Václav Pilař

Václav Pilař (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvaːtslaf ˈpɪlar̝̊]; born 13 October 1988) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a winger for Hradec Králové.[2][3] He represented the Czech Republic at international level between 2011 and 2015.

Václav Pilař
Pilař in 2012
Personal information
Full name Václav Pilař
Date of birth (1988-10-13) 13 October 1988
Place of birth Chlumec nad Cidlinou, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Hradec Králové
Number 6
Youth career
2006–2008 Hradec Králové
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Hradec Králové 64 (12)
2011–2012 → Viktoria Plzeň (loan) 25 (7)
2012–2015 VfL Wolfsburg 0 (0)
2013–2014 → SC Freiburg (loan) 6 (0)
2014–2015 → Viktoria Plzeň (loan) 28 (4)
2015–2018 Viktoria Plzeň[1] 10 (1)
2018 → Slovan Liberec (loan) 5 (0)
2018–2020 Sigma Olomouc 27 (1)
2020–2022 Jablonec 12 (2)
2022–2023 Viktoria Plzeň 16 (1)
2023– Hradec Králové 16 (3)
International career‡
2005–2006 Czech Republic U18 9 (1)
2006–2007 Czech Republic U19 10 (0)
2010 Czech Republic U21 1 (0)
2011–2015 Czech Republic 22 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 July 2017

Club career

Pilař joined Plzeň on loan from Hradec Králové at the beginning of the 2011–12 Czech First League season.[4]

After rejecting to sign a contract with Plzeň in November 2011, Pilař was reported to have signed a contract with German side VfL Wolfsburg.[4] In January 2012, it was announced that Pilař would join VfL Wolfsburg in the summer but would be staying in the Czech Republic in the lead up to the UEFA Euro 2012 tournament.[5]

Pilař was injured in summer 2012, thus did not play any match for Wolfsburg during the 2012–13 Bundesliga.[6] He joined SC Freiburg on loan exactly the following summer.[7] Having been out for 14 months, Pilař returned to action in an October 2013 friendly match for Freiburg against 2. Bundesliga side Sandhausen.[8]

International career

Pilař debuted for the Czech Republic on 4 June 2011 at the Kirin Cup against Peru.[9] He scored his first senior international goal against Montenegro in the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying play-offs in November 2011.[10]

Pilař scored the Czech Republic's first goal in their opening game of the UEFA Euro 2012 tournament against Russia when they were 2–0 down.[11] In the second match of the tournament, Pilař scored the winning goal in the 2–1 victory against Greece, earning the Man of the match accolade in the process.[12]

Career statistics

Club
As of 1 June 2015
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hradec Králové 2009–10 Czech 2. Liga 3690000369
2010–11 Czech First League 2830000283
Viktoria Plzeň 2011–12 Czech First League 257001433910
VfL Wolfsburg 2012–13 Bundesliga 00000000
SC Freiburg (loan) 2013–14 Bundesliga 60000060
Viktoria Plzeň 2014–15 Czech First League 2840021305
Career total 123230016413927

International
Scores and results list Czech Republic's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pilař goal.
List of international goals scored by Václav Pilař
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
111 November 2011Generali Arena, Prague, Czech Republic Montenegro1–02–0UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying play-offs
28 June 2012Municipal Stadium, Wrocław, Poland Russia1–21–4UEFA Euro 2012
312 June 2012Municipal Stadium, Wrocław, Poland Greece2–02–1UEFA Euro 2012
49 September 2014Generali Arena, Prague, Czech Republic Netherlands2–12–1UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
528 March 2015Eden Arena, Prague, Czech Republic Latvia1–11–1UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying

References
  1. "Pilař se do Wolfsburgu nevrátí, Plzeň na něj uplatnila opci na přestup". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  2. "Jablonec odtajnil nové posily. Na Střelnici míří Pilař s Hrubým". Blesk (in Czech). Czech News Center. 9 July 2020.
  3. "Do SK Sigma míří Václav Pilař". Sigma Olomouc (in Czech). 4 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  4. "Plzeň vyřadila z kádru Pilaře, záložník už se upsal Wolfsburgu". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. 27 November 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
  5. "Pilař přestoupí do Wolfsburgu v létě, přesto mu Plzeň nabídla smlouvu". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. 13 January 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
  6. "Pilař teď už může v Hradci Kralové fandit fotbalistům Plzně". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  7. "Freiburg loan Pilař from Wolfsburg". UEFA. 12 June 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  8. "Návrat po zranění. Pilař si po čtrnáctiměsíční pauze zahrál zápas". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. 11 October 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  9. "Fotbalisté remizovali po Slaboučkém Výkonu s Peru 0–0". TV Nova Czech Republic (in Czech). 4 June 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2024. Po přestávce trenér Michal Bílek třikrát střídal a na hřišti se ocitl po Vackovi a Trappovi třetí debutant Václav Pilař [After the break, coach Michal Bílek made three substitutions, with the third debutant Václav Pilař having found himself on the field after Vacek and Trapp.]
  10. "Krásný gól, říkal Pilař. Jeho ránu loni odnesla Sparta, teď Černá Hora". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. 11 November 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  11. "Russia 4–1 Czech Republic". BBC Sport. BBC. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  12. "Perfect Pilař picks up Man of the Match prize". UEFA. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
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