Martin Latka

Martin Latka

Personal information
Full name	Martin Latka
Date of birth	(1984-09-28) 28 September 1984
Place of birth	Hluboká nad Vltavou, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Fortuna Düsseldorf
Number	28
Youth career
1990–1992	Tatran Hluboká nad Vltavou
1992–2002	SK České Budějovice
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2003	SK Dynamo České Budějovice	2	(3)
2003–2008	Slavia Prague	102	(8)
2006	→ Birmingham City (loan)	6	(0)
2009–2011	Panionios F.C.	45	(3)
2011–2013	SK Slavia Praha	33	(4)
2013–	Fortuna Düsseldorf	0	(0)
International career‡
2004–2007	Czech Republic U21	25	(1)
2012–	Czech Republic	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2012–12–30 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2012–11–15

Martin Latka (born 28 September 1984) is a Czech footballer who currently plays as central defender for Fortuna Düsseldorf.

Club career

He began his career with SK Dynamo České Budějovice, joining Slavia Prague in 2003. In 2005 he won the Talent of the Year award at the Czech Footballer of the Year awards. On 30 January 2006, he joined Birmingham City on loan until the end of the season. He played six full games. However, in that season Birmingham were relegated and Latka returned to Slavia.

In January 2009, Latka joined Panionios. In 2011, he returned back to Slavia Prague.

In January 2013, he was transferred to Bundesliga side Fortuna Düsseldorf, signing a one-and-a-half year contract with the German club.

International career

Although he won the Czech Talent of the Year award in 2005 and was a regular in Czech U21 setup, he wasn't called up to the senior national team for a long time. He made is national debut in November 2012 in a friendly match against Slovakia as late as at the age if 28.

External links

• Martin Latka at FAČR (in Czech)
• Martin Latka at Soccerbase
• Martin Latka stats and photos at Slavia Prague homepage.