Czech striker Koller joins third-division Cannes
By DPA, IANSTuesday, January 5, 2010
PRAGUE - Legendary Czech striker Jan Koller is to play for the third-division French club AS Cannes at the close of his professional career, the CTK news agency reported Monday, citing the player’s manager.
The towering 2.02-metre (6ft-8inch) forward, who turns 37 in March, signed an 18-month contract with the club Monday, the report said citing Pavel Paska, Koller’s manager.
Koller’s latest stint was at the first-division Russian club, PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara. He began his career in Sparta Prague in mid-1990s and later played for Germany’s Borussia Dortmund, Belgium’s Anderlecht, or AS Monaco.
At 55 goals, Koller is the Czech Republic’s best scorer of all time. He retired from the national team in September 2009.
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