Czech international footballer Jakub Jankto was married until 2021, has a three-year-old son and has played out a nomadic career in Italy, Spain and his 母国... now, after coming out as gay, he says he can finally stop 'hiding'

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Czech 共和国 midfielder?Jakub Jankto has come out as gay に引き続いて a 最近の 地位，任命する on social マスコミ and is hoping that his ビデオ will?encourage others to speak out.

'Hi I am Jakub Jankto. Like everybody else, I have my strengths, I have my 証拠不十分s, I have a family, I have my friends,' the Czech midfielder 明らかにする／漏らすd on social マスコミ this week.

'I have a 職業 which I have been doing as best as I can for years, with 真面目さ, professionalism and passion. Like everybody else, I also want to live my life in freedom without 恐れるs, without prejudice, without 暴力／激しさ - but with love.

'I am homosexual and I no longer want to hide myself.'

Jankto was 最初 married to Marketa Ottomanska until 2021 and has a three-year-old son with her.

Jakub Jankto, 27, uploaded an emotional ビデオ on social マスコミ to 公式に come out as gay

Jankto was married to Marketa Ottomanska until 2021 and has a three-year-old son with her

A personal 開発 助言者, as 明言する／公表するd on her 公式の／役人 website, Ottomanska helps （弁護士の）依頼人s 傷をいやす／和解させる from 有毒な 関係, 補佐官ing their '旅行 to self-発見 and self-受託'.

Using her own experience to 燃料 her advice, Jankto's former wife 認める on her website that she too 苦しむd from 有毒な 関係s, without explicitly について言及するing her 関与 with the Czech 星／主役にする.

'I put myself first and got out of 有毒な 関係s that stifled me and kept me from 存在 fully authentic,' she said.

Ottomanska 定期的に 地位，任命するs pictures of her and her son David on Instagram, keeping her 5,500 信奉者s in touch with her 私的な life. Jankto, however, is not 含むd in her pictures anymore.

Although the Czech's ex-wife chose not to send her 井戸／弁護士席 wishes 経由で social マスコミ upon his 告示, the football world 部隊d in supporting his 決定／判定勝ち（する） to come out.

Getafe tweeted: 'Our 最大の 尊敬（する）・点 and 無条件の support to our footballer Jakub Jankto.'

一方／合間, the 首相 League 地位，任命するd to Twitter to show their support, 令状ing:?'We're with you, Jakub. Football is for everyone.'?

Jankto, 27, started his 青年 career with Slavia Prague in 2002 and played as part of the ir 青年 学院 for 12 years.

The midfielder went on to join Italian 味方する Udinese in 2014 for a 報告（する）／憶測d 料金 of £618,000.

The midfielder has 定期的に starred for Czech 共和国, making 45 international 外見s

< p class="imageCaption">The Czech international started his career as a central midfielder but now operates out wide

Without making a 上級の 外見 for the Italian 味方する, Jankto was sent?on 貸付金 to Serie B outfit Ascoli in 2015.

Jankto made his career league debut for Ascoli in a 1-0 home 勝利，勝つ against?Virtus Entella 支援する in September 2015.?

In total, he would go on to make 35 外見s in all 競争s for?Ascoli, 得点する／非難する／２０ing five times and 補助装置ing nine goals.?

After a successful season with the Serie B 味方する, Jankto returned to Udinese, where he would go on to break into the first team in the 2016-17 season.?

In that season, the midfielder played 30 times in all 競争s and 得点する／非難する／２０d five goals.

The 17-18 season saw the midfielder feature ひどく for Udinese, making 39 外見s in total.

Jankto then joined Sampdoria in 2018 on a 貸付金 を取り引きする an 選択 to buy 永久的に for £13m.

Jankto has spent most of his playing career in Italy with the likes of Udinese and Sampdoria

Jankto played out wide for his country in all of Czech 共和国's Euro 2020 group 行う／開催する／段階 games

At the end of the 18-19 season, Sampdoria made the 取引，協定 永久の. He played for another season with the Italian 味方する before moving to LaLiga 味方する Getafe.?

In total, Jankto bagged 97 外見s for the Italian 味方する, 得点する／非難する／２０ing nine goals.?

In the 2021-22 season, the midfielder made just 15 外見s in all 競争s for the Spanish 味方する.

He was sent out on 貸付金 to?Sparta Prague ahead of the 2022-23 season, on a one-year 貸付金 取引，協定. Since joining the Czech 味方する, he has made 10 league 外見s, 得点する／非難する／２０ing once and 供給するing one 補助装置.

For his 国家の 味方する, Jankto has made 45 外見s and has 得点する／非難する／２０d four times.?

Throughout his career in Italy, Jankto has operated in the heart of the midfield but has a lso featured in the No. 10 役割.

In 最近の years, the midfielder has operated as a 'hard-working' wide man and has continued to feature on the wing during his 貸付金 （一定の）期間 with Prague this season.

At Euro 2020, the midfielder started out wide for the Czech 共和国 in all three of their group games against Scotland, Croatia and England.?

Off the pitch, Jankto has a three-year-old son, David, with his former partner Marketa Ottomanska, with the pair ending their 関係 in 2021.?

The midfielder is one of few male footballers to have come out as homosexual in 最近の years

Jankto is 現在／一般に on 貸付金 at Sparta Prague has made 10 league 外見s this （選挙などの）運動をする

Ottomanska is a personal 開発 助言者, によれば her 公式の／役人 website.?

Jankto's former partner has 明らかにする／漏らすd on her website that she guides people on their '旅行 to self-発見 and self-受託.'

The player is one of few male footballers to have come out as gay in 最近の years.?

Josh Cavallo, who plays for Adelaide 部隊d, 明らかにする／漏らすd he was gay in 2021, becoming the only professional in the world to come out at the time.

Blackpool's Jake Daniels then became Britain's only active homosexual player when he （機の）カム out last year.