Josef Obajdin
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Josef Obajdin is a former Czech
footballer striker
. The best years of his career he spent in Sparta Prague where he was many times a champion of the Czech Republic. Josef Obajdin played once for the Czech Republic national football team
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Until his age of 15, he played for the youth team of his city's team, TJ SB Poděbrady, when he then continued to play in 1984 for Sparta Prague youth team. Since 1989 until 1991, he was member of the senior squad of VTJ Tábor. During the season 1991/92, he played for Škoda Pilsen
, however in the middle of the season he was transferred to Dukla Prague, for which he played his five first league matches. The following season he began playing for SK Poldi Kladno
in the Czech 2. Liga
, however he was transferred soon to Slovan Liberec, and helped them to promote to the Czech Liga.
In Liberec, he did great career, since in 1993/94 he scored 11 goals in 28 matches and 10 goals in 14 matches in 1994/95. His great performance with Slovan Liberec, caused the interest of Eintracht Frankfurt
and they signed him at the middle of the season of 1994/95
. In Bundesliga
, because of an injury worry, he played only three games. He returned again to play for his previous team, Slovan Liberec, for the first half year of the season 1995/96 and transferred in January 1996 to Sparta Prague.
There, Obajdin remained five years and scored 26 goals in 146 games and winning 5 consecutive times the Czech Championship. Although he was in a good form, he was reserve during the 2001/02 season with the new trainer Jaroslav and changed team in January 2002 by being transferred to the Cypriot team Omonia Nicosia, where he played for the rest of the season without success. After a half year, Obajdin went back to Prague, to play for his previous team, however no place to the team squad and was loaned to Bohemians Prague where he did not score in ten games. Back in Sparta, he was used only in the second-class B-team.
When Obajdin's contract ran out for Sparta in 2004, the player nearly 34-year-old in the mean time was without club. He stayed for half year without club but in the spring 2005 he signed for Slovan Varnsdorf. At the beginning of 2006 he signed for the Polish team Wisła Płock, where he played until January 2007, when he was released free. He returned to Varnsdorf a few months later.
Czech Republic
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footballer striker
Striker
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. The best years of his career he spent in Sparta Prague where he was many times a champion of the Czech Republic. Josef Obajdin played once for the Czech Republic national football team
Czech Republic national football team
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Until his age of 15, he played for the youth team of his city's team, TJ SB Poděbrady, when he then continued to play in 1984 for Sparta Prague youth team. Since 1989 until 1991, he was member of the senior squad of VTJ Tábor. During the season 1991/92, he played for Škoda Pilsen
FC Viktoria Plzen
FC Viktoria Plzeň is a Czech professional football club based in Plzeň. They currently play in the Gambrinus liga, the top division of football in the country....
, however in the middle of the season he was transferred to Dukla Prague, for which he played his five first league matches. The following season he began playing for SK Poldi Kladno
SK Kladno
Sportovní klub Kladno, commonly known as SK Kladno or Kladno, is an football club from Kladno, Czech Republic. It was founded on February 15th 1903. The team plays at the Stadion Františka Kloze, named after legendary player of this club František Kloz...
in the Czech 2. Liga
Czech 2. Liga
The 2. liga or Druhá liga is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in the Czech Republic. The top two teams are promoted to the Gambrinus liga.-Structure:There are 16 clubs in the Czech 2. Liga...
, however he was transferred soon to Slovan Liberec, and helped them to promote to the Czech Liga.
In Liberec, he did great career, since in 1993/94 he scored 11 goals in 28 matches and 10 goals in 14 matches in 1994/95. His great performance with Slovan Liberec, caused the interest of Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt is a German sports club, based in Frankfurt, Hesse that is best known for its association football club.- Club origins :...
and they signed him at the middle of the season of 1994/95
Fußball-Bundesliga 1994/95
1860 Munich played four high risk home matches at Olympiastadion.-League table:-Top goalscorers:20 goals Mario Basler Heiko Herrlich 17 goals Toni Polster ...
. In Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
, because of an injury worry, he played only three games. He returned again to play for his previous team, Slovan Liberec, for the first half year of the season 1995/96 and transferred in January 1996 to Sparta Prague.
There, Obajdin remained five years and scored 26 goals in 146 games and winning 5 consecutive times the Czech Championship. Although he was in a good form, he was reserve during the 2001/02 season with the new trainer Jaroslav and changed team in January 2002 by being transferred to the Cypriot team Omonia Nicosia, where he played for the rest of the season without success. After a half year, Obajdin went back to Prague, to play for his previous team, however no place to the team squad and was loaned to Bohemians Prague where he did not score in ten games. Back in Sparta, he was used only in the second-class B-team.
When Obajdin's contract ran out for Sparta in 2004, the player nearly 34-year-old in the mean time was without club. He stayed for half year without club but in the spring 2005 he signed for Slovan Varnsdorf. At the beginning of 2006 he signed for the Polish team Wisła Płock, where he played until January 2007, when he was released free. He returned to Varnsdorf a few months later.