Tomáš Koubek

Tomáš Koubek
Koubek with Czech Republic in 2018
Personal information
Full name Tomáš Koubek
Date of birth (1992-08-26) 26 August 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Hradec Králové
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2015 Hradec Králové 73 (0)
2015–2017 Sparta Prague 27 (0)
2015–2016 → Slovan Liberec (loan) 25 (0)
2017–2019 Rennes 67 (0)
2019–2024 Augsburg 38 (0)
International career‡
2009–2010 Czech Republic U18 5 (0)
2010–2011 Czech Republic U19 12 (0)
2012 Czech Republic U20 1 (0)
2012–2015 Czech Republic U21 17 (0)
2016– Czech Republic 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2020

Tomáš Koubek (born 26 August 1992) is a Czech professional footballer who last played as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga club FC Augsburg and the Czech Republic national team.[2]

Club career

Early football career in the Czech Republic

Koubek made his league debut for Hradec Králové in a 2–1 win against Mladá Boleslav on 30 April 2011.[3] After Hradec Králové were relegated at the end of the 2014–15 Czech First League, Koubek joined Sparta Prague on a four-year contract, immediately going out on loan to Slovan Liberec for the 2015–16 season.[4]

In October 2016, Sparta Prague ordered Koubek to train with their women's team, stating "women belong at the stove" in reaction to a decision against him by a female assistant referee, Lucie Ratajová.[5]

He mainly started on the substitute bench during the 2017–18 Czech First League, but was later given preference in goal over his competitor, Slovak goalkeeper Martin Dúbravka.[6]

Rennes

At the end of August 2017, Koubek transferred from Sparta Prague to Ligue 1 club Rennes for a four-year contract, becoming the club's second Czech goalkeeper after Petr Čech had played there between 2002 and 2004.[7] He made his Ligue 1 debut in a 3-1 victory against Marseille on 10 September 2017.[8]

FC Augsburg

On 6 August 2019, German side FC Augsburg of the Bundesliga announced the transfer of Koubek from Rennes on a four-year contract for an undisclosed transfer fee.[9]

International career

In October 2015, Koubek was called up by coach Pavel Vrba to the Czech senior team.[10] He debuted in a friendly match against Scotland on 24 March 2016, ending in a 0-1 defeat.[11] Later, Koubek was included in the final 23-man squad for UEFA Euro 2016.[12]

Koubek was not initially included in the Czech squad for UEFA Euro 2020.[13] However, due to Jiří Pavlenka suffering an injury, Koubek replaced him for the match against Scotland.[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hradec Králové 2010–11 Czech First League 2 0 0 0 — — — 2 0
2011–12 Czech First League 13 0 0 0 — — — 13 0
2012–13 Czech First League 20 0 0 0 — — — 20 0
2013–14 Czech First League 13 0 1 0 — — — 14 0
2014–15 Czech First League 26 0 0 0 — — — 26 0
Total 74 0 1 0 — — — 75 0
Slovan Liberec (loan) 2015–16 Czech First League 25 0 0 0 — 10[a] 0 — 35 0
Sparta Prague 2016–17 Czech First League 23 0 0 0 — 10[a] 0 — 33 0
2017–18 Czech First League 4 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 4 0
Total 27 0 0 0 — 10 0 — 37 0
Rennes 2017–18 Ligue 1 34 0 0 0 0 0 — — 34 0
2018–19 Ligue 1 33 0 6 0 2 0 7[a] 0 — 48 0
2019–20 Ligue 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 1[b] 0 1 0
Total 67 0 6 0 2 0 7 0 1 0 83 0
Augsburg 2019–20 Bundesliga 24 0 1 0 — — — 25 0
2022–23 Bundesliga 11 0 1 0 — — — 12 0
2023–24 Bundesliga 3 0 0 0 — — — 3 0
Total 38 0 2 0 — — — 40 0
Career total 231 0 9 0 2 0 27 0 1 0 270 0
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in Trophée des Champions

Honours

Stade Rennais

Czech Republic U19

References

  1. ^ "Tomáš Koubek". FC Augsburg. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Tomáš Koubek, nouveau gardien Rouge et Noir". Rennes (in French). 28 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Boleslav - Hradec 1:2, na překvapivé výhře nováčka se podíleli mladíci". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. 30 April 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Sparta hlásí další posilu. Koubek se rozchytá jinde a tvrdí: Jsem za to vděčný". Deník (in Czech). 9 July 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Sparta Prague: Players to train with women's team after 'sexist' comments". BBC Sport. 4 October 2016.
  6. ^ Novák, Miloslav (28 August 2017). "Koubek přestoupil ze Sparty do Rennes, podepsal smlouvu na čtyři roky". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Prague: Mafra.
  7. ^ "Koubek: Cech him out". Ligue 1. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Gólman Koubek debutoval za Rennes, pomohl k výhře nad Marseille". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. 10 September 2017.
  9. ^ "FC Augsburg sign Czech Goalkeeper Tomáš Koubek". FC Augsburg. 6 August 2019.
  10. ^ Šedivý, Petr; Novák, Miloslav (3 November 2015). "Do fotbalové reprezentace se vrátí Limberský a po letech také Vacek". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra.
  11. ^ Novák, Miloslav (24 March 2016). "Česko - Skotsko 0:1, fotbalistům se příprava vůbec nepovedla". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Prague: Mafra. Debutující brankář Koubek do té doby nečelil žádné střele a v 10. minutě inkasoval. Smůla pro něj i pro domácí, kteří chvíli předtím měli velkou možnost ke skórování. [The debuting goalkeeper Koubek had not faced a shot and conceded in the 10th minute. He and the home team, who had a great opportunity to score, received a bad luck.]
  12. ^ Novák, Miloslav (31 May 2016). "Na Euro bez překvapení. Vrba uzavřel kádr, nevešli se Mareček a Schick". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Prague: Mafra.
  13. ^ "V nominaci reprezentace na ME chybí Dočkal, Šilhavý čeká na Kúdelu". EuroFotbal (in Czech). 25 May 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  14. ^ "Z nominace české reprezentace vypadl Pavlenka, po Skotsku ho nahradí Koubek". EuroFotbal (in Czech). 12 June 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  15. ^ "Czechia 2-3 Spain". UEFA. 1 August 2011.

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