Editing Vratislav Lokvenc (section)

{{Short description|Czech footballer (born 1973)}}
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|name           = Vratislav Lokvenc
|image          = Vratislav Lokvenc 2013.JPG
|upright        = 0.9
|caption        = Lokvenc in 2013
|full_name      = Vratislav Lokvenc<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |title=2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players |publisher=FIFA |page=8 |date=21 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610174527/https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=10 June 2019}}</ref>
|birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1973|9|27|df=y}}
|birth_place    = [[Náchod]], [[Czechoslovakia]]
|height         = 1.96 m<ref name=Schaub>{{cite web|first=Daniel|last=Schaub|url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/01cb-0f84d1b033ae-aabe9ee2bc9c-1000--beleaguered-basel-opt-for-brute-force/|title=Beleaguered Basel opt for brute force|work=[[UEFA]]|date=14 March 2008|access-date=4 February 2015}}</ref>
|position       = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
|youthyears1    = 1980–1986
|youthclubs1    = [[FK Náchod-Deštné|Náchod]]
|youthyears2    = 1986–1992
|youthclubs2    = [[FC Hradec Králové|Hradec Králové]]
|years1         = 1992–1994
|clubs1         = [[FC Hradec Králové|Hradec Králové]]
|caps1          = 55
|goals1         = 8
|years2         = 1994–2000
|clubs2         = [[AC Sparta Prague|Sparta Prague]]
|caps2          = 163
|goals2         = 74
|years3         = 2000–2004
|clubs3         = [[1. FC Kaiserslautern]]
|caps3          = 116
|goals3         = 36
|years4         = 2004–2005
|clubs4         = [[VfL Bochum]]
|caps4          = 32
|goals4         = 10
|years5         = 2005–2008
|clubs5         = [[FC Red Bull Salzburg|Red Bull Salzburg]]
|caps5          = 45
|goals5         = 8
|years6         = 2008
|clubs6         = → [[FC Basel]] (loan)
|caps6          = 6
|goals6         = 0
|years7         = 2008–2009
|clubs7         = [[FC Ingolstadt 04|FC Ingolstadt]]
|caps7          = 23
|goals7         = 6
|totalcaps      = 440
|totalgoals     = 142
|nationalyears1 = 1993–1996
|nationalteam1  = [[Czech Republic national under-21 football team|Czech Republic U21]]
|nationalcaps1  = 13
|nationalgoals1 = 7
|nationalyears2 = 1995–2006
|nationalteam2  = [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]]
|nationalcaps2  = 74
|nationalgoals2 = 14
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}}
{{medal|Country|{{fb|CZE}}}}
{{Medal|Comp|[[UEFA European Championship]]|}}
{{Medal|B|[[UEFA Euro 2004|2004 Portugal]]|}}
}}

'''Vratislav Lokvenc''' ({{IPA|cs|ˈvracɪslaf ˈlokvɛnts}}, born 27 September 1973) is a Czech former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[forward (association football)|forward]]. After playing youth football for [[FK Náchod-Deštné|Náchod]] and [[FC Hradec Králové|Hradec Králové]], he began his senior club career with the latter team. After moving to [[AC Sparta Prague|Sparta Prague]] he won five league titles and one cup, as well as the 1999–2000 league top scorer award. He subsequently played abroad, playing club football in Germany, Austria and Switzerland for [[1. FC Kaiserslautern]], [[VfL Bochum]], [[FC Red Bull Salzburg|Red Bull Salzburg]], [[FC Basel]] and [[FC Ingolstadt 04]]. He retired in 2009.

Lokvenc played international football for the [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]]. He played at the [[1997 FIFA Confederations Cup]] before going on to take part in three major competitions. He made three substitute appearances at [[UEFA Euro 2000|Euro 2000]] and played in one game at [[UEFA Euro 2004|Euro 2004]]. His last international tournament was the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]], where he played in two group matches before missing the third through suspension. The Czech Republic did not qualify for the next round of the competition and Lokvenc subsequently retired from international football in 2006.