Štěpán Vachoušek

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Personal information
Štěpán Vachoušek
Full name	Štěpán Vachoušek
Date of birth	July 26, 1979 (1979-07-26) (age 28)
Place of birth	Duchcov, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Austria Wien
Number	10
Youth clubs
2004–2005	SK Sturm Graz
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1997-1998 1998-1999 1999 2000-2001 2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-	FK Teplice 1.FC Česká Lípa FK Teplice Xaverov Horní Počernice Chmel Blšany FK Teplice SK Slavia Praha Olympique Marseille Austria Wien	11 (0) 6 (1) 5 (0) 24 (6) 6 (3) 34 (6) 37 (10) 21 (0) 48 (5)
National team²
2002–2006	Czech Republic	23 (2)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 8, 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of October 8, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Štěpán Vachoušek (born July 26, 1979 in Duchcov) is a Czech footballer who played for Olympique de Marseille in 2004 before moving to FK Austria Wien, where he currently plays as of the 2005 season. He is a skillful left-winger or playmaker.

Vachoušek played for the Czech Republic at Euro 2004.

FK Austria Wien midfielder Štěpán Vachoušek will miss the start of the upcoming season after learning he requires further surgery on a troublesome knee injury.

[edit] Persistent injury

Štěpán Vachoušek, the 27-year-old Czech international football player has unfortunately been hampered with a string of recurring injuries since suffering cruciate ligament damage in 2005, last undergoing an operation in February 2007. The latest news of Vachoušek’s troublesome knee injury means that the solid midfielder shall miss FK Austria Wein’s second qualifying round of the UEFA Cup, in August. Despite Štěpán's hardworking and loyal ethic to repay the Austrian outfit, persistent injury has limited Vachoušek to just 48 league appearances for Austria since joining from Olympique de Marseille three years ago.

v • d • e Czech Republic squad - UEFA Euro 2004

1 Čech • 2 Grygera • 3 Mareš • 4 Galásek • 5 Bolf • 6 Jankulovski • 7 Šmicer • 8 Poborský • 9 Koller • 10 Rosický • 11 Nedvěd • 12 Lokvenc • 13 Jiránek • 14 Vachoušek • 15 Baroš • 16 Blažek • 17 Hübschman • 18 Heinz • 19 Týce • 20 Plašil • 21 Ujfaluši • 22 Rozehnal • 23 Kinský • Coach: Brückner

v • d • e

FK Austria Wien – current squad

1 Sáfár • 2 Grünwald • 3 Troyansky • 4 Ramsebner • 5 Majstorović • 6 Bąk • 7 Lafata • 8 Radomski • 9 Mair • 10 Vachoušek • 11 Aigner • 13 Kuru • 15 Blanchard • 16 Gercaliu • 18 Metz • 19 Okotie • 20 Lasnik • 22 Ertl • 23 Sulimani • 24 Schiemer • 25 Dimic • 26 Sariyar • 27 Kuljic • 28 Madl • 29 Suttner • 30 Ačimovič • 31 Standfest • 32 Fornezzi • Coach: Zellhofer