Tomáš Ujfaluši

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Tomáš Ujfaluši
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Ujfaluši in action for Galatasaray
Personal information
Full name Tomáš Ujfaluši
Date of birth 24 March 1978 (1978-03-24) (age 33)
Place of birth Rýmařov, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Galatasaray
Number 17
Youth career
1988–1991 TJ Rýmařov
1991–1996 Sigma Olomouc
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1996–2000 Sigma Olomouc 100 (4)
2000–2004 Hamburger SV 105 (2)
2004–2008 Fiorentina 123 (2)
2008–2011 Atlético Madrid 92 (0)
2011– Galatasaray 28 (1)
National team
1997–1999 Czech Republic U21 26 (0)
2001–2009 Czech Republic 78 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 December 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).

Tomáš Ujfaluši (Czech pronunciation: [ˈtomaːʃ ˈʊjfaˌlʊʃɪ]; born 24 March 1978) is a Czech footballer who plays for Galatasaray SK in Turkey. He can operate as either a central or right defender.

Other than in his country, he played professionally in Germany (four years), Italy (four) and Spain (three).

Ujfaluši played nearly 80 times with the Czech Republic, representing the nation at the 2006 World Cup and two European Championships.

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[edit] Club career

[edit] Early years / Hamburg / Fiorentina

Born in Rýmařov, Czechoslovakia, Ujfaluši made his professional debuts with SK Sigma Olomouc, at the age of 18. In December 2000, he moved abroad and signed with German outfit Hamburger SV: his debut came on the 10th, playing 90 minutes in a 2–1 home win against FC Energie Cottbus, and 16 of his 17 appearances in that season were complete, but the club could only rank 13th, and 11th the following campaign, with respectively 58 and 57 goals conceded.

In the 2002–03 season, Ujfaluši helped Hamburger finish in fourth position, but the team fared worse in the following season (again conceding in the region of 50 Bundesliga goals). Subsequently he signed with ACF Fiorentina, freshly returned to Serie A after successfully emerging from a bankruptcy situation.

[edit] Atlético Madrid

Ujfaluši playing for Atlético Madrid.

After nearly 150 official appearances for the Viola (albeit without silverware), being mainly used as a Defender (association football)#center-back by coach Cesare Prandelli, Ujfaluši joined Atlético Madrid, helping the capital team repeat its fourth position in La Liga in his debut season, subsequently again qualifying for the UEFA Champions League.

In the 2009–10 season, Atlético could only rank ninth, but won the newly created UEFA Europa League, with Ujfaluši appearing in eight complete matches in the latter competition.

On 19 September 2010, during injury time of a league match against FC Barcelona at the Vicente Calderón Stadium (1–2 loss), Ujfaluši made a late challenge on Lionel Messi, injuring his right ankle. The defender received a straight red card for his foul, and was subsequently banned for two games by the Spanish League’s disciplinary committee.[1][2][3] He was an undisputed starter during the season - mostly as right-back - as the Colchoneros finished seventh and qualified to the Europa League.

[edit] Later years

Ujfaluši with Felipe Melo at Galatasaray

On 20 June 2011, aged 33, Ujfaluši signed for Süper Lig powerhouse Galatasaray SK,[4][5] for a €2 million transfer fee.[6]

[edit] International career

Ujfaluši gained his first cap for the Czech Republic in 2001, whilst at Hamburg. He represented the nation at UEFA Euro 2004 (appearing in four matches for the semifinalists), the 2006 FIFA World Cup (being sent off against Ghana in an eventual group stage exit[7]) and Euro 2008 (three games, being named Man of the match in the first game of the tournament, a 1–0 win against Switzerland).

After nine years with the national team, during which he eventually gained captaincy,[8] Ujfaluši ended his international career on 8 April 2009,[9] after being criticised for visiting a restaurant, accompanied by five other players, following the Czech Republic's defeat to Slovakia on 1 April for the World Cup qualification.[10]

[edit] Honours

[edit] Hamburg

[edit] Atlético Madrid

[edit] Personal life

Ujfaluši is married to Kateřina. He has Hungarian roots, his surname meaning New-villager in Hungarian.[11]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Lionel Messi suffers ankle injury in win over Atletico". BBC Sport. 19 September 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/9014190.stm. Retrieved 20 September 2010. 
  2. ^ "Una victoria dolorosa [A painful victory]" (in Spanish). El País. 19 September 2010. http://www.elpais.com/articulo/deportes/victoria/dolorosa/elpepudep/20100919elpepudep_20/Tes. Retrieved 20 September 2010. 
  3. ^ "Ujfalusi banned for 2 games for tackle on Messi". Yahoo! Sports. 21 September 2010. http://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/news?slug=ap-atletico-ujfalusibanned. Retrieved 22 September 2010. 
  4. ^ "Tomáš Ujfaluši joins Galatasaray". Galatasaray SK. 21 June 2011. http://www.galatasaray.org/en/futbol/futbol_as/haber/1377.php. Retrieved 21 June 2011. 
  5. ^ "Gala sign Ujfalusi". FIFA.com. 20 June 2011. http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1456125.html?cid=twitter_voiceofthesite. Retrieved 20 June 2011. 
  6. ^ "Tomas Ujfalusi'nin Transfer Sözleşmesi" (in Turkish). Turkish Public Disclosure System (KAP). 20 June 2011. http://kap.gov.tr/yay/English/Bildirim/Bildirim.aspx?id=159754. Retrieved 6 July 2011. 
  7. ^ Tomáš Ujfaluši – FIFA competition record
  8. ^ "Ujfalusi backing Czechs to shine". BBC Sport. 7 June 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/euro_2008/czech_republic/7370989.stm. Retrieved 7 June 2008. 
  9. ^ "Ujfalusi beendet Karriere in Tschechien-Auswahl [Ujfalusi ends career in Czech national team]" (in German). Transfermarkt. 8 April 2009. http://www.transfermarkt.de/de/news/26609/ujfalusi-beendet-karriere-in-tschechien-auswahl.html. Retrieved 8 April 2009. 
  10. ^ "Ujfalusi quits international football". BBC Sport. 8 April 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/7990168.stm. Retrieved 8 April 2009. 
  11. ^ "Boháč Tomáš Ujfaluši: Chci si koupit bugatti! (P.S.: sporťák za 36 milionů Kč) A taky vrtulník!" (in Czech). Aha Online. 16 June 2009. http://www.ahaonline.cz/clanek/sport/36184/bohac-tomas-ujfalusi-chci-si-koupit-bugatti-p-s-sportak-za-36-milionu-kc-a-taky-vrtulnik.html. Retrieved 10 March 2011. 

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