Another betting scandal? Police interrogated former Zbrojovka player Marek Vintra
The case is being investigated by the Beroun police department, where the betting office is located. “I can confirm that Beroun criminal investigators have been dealing with a case since January 2021 concerning fraudulent betting odds, of which four men were accused,” said Michaela Richterová, a police spokeswoman for the Central Bohemian Region.
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The newsroom received only the birth years of the accused men: 1979, 1989, 1990, 1997. The police spokesperson then explained why they are being prosecuted. “Four men were prosecuted in May 2021 and charged with continuing the crime of fraud, within an organized group,” Richter said.
One of the accused may be the football player Marek Vintr, who transferred from Zbrojovka to the second league Vyškov in the summer. The police invited him. “I was summoned only for questioning and I gave an explanation. It’s a year old thing, I haven’t dealt with anything since then, no one’s called, “Vintr responded.
The 24-year-old midfielder denies the allegations. “The police are still investigating, but I don’t know what to tell you. There were fourteen or fifteen of us there to explain, I also talked about it with the Tipsport management, and it went out for me, “said Vintr.
According to behind-the-scenes information, his case is, for example, betting on yellow cards in a match. In last year’s Premier League, Vintr received as a substitute player relatively useless cards in the pre-Christmas duel against Baník Ostrava and the January home match with Liberec.
STRANGE YELLOW CARDS
He jumped into both matches only after the break. “I don’t even remember the cards. But I don’t consider myself a saint, look how I played in the autumn in Vyškov or the year before in Líšeň. I play a lot from the floor, but think what you want, “said Vintr, who has collected nine premier league starts so far.
He refuses to have the yellow cards deliberately given. “I did not have a reason for that. I would like to tell you more, but I don’t know what, the investigation is ongoing, I have a lawyer, “added Vintr.
However, it is remarkable that the talented offensive player, who jumped into eleven second-league matches in the Vyškov jersey in the autumn, is heading to the three-league Otrokovice. “We need Vintr to play, because two players from America are coming to us this week and one from England next week,” explained Martin Chalupecký, executive of the Vyškov club.
He denies that this is related to the possible influence of the match. “I’ve heard of it, but I guess it’s in the past. As a club, we don’t deal with it, I don’t deal with it unless it was our matches. I’ve seen them all and I don’t believe it, “he added.
He was surprised by the information about the police investigation. “I’m shocked. As for Zbrojovka’s matches in the first league, I absolutely do not understand and condemn it, “said the club’s executive.
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Vintr explains the departure to Otrokovice, the last team of the Moravian-Silesian Football League, prosaically. “We get a big financial bonus if we help the rescue. I wouldn’t play much in Vyškov. I had more offers, from Žižkov, from Pohronie, but I stayed at home, I have a job here. I will return from hosting in half a year and compete for a place in Vyškov, “said Vintr, who lives in Bučovice.
He recorded a connection between his name and betting on matches on social networks, but in cooperation with the betting mafia he denies it. “I have nothing to do with her,” he said categorically. “Something from social networks was sent to me by my girlfriend, I don’t deal with it at all,” Vintr added.