

His training as a goalkeeper saw some use in the 2002–03 season. In a Bundesliga match against Bayern Munich, Dortmund's goalkeeper Jens Lehmann was sent off in the second half for a second yellow card,[6] and Dortmund had already used their three substitutions. Koller, who had already opened the scoring in the 8th minute, moved from striker to goalkeeper after 67 minutes of the match. He prevented any more goals for the rest of the match, despite Dortmund having been reduced to nine players due to the earlier expulsion of Torsten Frings.[7] Koller was named by kicker as the Bundesliga's top goalkeeper of the week for his performance.[8][9]

Monaco and Nürnberg

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In a surprising move, Koller signed with French side Monaco in 2006 but a two-season disappointing campaign, despite a decent scoring record, forced him to move back to Germany to play with Nürnberg.[10] Unfortunately for Koller, who wasn't the only Czech in the team as he was partnered with Tomáš Galásek and Jaromír Blazek, the Nürnberg-based club had performed poorly throughout the season and were relegated to 2. Bundesliga at the end of the 2007–08 season. In 14 matches Bundesliga matches he netted twice for Nürnberg.[11]

Later career

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Koller playing for Krylia Sovetov in 2009

On 23 June 2008, Koller was transferred to Russian club Krylia Sovetov Samara in a deal worth €1 million.[12] On 5 December 2009, Koller returned to France, joining Championnat National team Cannes, with a contract until June 2011.[13] Koller announced his retirement from football in August 2011 after a series of injuries.[3]

International career

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See also: List of international goals scored by Jan Koller

Koller made his debut for the Czech Republic in a friendly away to Belgium at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels on 9 February 1999, and netted the only goal of the game in the 73rd minute.[14]

Koller became the all-time top scorer for the Czech Republic on 8 June 2005 following a match against Macedonia, in which he scored four goals in just 11 minutes of a 6–1 win, taking his international total to 39.[15]

In his third month with Nürnberg, Koller announced that he would retire from the Czech national team after Euro 2008.[16] However, after losing a Euro 2008 Group A match against Turkey 3–2, Koller eventually retired from international football.[17]

In July 2009, Koller announced that he would rejoin the national team because of poor results in the 2010 World Cup qualification.[18] He played in the match against Slovakia, but announced his retirement from international football again on 6 September.[19]

Style of play

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Koller was particularly noted for his height, strong physique and heading ability, being referred to as a "towering forward"[20][21] and a "human lighthouse".[22] Due to his stature, he was often nicknamed Dino throughout his career.[23]

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total Ref.
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sparta Prague 1994–95 Czech First League 6 1 0 0 — — 6 1
1995–96 Czech First League 23 4 0 0 — 7 1 30 5
Total 29 5 0 0 0 0 7 1 36 6 –
Lokeren 1996–97 Belgian First Division 31 8 — — — 31 8
1997–98 Belgian First Division 33 11 — — — 33 11
1998–99 Belgian First Division 33 24 5 3 — — 38 27
Total 97 43 5 3 0 0 0 0 102 46 –
Anderlecht 1999–2000 Belgian First Division 33 20 12 10 — 4 3 49 33
2000–01 Belgian First Division 32 22 5 2 — 16 7 53 31
Total 65 42 17 12 0 0 20 10 102 64 –
Borussia Dortmund 2001–02 Bundesliga 33 11 1 0 1 0 14 6 49 17 [24]
2002–03 Bundesliga 34 13 1 1 1 0 12 8 48 22 [24]
2003–04 Bundesliga 32 16 2 1 3 2 5 0 42 19 [24]
2004–05 Bundesliga 30 15 3 1 0 0 — 33 16 [24]
2005–06 Bundesliga 9 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 12 5 [24]
Total 138 59 8 4 5 2 31 14 182 79 –
Monaco 2006–07 Ligue 1 32 8 1 0 2 0 — 35 8 [24]
2007–08 Ligue 1 18 4 0 0 1 0 — 19 4 [24]
Total 50 12 1 0 3 0 0 0 54 12 –
Nürnberg 2007–08 Bundesliga 14 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 2 [24]
Krylia Sovetov Samara 2008 Russian Premier League 18 7 — — 18 7 [24]
2009 Russian Premier League 28 9 — — 28 9 [24]
Total 46 16 0 0 0 0 46 16 –
Cannes 2009–10 Championnat National 15 4 0 0 — — 15 4 [25]
2010–11 Championnat National 29 16 2 0 — — 31 16 [25]
Total 44 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 46 20 –
Career total 483 199 33 19 8 2 62 25 586 245 –

