Profile Milan Baros

Personal information

Full name : Milan Baroš

Date of birth : 28 October 1981

Place of birth : Valašské Meziříčí, Czechoslovakia

Height : 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)

Playing position : Striker

Current club : Galatasaray

Number : 15

Youth career :

1987–1991 Vigantice

1991–1993 Rožnov p. Radhoštěm

1993–1998 Baník Ostrava

Senior career :

1998–2001 Baník Ostrava

2002–2005 Liverpool

2005–2007 Aston Villa

2007–2008 Lyon

2008 → Portsmouth (loan)

2008– Galatasaray

National team :

1996–1997 Czech Republic U-15

1997–1998 Czech Republic U-16

1998 Czech Republic U-17

1998–2000 Czech Republic U-18

1999–2002 Czech Republic U-21

2001– Czech Republic

Club career

Baník Ostrava

Baroš was elevated towards big football at FC Baník Ostrava. In 1998 he debuted within Gambrinus liga, top flight of Czech football. During a few seasons he grew towards be the greatest goalscorer of the club within these seasons. In 2000 he won the Talent of the Year honor at the Czech Footballer of the Year awards.

Liverpool

Baroš attended Liverpool within 2002 and was granted the number 5 shirt, making his debut within a Champions League tie away towards Barcelona. It was his alone impression of the 2001–02 season. The consecutive season, Baroš scored twice onto his Premiership debut away towards Bolton Wanderers and ended the season with 12 goals for the club. This covered a brace within a 6-0 away victory again relegated West Bromwich Albion onto 26 April 2003. For the 2003–04 season, Baroš was expected towards feature many prominently but he burst his ankle within a match. He didn't play again for six months and scored just two goals everybody season. Baroš would afterwards allegation that had executive Gérard Houllier visited the club as soon as the summer of 2004, he would possess put within a shift request. As it was, Houllier resigned and was replaced via Rafael Benítez.

On replacing from Euro 2004, whereas he had been the top goalscorer, Baroš beaten his greatest form for his club morning within the 2004–05 season. With Michael Owen and Emile Heskey already sold and novel signing Djibril Cissé out with a long term sting, Baroš was already the club's senior striker. Despite being the club's joint top scorer with 13 goals, incorporating a hat magic against Crystal Palace, Baroš was extraordinarily plunged for the Carling Cup final defeat towards Chelsea. However, he performed an meaningful role within Liverpool's operate towards the 2005 Champions League, performing almost everybody the toys within the competition as a lone striker as the club clinched their fifth title. Baroš reportedly plunged the prize during the team's celebration, deserting a dent, but Liverpool decided not towards fix it because it "added towards the character" of the trophy. In June 2005, Baroš' future at Liverpool glanced colder, with the musician seemingly suspended towards flee Liverpool towards rejoin former executive Gérard Houllier at Olympique Lyonnais, whom had expressed interest within fetching him towards France. Baroš, however, denied the move, remarking that he needed towards prove himself at Liverpool. It was broadly reported, however, that Liverpool would endeavour towards sell Baroš ahead of the shift window finished onto 31 August. Adding gasoline towards these rumours was Liverpool's purchase of Peter Crouch from Southampton, along with the decision via executive Rafael Benítez not towards play Baroš within any of Liverpool's Champions League qualifying-round ties. By not performing Baroš, Benítez ensured that Baroš would not be cup-tied towards Liverpool – cup-tied musicians are considerably less precious – specially towards teams that could practically afford the shift fee that Liverpool would necessarily require for Baroš. Indeed, two clubs that had already experienced for the category chapter, Lyon and Schalke 04, physically chased Baroš, but he expressed a yearn towards stay within the Premiership or towards move towards Spain. He performed as a spare within the former two toys of Liverpool's 2005–06 season, but they were his last for the club.

