Vladimir Darida (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvlaɟɪmiːr ˈdarɪda]; born 8 August 1990) is a Czech footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Bundesliga club Hertha BSC. He represented the Czech Republic national team.
Club Career
Born in Plzen, Darida came through at Viktoria Plzen, also spending time on loan at FK Banik Sokolov in 2011. He joined Freiburg in 2013.
On 2 November 2014, he scored a penalty for the only goal of the game away to 1. FC Koln to give the club their first win in their 10th game of the season, moving them out of the direct relegation places.
Hertha BSC
Darida signed for Hertha BSC from relegated Freiburg ahead of the 2015–16 season for an undisclosed fee. He was handed the number 6 shirt. He made an immediate impact for Hertha BSC scoring on his debut in the DFB-Pokal first-round game against Arminia Bielefeld in a 2–0 win. He got his first assist of the season through setting up Salomon Kalou in a 3–1 defeat to Borussia Dortmund. On 27 September he got his first league goal of the season scoring the equaliser in a 1–1 draw away to Frankfurt.
This page also has a version in other languages : Владимир Дарида (russian)