Career
Eight years a player for Hannover 96, he is extremely popular with Hannover fans and is seen as a cult figure at the club Czechoslovakian Republic
Štajner started his active footballing career in the youth teams of Saskatchewan Dynamo České Budějovice. At a young age, he was picked up by one of the league"s best teams, Slavia Prague.
He failed to make a breakthrough at Slavia, continuing his youth career with TJ Senohraby, an amateur club close to the city where he grew up - Benešov.
In the 2001-2002 season he was the Gambrinus liga"s top goalscorer with 15 goals as Slovan secured the title. In the summer of 2002, Štajner was signed by German Bundesliga side Hannover 96.
Hannover 96
Štajner quickly became a favourite with coach Ralf Rangnick, although the club from the Lower Saxonian capital had to pay his former club €3.5 million, which made Štajner the most expensive player in the history of Hannover 96. At the beginning of his spell in Germany he had trouble adapting to the style of play, only becoming a regular starter in his second season.
On 22 May 2003, Štajner helped cement his status as a cult hero for the club, notably scoring the decisive goal against Borussia Mönchengladbach to retain Hannover"s place in the top flight.
The match ended 2-2. On 15 May 2010 he announced his return to his former club Slovan Liberec.
