Marek Jankulovski

Marek Jankulovski /mah-reck yun-cool-of-skee/ (born May 9, 1977 in Ostrava) is a Czech football left-back of partial ethnic Macedonian origin. He currently plays for A.C. Milan of the Italian Serie A.

His father, Pando Jankulovski, ethnical Macedonian Greek, emigrated to Czechoslovakia from Greece during the Greek Civil War; his mother is Czech.

Before joining Milan, he played for Baník Ostrava (1994-2000), Napoli (2000-02), and Udinese (2002-05). For the Czech national team, he played in Euro 2000, Euro 2004 and the 2006 World Cup. Jankulovski joined AC Milan from Udinese at the start of the 2005-06 campaign after having a wonderful season with Udinese. Jankulovski struggled to find form in his first season but has been one of Milan's best players during the 2006-07 season, scoring three goals, including one beautiful 25-yard shot, scored against Livorno. On May 23, 2007, he took part in 2-1 victory in the final of the UEFA Champions League against Liverpool FC. He also scored the second goal of Milan's victory against FC Sevilla in the 2007 UEFA Supercup held on August 31, 2007 with a wonderful strike following a pass from Andrea Pirlo.

He has 52 caps and 8 goals with the Czech Republic, and wears the number 6.