Libor Sionko

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Libor Sionko
Personal information
Date of birth	February 1, 1977 (1977-02-01) (age 31)
Place of birth	Ostrava, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	F.C. Copenhagen
Number	24
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1993-1994 1994-1996 1996-1997 1997-1999 1999-2004 2004 2004-2006 2006-2007 2007-present	Banik Ostrava TŽ Třinec VTJ Znojmo Banik Ostrava Sparta Prague Grazer AK Austria Vienna Rangers F.C. Copenhagen	01 (0) 12 (3) 00 (0) 45 (11) 95 (25) 6 (0) 63 (8) 18 (3) 27 (5)
National team2
1999-present	Czech Republic	31 (6)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 May 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 7 July 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Libor Sionko (born February 1, 1977 in Ostrava) is a Czech footballer currently playing for Danish Superliga club F.C. Copenhagen.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early career 1.2 Rangers & Copenhagen 1.3 International career 2 References 3 External links

[edit] Biography

[edit] Early career

He previously played for Austria Vienna, Grazer AK, Sparta Prague, Banik Ostrava and Rangers. Playing successfully for Sparta in the Czech league and UEFA Champions League, where Sparta in two occasions (1999-00 and 2003-04), got through from the group stage. He left Prague, due to contract problems, to join high-rising Grazer Athletik Klub in February 2004, helping to achieve the first ever Austrian championship for the Styrians. He also was in the team winning the Austrian Cup for the 4th time.

After that remarkable success and change to Austria Vienna, he was a principal for a very successful challenge in the 2004-05 UEFA Cup, when the Viennese side reached the quarter-final. In 2005-06 the Czech player was an Austrian double winner a second time.

[edit] Rangers & Copenhagen

He completed a Bosman transfer to Rangers on 16 May 2006 on a three year contract.^[1]

He scored on his SPL debut against Motherwell on July 30, 2006 in the Gers' 2-1 win.^[2] Frequent injury, however, meant that he was used intermittently by Paul Le Guen. He re-established himself in the team in December 2006 where he scored against Hibernian^[3] and Aberdeen,^[4] as Rangers' form improved after a poor start to the season.

On July 27 2007, it was announced Rangers have agreed a deal for the transfer of Sionko to the Danish champions F.C. Copenhagen^[5], and the next day he was presented in the club after signing a 2 year deal.^[6].

On August 4 his debut for the club came, where he assisted the single goal at the 1-0 victory on away ground against AGF. His first goal for the club came in his second match for the club, and his debut at Parken, against Esbjerg fB in the 5-2 victory. Afterwards he started the next six matches at the bench, but on September 23 he was back in the lineup in his first New Firm Derby against Brøndby IF. This match ended 1-0 for FCK, the goal assisted by Sionko. Afterwards he has scored twice in a cup match against FC Fredericia and once against Lyngby Boldklub - in both matches was he named man of match.

Following the Lyngby-match, Sionko told fck.dk that his family has settled down well in Copenhagen, unlike their stay in Glasgow, he further stated that he calls Copenhagen his second home.^[7]

[edit] International career

He has been capped more than twenty times by the Czech Republic national team, and has scored 3 goals, making 6 assists. He was called up to the Czech team for the World Cup due to Vladimír Šmicer being injured, however only featured a late substitute role in some games as the Czechs were knocked out in the group stage of the competition.

His World Cup debut came against Ghana on June 17, 2006. Ghana won the game 2-0.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• F.C. Copenhagen profile
• Libor Sionko career stats at Soccerbase
• Profile on the website of The Football Association of the Czech Republic

Awards
Preceded by Marcus Allbäck	F.C. Copenhagen Player of the Year 2008	Succeeded by Incumbent

v • d • e Czech Republic squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup 1 Čech • 2 Grygera • 3 Mareš • 4 Galásek • 5 Kováč • 6 Jankulovski • 7 Sionko • 8 Poborský • 9 Koller • 10 Rosický • 11 Nedvěd • 12 Lokvenc • 13 Jiránek • 14 Jarolím • 15 Baroš • 16 Blažek • 17 Štajner • 18 Heinz • 19 Polák • 20 Plašil • 21 Ujfaluši • 22 Rozehnal • 23 Kinský • Coach: Brückner

v • d • e Czech Republic squad - UEFA Euro 2008 1 Čech • 2 Grygera • 3 Polák • 4 Galásek • 5 Kováč • 6 Jankulovski • 7 Sionko • 8 Fenin • 9 Koller • 10 Svěrkoš • 11 Vlček • 12 Pospěch • 13 Kadlec • 14 Jarolím • 15 Baroš • 16 Blažek • 17 Matějovský • 18 Sivok • 19 Skácel • 20 Plašil • 21 Ujfaluši • 22 Rozehnal • 23 Zítka • Coach: Brückner

v • d • e F.C. Copenhagen – current squad 1 Christiansen • 2 Pospěch • 3 Jensen • 4 Nørregaard • 5 Laursen • 6 Würtz • 7 Aílton • 9 Nordstrand • 10 Grønkjær • 13 Hutchinson • 14 Gravgaard • 15 Antonsson • 17 Wendt • 18 Júnior • 22 Bertolt • 23 W. Kvist • 24 Sionko • 25 Zanka • 26 Hansen • 27 Neestrup • 28 Laudrup • 29 L. Qvist • 41 Coe • Manager: Solbakken

Persondata
NAME	Sionko, Libor
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	footballer
DATE OF BIRTH	1977-2-1
PLACE OF BIRTH	Ostrava, Czechoslovakia
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH