Jan Rajnoch is a Czech

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

 footballer who played for MKE Ankaragücü in the Turkish Süper Lig.

Career

His career started at AC Sparta Prague's youth academy which is known to have produced some of Czech republic's best footballing talent over the years. Rajnoch himself played with prominent Czech talents Tomáš Hübschman

Tomáš Hübschman

Tomáš Hübschman is a Czech football player who plays for Shakhtar Donetsk.-Sparta Prague:Before joining Shakhtar in the summer of 2004, Hübschman played for AC Sparta Prague having started playing for the club's youth at the age of 5 and signing his first professional contract in 1998...

, currently of FC Shakhtar Donetsk

FC Shakhtar Donetsk

FC Shakhtar Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. Shakhtar has appeared in several European competitions and currently is often a participant of the UEFA Champions League. The club became the first Ukrainian club to win the UEFA Cup in 2009, the last year...

, and Tomáš Jun

Tomáš Jun

Tomáš Jun, is a Czech striker at the Austrian club FK Austria Wien.-Sparta Prague:He joined Sparta Prague's youth system as a nine year old in 1992. Progressing through the club's youth teams he made his senior debut aged just 16. Only a year later he was in the starting formation in Sparta's...

 in the youth teams. However he never made an appearance for the senior team. After spells at Bohemians Praha and 1. FC Slovácko

1. FC Slovácko

1. FC Slovácko is a Czech football club from Uherské Hradiště. The team were formerly known as 1. FC Synot which was a merger of FC Slovácká Slavia Uherské Hradiště and FC Synot.-Current squad:-Honours:...

 he joined Czech Gambrinus Liga

Gambrinus Liga

The Gambrinus liga is a Czech professional league for football clubs. At the top of the Czech football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 16 clubs, operating a system of promotion and relegation with the Czech 2. Liga. Seasons run from August to May,...

 outfit FK Mladá Boleslav

FK Mladá Boleslav

FK Mladá Boleslav is a Czech football club from Mladá Boleslav.- Recent times :The team was promoted to Gambrinus liga for the first time in its history in 2004 and in their first top-flight season fought against relegation, eventually finishing in 14th place...

 on the 1.9.2006. Here he quickly established himself as a key player and became an integral part of the team, playing an important role in their UEFA Cup

UEFA Cup

The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...

 campaign wins against Olympique Marseille

Olympique de Marseille

Olympique de Marseille is a French association football club based in Marseille. Founded in 1899, the club plays in Ligue 1 and have spent most of its history in the top tier of French football. Marseille have been French champions nine times and have won the Coupe de France a record ten times. In...

http://www.gom.com.eg/gazette/pdf/2006/09/30/11.pdf and Palermo

U.S. Città di Palermo

Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo is an Italian football club from Palermo, Sicily which currently plays in Serie A, the top level of Italian football. Formed in 1900 as Anglo Panormitan Athletic and Football Club, the club had various names before assuming its final form in 1987 and is currently...

. In the 2007/08 season he was made captain and emerged as a firm fan favorite. Despite interest from Italy

Serie A

Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...

 he decided to stay on at Mladá Boleslav to try and help the team win the title.

Switch to Germany

On 7 January 2009 Rajnoch made a loan move to German side FC Energie Cottbushttp://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=988849.html where he played out the rest of the season making 10 appearances in the 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...

. However Cottbus could not avoid relegation and Rajnoch returned to Boleslav.

Turkey

Despite interest from both Sparta Prague and Slavia Prague he moved to the Turkish Süper Lig outfit MKE Ankaragücü in 2010 on a three and a half year contract. He scored and own goal against Galatasaray

Galatasaray

Galatasaray Spor Kulübü is a Turkish sports club based in Istanbul, most notable for its football section, also known as Galatasaray S.K.. It also fields teams in Athletics, Basketball, Wheelchair basketball, Volleyball, Water polo, Swimming, Rowing, Sailing, Judo, Bridge, Equestrian, Handball,...

 on October 2nd, 2011 which became Galatasaray's 3000th goal in league history. So he somehow booked a place in Galatasaray history.

Style

He plays as a defender or sometimes as a defensive midfielder. Although a strong defensive player, he has an eye for goal with a good shot and powerful presence in the air.

International

He has also recently been called up to the Czech Republic's national team

Czech Republic national football team

The Czech Republic national football team represents the Czech Republic in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic, the governing body for football in the Czech Republic. Their current head coach is Michal Bílek...

. He was given his international debut on 20.08.2008 in a friendly against England at Wembley Stadium

Wembley Stadium

The original Wembley Stadium, officially known as the Empire Stadium, was a football stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the new Wembley Stadium that opened in 2007...

 where he came on as a substitute for Radoslav Kováč

Radoslav Kovác

Radoslav Kováč is a Czech footballer who plays for FC Basel. He plays midfield and defence. He previously played for Sigma Olomouc Sparta Prague and Spartak Moscow...

 in the 76th minute. The game ended in a 2:2 draw http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/internationals/england-2-czech-republic-2-cole-grabs-late-leveller-but-boos-ring-out-for-lamentable-england-904199.html. He is one of a small number of domestic players to feature for the national team in recent years.

Trivia

His favorite player is Chelsea F.C defender John Terry

John Terry

John George Terry is an English professional footballer. Terry plays in a centre back position and is the captain of Chelsea in the Premier League...

. He is also a fan of Manchester United.