{"id":1148884,"date":"2023-02-13T12:10:31","date_gmt":"2023-02-13T17:10:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/czech-soccer-player-jakub-jankto-comes-out-as-gay\/1148884\/"},"modified":"2023-02-13T12:10:31","modified_gmt":"2023-02-13T17:10:31","slug":"czech-soccer-player-jakub-jankto-comes-out-as-gay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/czech-soccer-player-jakub-jankto-comes-out-as-gay\/1148884\/","title":{"rendered":"Czech soccer player Jakub Jankto comes out as gay"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jakub Jankto, seen here playing for the Czech Republic national team, announced on Monday that he is gay. (Reuters\/Valentyn Ogirenko)<\/figcaption>
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Czech Republic soccer player Jakub Jankto announced on Monday that he is gay.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The 27-year-old midfielder made the announcement on Instagram, telling followers that “I no longer want to hide myself.”<\/p>\n

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“Like everybody else, I have my strengths, I have my weaknesses, I have my family, I have my friends,” Jankto said<\/a>. “I have a job which I have been doing it as best as I can for years with seriousness, professionalism and passion.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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“Like everybody else I also want to live my life in freedom without prejudice, without violence. But with love. I am homosexual, and I no longer want to hide myself.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Jankto plays for his home country’s Sparta Prague on loan from La Liga’s Getafe. Sparta Prague released a statement on Twitter in support on Jankto.<\/p>\n

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“Jakub Jankto spoke openly about his sexual orientation with the club’s management, coach and teammates some time ago,” the statement reads<\/a>. “Everything else concerns his personal life. No further comments. No more questions. You have our support. Live your life, Jakub.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Getafe also released a statement of support.<\/p>\n

“Our utmost respect and unconditional support to our footballer Jakub Jankto,” the statement reads<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In addition to his professional teams, Jankto also plays for the Czech Republic’s national team. He previously played in Italy’s Serie A for Sampdoria and Udinese.<\/p>\n

Australia’s Josh Cavallo came out in 2021 as the first man in top-tier international soccer <\/a>to announce that he’s gay. Jankto is the second. British player Jake Daniels announced in 2022 that he’s gay. He plays for second-tier team Blackpool FC. He was the first player from the United Kingdom <\/a>since Justin Fashanu in 1990 to announce that he’s gay.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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