Tomáš Koubek

Czech footballer
Tomáš Koubek
Koubek with Czech Republic in 2018
Personal information
Full name Tomáš Koubek
Date of birth (1992-08-26) 26 August 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Augsburg
Number 40
Youth career
Hradec Králové
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2015 Hradec Králové 73 (0)
2015–2017 Sparta Prague 27 (0)
2015–2016 → Slovan Liberec (loan) 25 (0)
2017–2019 Rennes 67 (0)
2019– Augsburg 35 (0)
International career
2009–2010 Czech Republic U18 5 (0)
2010–2011 Czech Republic U19 12 (0)
2012 Czech Republic U20 1 (0)
2012–2015 Czech Republic U21 17 (0)
2016– Czech Republic 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:20, 28 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2020

Tomáš Koubek (born 26 August 1992) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga club FC Augsburg and the Czech Republic national team.[2]

Club career

Early football career in the Czech Republic

Koubek made his league debut for Hradec Králové in a 2–1 win against Mladá Boleslav on 30 April 2011.[3] After Hradec Králové were relegated at the end of the 2014–15 Czech First League, Koubek joined Sparta Prague on a four-year contract, immediately going out on loan to Slovan Liberec for the 2015–16 season.[4]

In October 2016, Sparta Prague ordered Koubek to train with their women's team, stating "women belong at the stove" in reaction to a decision against him by a female assistant referee, Lucie Ratajová.[5]

He mainly started on the substitute bench during the 2017–18 Czech First League, but was later given preference in goal over his competitor, Slovak goalkeeper Martin Dúbravka.[6]

Rennes

At the end of August 2017, Koubek transferred from Sparta Prague to Ligue 1 club Rennes for a four-year contract, becoming the club's second Czech goalkeeper after Petr Čech had played there between 2002 and 2004.[7] He made his Ligue 1 debut in a 3-1 victory against Marseille on 10 September 2017.[8]

FC Augsburg

On 6 August 2019, German side FC Augsburg of the Bundesliga announced the transfer of Koubek from Rennes on a four-year contract for an undisclosed transfer fee.[9]

International career

In October 2015, Koubek was called up by coach Pavel Vrba to the Czech senior team.[10] He debuted in a friendly match against Scotland on 24 March 2016, ending in a 0-1 defeat.[11] Later, Koubek was included in the final 23-man squad for UEFA Euro 2016.[12]

Koubek was not initially included in the Czech squad for UEFA Euro 2020.[13] However, due to Jiří Pavlenka suffering an injury, Koubek replaced him for the match against Scotland.[14]

Honours

Stade Rennais

Czech Republic U19

References

  1. ^ "Tomáš Koubek". FC Augsburg. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Tomáš Koubek, nouveau gardien Rouge et Noir". Rennes (in French). 28 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Boleslav - Hradec 1:2, na překvapivé výhře nováčka se podíleli mladíci". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. 30 April 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Sparta hlásí další posilu. Koubek se rozchytá jinde a tvrdí: Jsem za to vděčný". Deník (in Czech). 9 July 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Sparta Prague: Players to train with women's team after 'sexist' comments". BBC Sport. 4 October 2016.
  6. ^ Novák, Miloslav (28 August 2017). "Koubek přestoupil ze Sparty do Rennes, podepsal smlouvu na čtyři roky". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Prague: Mafra.
  7. ^ "Koubek: Cech him out". Ligue 1. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Gólman Koubek debutoval za Rennes, pomohl k výhře nad Marseille". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. 10 September 2017.
  9. ^ "FC Augsburg sign Czech Goalkeeper Tomáš Koubek". FC Augsburg. 6 August 2019.
  10. ^ Šedivý, Petr; Novák, Miloslav (3 November 2015). "Do fotbalové reprezentace se vrátí Limberský a po letech také Vacek". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra.
  11. ^ Novák, Miloslav (24 March 2016). "Česko - Skotsko 0:1, fotbalistům se příprava vůbec nepovedla". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Prague: Mafra. Debutující brankář Koubek do té doby nečelil žádné střele a v 10. minutě inkasoval. Smůla pro něj i pro domácí, kteří chvíli předtím měli velkou možnost ke skórování. [The debuting goalkeeper Koubek had not faced a shot and conceded in the 10th minute. He and the home team, who had a great opportunity to score, received a bad luck.]
  12. ^ Novák, Miloslav (31 May 2016). "Na Euro bez překvapení. Vrba uzavřel kádr, nevešli se Mareček a Schick". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Prague: Mafra.
  13. ^ "V nominaci reprezentace na ME chybí Dočkal, Šilhavý čeká na Kúdelu". EuroFotbal (in Czech). 25 May 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  14. ^ "Z nominace české reprezentace vypadl Pavlenka, po Skotsku ho nahradí Koubek". EuroFotbal (in Czech). 12 June 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  15. ^ "Czechia 2-3 Spain". UEFA. 1 August 2011.

External links

  • Tomáš Koubek at Fortunaliga.cz Edit this at Wikidata
  • Tomáš Koubek – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)
  • Tomáš Koubek at FAČR (in Czech) Edit this at Wikidata
  • Tomáš Koubek – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French
  • Tomáš Koubek at L'Équipe Football (in French)
  • Tomáš Koubek at Soccerway
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