Martin Latka

Martin Latka
Personal information
Full name	Martin Latka
Date of birth	28 September 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth	Hluboká nad Vltavou, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1990–1992	Tatran Hluboká nad Vltavou
1992–2002	Dynamo České Budějovice
Senior career*
Years	Team
2002–2003	Dynamo České Budějovice
2003–2008	Slavia Prague
2006	→ Birmingham City (loan)
2009–2011	Panionios
2011–2013	Slavia Prague
2013–2014	Fortuna Düsseldorf
2014–2016	Slavia Prague
2016–2017	Slovan Liberec
International career
2004–2007	Czech Republic U21
2012	Czech Republic
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 August 2017

Martin Latka (born 28 September 1984) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as central defender.

Club career[edit]

Latka began his career with SK Dynamo České Budějovice, joining Slavia Prague in 2003. In 2005, he won the Talent of the Year award at the Czech Footballer of the Year awards.^[1] On 30 January 2006, he joined Birmingham City on loan until the end of the season. He played six full games. However, in that season Birmingham were relegated and Latka returned to Slavia.

In January 2009, Latka joined Panionios. In 2011, he returned to Slavia Prague.

In January 2013, he was transferred to Bundesliga side Fortuna Düsseldorf, signing a one-and-a-half year contract with the German club. After a year and a half at Fortuna Düsseldorf, Martin Latka's contract was not extended in May 2014. The defender made a return to SK Slavia Prague.^[2]

International career[edit]

Although Latka won the Czech Talent of the Year award in 2005 and was a regular in Czech U21 setup, he was not called up to the senior national team until his debut against Slovakia on 14 November 2012.^[3]

References[edit]

^ "Historie ankety Fotbalista roku". ČMFS (in Czech). Retrieved 18 January 2013.
^ "Fortuna verstärkt sich mit Martin Latka" (in German). Fortuna Düsseldorf. 17 January 2013.
^ Novák, Miloslav (14 November 2012). "Česko 3-0 Slovensko, povedený večer osladil Lafata i debutant Dočkal" [Czech Republic 3-0 Slovakia, a successful evening was sweetened by Lafat and debutant Dočkal]. Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra.

External links[edit]

Martin Latka at FAČR (also at old FAČR website) (in Czech)
Martin Latka at Soccerbase
Martin Latka at Soccerway

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[1] "Historie ankety Fotbalista roku". ČMFS (in Czech). Retrieved 18 January 2013.

[2] "Fortuna verstärkt sich mit Martin Latka" (in German). Fortuna Düsseldorf. 17 January 2013.

[3] Novák, Miloslav (14 November 2012). "Česko 3-0 Slovensko, povedený večer osladil Lafata i debutant Dočkal" [Czech Republic 3-0 Slovakia, a successful evening was sweetened by Lafat and debutant Dočkal]. Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra.

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