Aston Villa

Baroš transported towards Premiership side Aston Villa for a fee of £6.5 million within August 2005, signing a four year contract. He was granted the number ten shirt. Just ten minutes into his Aston Villa debut, he scored the alone goal within his novel team's victory again Blackburn Rovers. He ceased the season with eight goals within 25 appearances. He also scored three goals within as a lot toys within the FA Cup that season, as well as one goal from two League Cup impressions, but he never genuinely won again the fans due towards his listened scarcity of effort onto the performing field. The consecutive season proved towards be difficult for Baroš. He began the season as first-choice striker below Martin O'Neill and performed beside Juan Pablo Ángel, but he soon got stung and forgotten his site towards Luke Moore and the emerging Gabriel Agbonlahor. Boss Martin O'Neill challenged Baroš towards prove himself ahead of the January shift window. He subsequently unlatched his allowing for the season onto 11 December with a finish range equalizer against Sheffield United within a 2–2 draw. This didn't prove nice adequate and he was soon plunged from the squad altogether and was granted few opportunities consecutive that. In the January shift window, Baroš deserted the club. Following his final goal for Aston Villa within a 2–1 loss towards Manchester United within the FA Cup, he was sold towards Lyon within a portion exchange import for John Carew. He ceased his Aston Villa career with 14 goals from 51 appearances.

Lyon

On 26 January 2007, Baroš signed with French side Olympique Lyonnais, reuniting with former executive Gérard Houllier from his moment at Liverpool. The import swapped Baroš with Lyon striker John Carew, whom attended Aston Villa onto a three-and-an-eighth-year deal. On 24 January 2007, he made his Lyon Ligue 1 debut against Bordeaux. On 18 April 2007, during Lyon's match against Rennes, Baroš was charged of making a racist wave towards his Cameroonian critic, Stéphane Mbia. After having been fouled via Mbia numerous moments, Baroš held his nose within front of Mbia and waved his hand as whether towards waft away an unpleasant smell. In the ensuing controversy, Baroš pressured that his wave was not intended towards be racist within any distance, and he was alone endeavouring towards tell Mbia towards get out of his face and flee him alone. On 4 May, Baroš and Mbia were carried ahead of an official disciplinary hearing of the LFP. The jury ruled that Baroš was innocent of racist behavior, but he was nevertheless discontinued for the remainder of the season for unsportsmanlike conduct.

Following the exodus of Gérard Houllier, Baroš performed considerably less below novel executive Alain Perrin within the 2007–08 season. On 1 November, Baroš was arrested within France whilst driving at 271 km/h within his black Ferrari F430, onto a highway limited towards 130 km/h. Stopped via French Police between Lyon and Geneva within the region of Ain, the locally administration remarked the radar reading of 271 km/h (168.4 mph) was the fastest hurry ever registered within the region, hammering the 248 km/h (154 mph) predetermined via a motorcyclist within 2000. Allegedly, Baroš alleged towards the police that the reason he was going so fast was that he "wanted towards hear what a Ferrari sounded want at 200km/h." As a outcome, Baroš had his car and licence confiscated and had towards rob a taxi back towards Lyon. In the awaiting court instance, his drivers licence may be discontinued for up towards three years and he shall possess towards remunerate a notable fine.

Portsmouth

On 27 January 2008, Baroš was maybe granted his last likelihood towards prove he is up towards the exam of English football, when finalising a secret credit signing that kept him at English side Portsmouth until the end of the 2007–08 Premier League season with a look towards a permanent import (€7 million).[9] Baroš made his Portsmouth debut against Manchester United onto thirty January 2008.

Baroš did not score within any of his 16 impressions (12 league, 4 cup) for Portsmouth but performed a notable role within the club successful the 2008 FA Cup. He won Portsmouth's match-winning disadvantage kick within the quarter-final at Manchester United and assisted Nwankwo Kanu's choosing goal within the semi final match against West Bromwich Albion with a alleged hand-ball that went unnoticed via both the referee and his assistant. The final match of Baroš' credit spell was the 2008 FA Cup Final victory again Cardiff City at Wembley Stadium, whereas he appeared as an 87th minute spare for Kanu. At the end of the season, Pompey decided against making Baroš' signing permanent, and he replaced towards Lyon.