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[26]

National team Year Apps Goals
Czech Republic 1999 10 9
2000 11 6
2001 7 0
2002 9 5
2003 9 7
2004 14 6
2005 6 7
2006 8 7
2007 9 4
2008 7 4
2009 1 0
Total 91 55

Honours

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Sparta Prague

Anderlecht

Borussia Dortmund

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Czech Republic" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Nejlepší reprezentační střelec Jan Koller ukončil kariéru" (in Czech). Czech Republic Football Association. Archived from the original on 31 March 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  3. ^ a b c "Czech striker Koller calls it a day". FourFourTwo. 17 August 2011. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Teď už budu hrát jen zadarmo, loučil se fotbalový útočník Koller". idnes.cz (in Czech). 6 September 2011. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  5. ^ "Koller deal going flat for Fulham". BBC. 15 May 2001. Archived from the original on 17 July 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  6. ^ "Koller za Dortmund skóroval i chytal" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 10 November 2002. Archived from the original on 17 July 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  7. ^ "Spielstatistik FC Bayern München gegen Borussia Dortmund 2:1 (0:1) - Bundesliga 2002/2003 - Der 12. Spieltag - Fussballdaten - Die Fußballdatenbank". fussballdaten.de. Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  8. ^ "Auch diese Feldspieler standen im Tor" (in German). Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  9. ^ "1. Bundesliga - Elf des Tages am 12. Spieltag der Saison 2002/03" (in German). Archived from the original on 13 June 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  10. ^ "Club vor Verpflichtung von Koller". fcn.de (in German). 6 January 2006. Archived from the original on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2008.
  11. ^ Arnhold, Matthias (20 April 2023). "Jan Koller - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". RSSSF.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  12. ^ "Koller signs contract with Russian club Samara". SI.com. 23 June 2008. Archived from the original on 27 June 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2008.
  13. ^ "Koller signs for Cannes". FIFA. 4 December 2010. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
  14. ^ "Koller vyrovnal starý rekord Puče". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). 9 February 2005. Archived from the original on 18 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  15. ^ "Van Persie inspires Dutch victory". CNN. 8 June 2005. Archived from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  16. ^ "Koller to quit Czechs after Euro finals". CNN. 8 April 2008. Archived from the original on 20 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2008.
  17. ^ "Jan Koller definitivně skončil s reprezentací!" [Jan Koller has finally retired from the national team!]. TV Nova Czech Republic (in Czech). 27 August 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  18. ^ "Vracím se do reprezentace, řekl Koller. Hrát chtějí i Jarošík, Jiránek a Kováč". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. 19 July 2009. Archived from the original on 17 July 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  19. ^ Bailey, Richard (9 September 2009). "Koller quits Czech squad". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 18 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  20. ^ "Czech lose two towers". UEFA.com. 29 September 2005. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  21. ^ Sergio Di Cesare; Marco Porro; Fabio Bianchi (13 June 2000). "Sua altezza Koller sa farsi valere" [His highness Koller knows how to make himself count] (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Archived from the original on 17 July 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  22. ^ "Rosicky fires veterans to easy victory". FT.com. 13 June 2006. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  23. ^ "European football's best nicknames". UEFA. 27 January 2014. Archived from the original on 23 July 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
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  26. ^ Mamrud, Roberto (20 April 2023). "Jan Koller - International Appearances". RSSSF.com. Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
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