There are few players who can reach 2 meters on the football field, this forward from the Czech Republic has a staggering height of 2.02 meters, but he also has good foot skills, he is the top scorer in the history of the Czech team, Dortmund star - "giant" Jan Koehler.
The top scorer in Czech history, Jan Koehler
Kohler's father, a football coach, has been training professionally with his father since he was 7 years old. Because Kohler was much taller than his peers, Jankoller's father initially hoped to train his son to be a good goalkeeper. Until the age of 19, Kohler tried to play a striker by chance, with a height advantage, he had absolute air supremacy on the field, and his footsteps were very flexible, and his father found that the most suitable position for his son was still a striker.
Absolute air supremacy
That season, the half-way forward Kohler scored more than half of the team's goals, led his hometown team to the Czech Second Division, and joined the Czech top league powerhouse Sparta Prague.
In 1996, the Belgian First Division club Locren bought the giant striker for 100,000 euros. In his three seasons in just landed in the first division, Kohler played 97 games for Locren and contributed 43 goals.
In 1999, Kohler, who joined Anderlecht in The League for a transfer fee of 300,000 euros, scored 54 goals in 82 appearances in two seasons and led the team to a first division title. Such efficient performances have finally brought the Czech giants to the attention of Europe's five major leagues.
Kohler scrambled for the top
In the summer of 2001, Kohler joined Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund for 15 million euros, doubling the Czech giants' worth 50 times in two years!
Kohler joins Dortmund
Koehler, who came to Dort, formed the Dort's Dortmund frontcourt trident with his compatriot Rossiki and Brazilian striker Amoruso, leading the team to win the Bundesliga championship in one fell swoop. Kohler scored 11 goals in 32 games in his bundesliga debut season, five of which came from headers, giving Dortmund a whole new high-altitude option for his tactics. Former CCTV football commentator Huang Jianxiang does not hesitate to praise Kohler every time he explains Dortmund's game, calling him the top three big forwards in history.
Kohler
Kohler's most classic battle at Dortmund was a Bundesliga national derby in the 2002 season, with Borussia Dortmund against Bayern Munich. In that game, Kohler was the first to attack Bayern's gate for Dortmund, but in the 65th minute of the game, the team goalkeeper Lehmann was sent off with a red card, only 9 people were left to use up the substitution, Koehler, who had 12 years of goalkeeper training experience, was ordered to take the gloves, and the 2.02m Kohler stood in front of the goal with open arms like a high wall, and in the remaining 25 minutes of the game, he saved several threatening shots from the Bayern generals, which was no less than the team goalkeeper Lehmann. Although Dortmund eventually lost 1-2 to Bayern, the best player after the game was still awarded to Kohler, who played super god.
Kohler made a cameo appearance as a goalkeeper
Kohler, like every cute big man, is low-key and easy-going, he is conscientious on the field, he is down-to-earth off the field, as a billionaire star, he has never had a scandal outside the court, he just wants to play his favorite football quietly. He scored 55 goals for the Czech national team, was the team's top scorer in history, and in 2004 led the Czech Republic to the final four of the European Championship.
JanKoller classic celebration moves
In 2011, the 38-year-old Jan Kohler announced his retirement, ending the exciting career of a giant in football. After his retirement, many fans still maintained their love for this outstanding athlete. (Because his model is very powerful in the FIFA pro evolution soccer game, who knows)
The big man, intelligent, and down-to-earth Jankole celebrated his 45th birthday today and wished the Czech giant a happy birthday.
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