Tomáš Zápotočný is a Czech footballer, known as "Zapo", who currently plays for Sparta Prague as a centre back

Defender (football)

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Football career

He signed for Udinese in the January transfer window for an unconfirmed € 500,000 bid. He has come from Czech side Slovan Liberec, in which he was their captain and got their player of the season award 2006–07. He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 friendly win over Slovene

Slovenia

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 football club NK Gorica.

On 25 February 2007 he played his first Series A match for Udinese against Parma

Parma F.C.

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. On 1 July 2008, he was sold to Turkish side Beşiktaş

Besiktas J.K.

Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü , or simply Beşiktaş , is a Turkish sports club. The club's football team is one of the major teams in Turkey. The professional sports club, founded in 1903, is based in the Beşiktaş district in Istanbul, Turkey...

 for €4.5 million, re-joining Tomáš Sivok

Tomáš Sivok

Tomáš Sivok is a Czech footballer who currently plays for Beşiktaş. He made his debut for the Czech national team on September 3, 2005. His primary position is holding midfielder but he can play in defense.-Career:...

. He signed a 3+1 year contact worth €750,000 per season.

He currently has four caps for the Czech Republic.