Milan Baroš

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Milan Baroš (Czech pronunciation: [ˈmɪlan ˈbaroʃ]; born 28 October 1981) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a forward. In 2005, he was part of the Liverpool team which won the UEFA Champions League. He went on to win Ligue 1 with Lyon in 2007, the FA Cup with Portsmouth in 2008 and the Süper Lig with Galatasaray in 2012. He also had spells with Baník Ostrava, where he started his career, and English club Aston Villa, and retired from professional football in 2020 following his fourth spell at Baník Ostrava. Born in Valašské Meziříčí, Baroš represented the Czech Republic national team in 93 matches, scoring on 41 occasions. He won the Golden Boot as top scorer of the Euro 2004 tournament, where his nation reached the semi-finals. He went on to play in three more major international tournaments. His 41 goals for the Czech Republic is second behind only Jan Koller.

Career

1. 1981
   Born
2. 1998
   Joined FC Baník Ostrava
3. 1998
   Joined Czech Republic national under-17 football team
4. 1999
   Joined Czech Republic national under-21 football team
5. 2000
   Joined Czech Republic Olympic football team
6. 2001
   Joined Czechia men's national football team
7. 2002
   Joined Liverpool F.C.
8. 2005
   Joined Aston Villa F.C.
9. 2007
   Joined Olympique Lyonnais
10. 2008
    Joined Portsmouth F.C.
11. 2008
    Joined Galatasaray S.K.
12. 2013
    Joined FC Baník Ostrava
13. 2013
    Joined Antalyaspor
14. 2014
    Joined FC Baník Ostrava
15. 2015
    Joined FK Mladá Boleslav
16. 2016
    Joined FC Slovan Liberec
17. 2017
    Joined FC Baník Ostrava

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Valašské Meziříčí
• •Citizenship: Czech Republic, Czechoslovakia
• •Known as: association football player
• •Sport: association football
• •Spouse: Tereza Barošová