Pavel Mareš 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....

 football

Football (soccer)

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 player currently playing for Czech side Viktoria Žižkov

FK Viktoria Žižkov

FK Viktoria Žižkov ranks among the oldest football clubs in the Czech Republic. It plays in the Gambrinus liga, the top level of football in the country.The team was founded by a group of students in 1903 in the town of Žižkov...

. He is a left-sided centre-back or left-back.

Mareš played for the Czech Republic

Czech Republic national football team

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 at the Euro 2004

2004 UEFA European Football Championship

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. Considered a classical, defensive left back, Mareš could be used as a replacement for the more offensive Marek Jankulovski

Marek Jankulovski

Marek Jankulovski is a Czech footballer who currently plays for Czech club Baník Ostrava. His former club was Milan. He was voted the 2007 Czech Player of the Year....

 on the Czech national team.

From 2003 to 2006 Mareš played for Zenit St. Petersburg

FC Zenit Saint Petersburg

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In August 2006, Mareš looked poised to join the Bolton Wanderers F.C.

Bolton Wanderers F.C.

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 from Zenit St. Petersburg

FC Zenit Saint Petersburg

Football Club Zenit is a Russian football club from the city of Saint-Petersburg. Founded in 1925 , the club plays in the Russian Premier League...

 before the transfer deadline and passed a medical, only for the move to break down. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=377537&cc=5739 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/bolton_wanderers/5297620.stm In January 2007 Mareš left Zenit, moving back to Sparta Prague. He failed to make an impact at Sparta and played little since joining the team http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=496593.html. Subsequently he moved on to Viktoria Žižkov

FK Viktoria Žižkov

FK Viktoria Žižkov ranks among the oldest football clubs in the Czech Republic. It plays in the Gambrinus liga, the top level of football in the country.The team was founded by a group of students in 1903 in the town of Žižkov...

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