Galatasaray

In August 2008, Baroš attended Turkish winners Galatasaray from Olympique Lyonnais for €5.5 million, linking up with former Liverpool team-mate Harry Kewell. He performed his former match against Kayserispor, performing the last 15 minutes. Baroš scored his 19th goal and made his 21st impression onto eight January 2009.

Baroš scored his former goals as a replicate within the UEFA Cup 1st Round 1st Leg toy against Bellinzona. Three days afterwards, within his former league activate, he once again scored two goals against Kocaelispor, with Galatasaray going onto towards victory the match 4–1.

On 21 December 2008, 14 goals within gross, Baroš became the top goalscorer within Süper Lig, scoring a hat-trick within the thrilling derby encounter with Beşiktaş, converting two disadvantages and calmly ceasing a one-two move with Lincoln, as Galatasaray won the match 4–2. He became top scorer within the Süper Lig within 2008–2009 season with twenty goals.

2009–10

Baroš scored his former goal of the novel campaign as soon as three league toys when he scored twice within a 4–1 victory against Kayserispor. His next two goals arrived onto 13 September whereas Galatasaray performed rivals Beşiktaş. Galatasaray arrived out winner 3–0 with Baroš scoring his third and fourth goals of the season.

He burst his foot within two continent as soon as a undertake via Emre Belözoğlu within the Fenerbahçe–Galatasaray derby's former minute. He replaced towards affair 4.5 months afterwards onto 14 March 2010 for a toy against Ankaragucu, scoring a goal onto his comeback. On 11 April 2010, he scored a hattrick at house against Diyarbakirspor. On 17 April 2010, he scored the second goal within a 1–2 victory at Manisaspor. He has scored five goals within three toys since replacing from his lengthy injury.

2010–11

On seven August, a week ahead of the activate of the Super Lig he extended his contract with Galatasaray for two seasons, until the end of the 2012-13 season.

International career

At UEFA Euro 2004, Baroš scored the former goal for the Czech Republic within their former toy of the tournament, a come-from-behind 2–1 victory again Latvia. He went onto towards score goals within the Czechs' else two category matches. His second goal was an equalizer against the Netherlands; the Dutch team had a two-goal command again the Czechs until the 22nd minute, when Jan Koller scored from a Baroš pass. The Czechs went onto towards victory that game. The last was a game-winning goal against Germany. Baroš and Dutch star Ruud van Nistelrooy were the alone two musicians within the tournament towards score within everybody three of their category matches. Baroš added two goals within two minutes of the second halves of the Czechs' quarterfinal victory again Denmark, and ceased as the tournament's Golden Boot with five goals. At the 2006 FIFA World Cup, a persistent foot sting kept him out of toys against the United States and Ghana. He did appear within the Czech's final category toy against Italy, but was conceived unfit and was subsequently withdrawn as soon as 65 minutes.

Despite being frequently reported towards be alone nice for his nation and not club, his form for his nation has plunged considerably again the beyond few seasons. During UEFA Euro 2008, Baroš suffered the indignity of obtaining a yellow card during stoppage moment within the match against Turkey, even although he was nor performing within the match or even onto the pitch at the moment of his booking.

Baroš was banned indefinitely, within April 2009, from performing for his national side as soon as a breach of discipline. However, Baroš was recalled towards the national side as soon as the appointment of Ivan Hašek as brain instructor and onto 12 August 2009, he spotted his replace towards international obligation with a goal from the disadvantage dot within the 3–1 house victory against Belgium within a friendly match. On 9 September 2009, Baroš scored a career tall of four goals against San Marino, within a toy whereas the Czech Republic won 7–0 within World Cup qualifier.