Ondřej Čelůstka
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Ondřej Čelůstka is a Czech
football defender who is currently contracted to Trabzonspor
. He is member of the Czech under-21 team
. He represented the team at the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
.
, making his professional debut in the Czech Gambrinus liga
during the 2007–08 season, and then playing more regularly in the following one. His good performances then ensured him a regular place with Czech leading club Slavia Prague, with whom he made fourteen appearances and a goal in the first half of the 2009–10 Gambrinus liga
.
outfit U.S. Città di Palermo
, with an option for the Sicilians to sign the player permanently at the end of the season. He was awarded the number #89 jersey from the rosanero.
He played his first game in a rosanero jersey, as well as his first Serie A game, as a second-half substitute for Marco Calderoni
in a 3–1 home win versus Bologna
.
for a transfer fee of €0.9 million and signed a 5-year contract. The club gave him the number 28 to have on his jersey.
He scored a goal at the 76th minute against F.C. Internazionale Milano
at San Siro which was the winning the goal.
Under-20 in 2009, held in Egypt
, where he has collected four appearances for the Under-selection 20.
It is then passed straight to the highest level of youth, disputants 5 appearances for the Under-21 Czech in 2009, scoring a goal as well. He took part at the European Under-21
, 2011, in which he plays all five games as a starter for his team in the semifinals before being eliminated by Switzerland
and in the playoff for the Olympic Games qualifying against Belarus
.
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....
football defender who is currently contracted to Trabzonspor
Trabzonspor
Trabzonspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Trabzon, Turkey. Formed in 1967 through a merger of several local clubs, Trabzonspor won six championships in Turkish Super League. The Club won their first Championship title in 1975 which is also the Club's initiation year...
. He is member of the Czech under-21 team
Czech Republic national under-21 football team
The Czech Republic national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of the Czech Republic and is controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic...
. He represented the team at the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
UEFA U-21 Championship 2011 was the 18th staging of UEFA's European Under-21 Football Championship. The final tournament was hosted by Denmark between 11 and 25 June 2011....
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Slavia Prague
He began his career with FC Tescoma ZlínFC Tescoma Zlín
FC Tescoma Zlín is a Czech football club from Zlín, in the Moravia region. They currently play in the Czech 2. Liga.After gaining promotion to the First Division the team recorded a number of steady performances in the league, recording a 7th place finish twice, in 2003 and 2004, and more recently...
, making his professional debut in the 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,...
during the 2007–08 season, and then playing more regularly in the following one. His good performances then ensured him a regular place with Czech leading club Slavia Prague, with whom he made fourteen appearances and a goal in the first half of the 2009–10 Gambrinus liga
2009–10 Gambrinus liga
Gambrinus liga 2009–10 was the seventeenth season of the Czech Republic's top-tier football. It started on 24 July 2009 and ended on 15 May 2010...
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Palermo
On 1 February 2010 he was signed on loan by Serie ASerie 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...
outfit U.S. Città di 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...
, with an option for the Sicilians to sign the player permanently at the end of the season. He was awarded the number #89 jersey from the rosanero.
He played his first game in a rosanero jersey, as well as his first Serie A game, as a second-half substitute for Marco Calderoni
Marco Calderoni
Marco Calderoni is an Italian footballer who plays for Piacenza.-Career:Calderoni made his first team debut on 25 May 2008 against Cesena, the 2nd last match of the season....
in a 3–1 home win versus Bologna
Bologna F.C. 1909
Bologna Football Club 1909, known simply as Bologna, is an Italian Football League club based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, formed in 1993. The club are nicknamed the rossoblù because of the red and blue striped shirts they wear. Red and Blue are the official colours of the town.During its history...
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Trabzonspor
On 8 July 2011, he moved to the Turkish club TrabzonsporTrabzonspor
Trabzonspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Trabzon, Turkey. Formed in 1967 through a merger of several local clubs, Trabzonspor won six championships in Turkish Super League. The Club won their first Championship title in 1975 which is also the Club's initiation year...
for a transfer fee of €0.9 million and signed a 5-year contract. The club gave him the number 28 to have on his jersey.
He scored a goal at the 76th minute against F.C. Internazionale Milano
F.C. Internazionale Milano
Football Club Internazionale Milano, often referred to as Internazionale or simply Inter, is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Italy. Outside Italy, the club is often called Inter Milan. They are the reigning FIFA Club World champions and Coppa Italia holders.Inter have always...
at San Siro which was the winning the goal.
International career
In 2008 he had two meetings with the National Under-Czech-19, while between September and October 2009 participated in the FIFA World CupFIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
Under-20 in 2009, held in Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
, where he has collected four appearances for the Under-selection 20.
It is then passed straight to the highest level of youth, disputants 5 appearances for the Under-21 Czech in 2009, scoring a goal as well. He took part at the European Under-21
UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
The European Under-21 Football Championship is a football competition organised by the sport's European governing body, UEFA. It is held every two years. The competition has existed in its current form since 1978. It was preceded by the Under 23 Challenge Cup which ran from 1967 to 1970...
, 2011, in which he plays all five games as a starter for his team in the semifinals before being eliminated by Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
and in the playoff for the Olympic Games qualifying against Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
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