Jan Polák (; born 14 March 1981) is a retired Czech international footballer who played as a midfielder. Career In his younger days he played for FC Zbrojovka Brno and Tatran Bohunice. Formerly a member of the Czech national under-21 side, Polák, alongside players like Petr Čech and Milan Baroš, was a part of the team which won the European Under-21 Football Championship in 2002. He also holds the record for the most appearances for the Czech Republic under-21 team. In 2005, he was transferred from the Czech Premier League team FC Slovan Liberec for a fee of €1,500,000 to the Bundesliga side 1. FC Nürnberg. In the same year he played for the first time under Czech national coach Karel Brückner. On 3 August 2007, Anderlecht bought Polák. He was given number 8. The Czech international reportedly cost €3.5 million and was at the time the second most expensive transfer in Anderlecht's history, as well as one of the highest paid players in Belgian football. He was Anderlecht's box-to-box midfielder playing a crucial role in their 2007–08 Jupiler League season and the 2007–08 UEFA Cup. Honours 1. FC Nürnberg DFB-Pokal: 2006–07 Anderlecht Belgian First Division: 2009–10 Belgian Cup: 2007–08 Belgian Super Cup: 2010 References External links 1981 births Living people Czech footballers Czech Republic under-21 international footballers Czech Republic youth international footballers 2006 FIFA World Cup players FC Zbrojovka Brno players FC Slovan Liberec players Expatriate footballers in Germany 1. FC Nürnberg players R.S.C. Anderlecht players VfL Wolfsburg players Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of the Czech Republic Czech Republic international footballers Czech expatriate footballers Bundesliga players Czech First League players Sportspeople from Brno Belgian Pro League players UEFA Euro 2008 players Expatriate footballers in Belgium Association football midfielders Czech expatriate sportspeople in Germany Czech expatriate sportspeople in Belgium