Full name Ondrej Svejdik Playing position Years Team Role Football player Weight 82 kg | Place of birth Opava, Czechoslovakia Number 13 Name Ondrej Svejdik Height 1.89 m | |
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Date of birth (1982-12-03) 3 December 1982 (age 33) Current team FC Slovan Liberec (#13 / Defender) | ||
Ondřej Švejdík (born 3 December 1982) is a Czech football player currently playing for FK Viktoria Žižkov. His former teams are SFC Opava, Bohemians Prague, FK Mladá Boleslav, FC Groningen, FK Dukla Prague and FC Slovan Liberec.
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Early career
Švejdík went to school in Opava, where he began his football life as a junior player. Between 1998 and 2001, Švejdík represented the Czech Republic at youth international level, playing for teams up to the under-18 level. He played at the 2001 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship. During this time he played club football in the Czech First League for SFC Opava.
Švejdík left Opava and joined Bohemians in August 2002.
Švejdík played 24 games in the 2005–06 Czech First League as FK Mladá Boleslav finished the season in second place, qualifying for the following season's UEFA Champions League.
Netherlands
Švejdík left FK Mladá Boleslav in 2006, joining Dutch side FC Groningen in the Eredivisie on a four-year contract. He played for Groningen in the 2006–07 UEFA Cup, making his competition debut on 14 September 2006 in the 4–2 first round loss against Serbian side Partizan Belgrade.
At Groningen, Švejdík suffered a couple of injuries including breaking his arm in 2007 and undergoing surgery for a knee problem in 2009.
Return to the Czech Republic
After being released by Groningen, Švejdík returned to the Czech Republic in 2011, joining AC Sparta Prague as a free agent.
Švejdík moved to FK Dukla Prague on loan for the 2011–12 Czech First League.