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Tomáš Galásek
Personal information
Date of birth (1973-01-15) 15 January 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth Frýdek-Místek, Czechoslovakia
(now Czech Republic)
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Central and defensive midfielder
Youth career
1979–1991 Baník Ostrava
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1996 Baník Ostrava 121 (9)
1996–2000 Willem II 110 (12)
2000–2006 Ajax 154 (24)
2006–2008 1. FC Nürnberg 65 (4)
2008 Banik Ostrava 14 (0)
2009 Borussia Mönchengladbach 15 (0)
2009–2011 FSV Erlangen-Bruck 23 (2)
Total 502 (51)
International career
1994–1996 Czech Republic U21 15 (6)
1995–2008 Czech Republic 69 (1)
Managerial career
2011–2012 FSV Erlangen-Bruck (assistant)
2012–2013 Czech Republic (assistant)[1]
2013 FSV Erlangen-Bruck U15
2013–2015 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 (assistant)
2015–2016 SpVgg SV Weiden
2018– Czech Republic (assistant)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Czech Republic
UEFA European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Portugal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tomáš Galásek (Czech pronunciation: [ˈtomaːʃ ˈɡalaːsɛk]; born 15 January 1973) is a Czech former football player and current manager. He was a holding midfielder who was also strong as a centre-back.

Club career

Galásek started his career with Banik Ostrava in 1991, before moving to Willem II Tilburg in 1997. With Willem II, he reached an historic fifth place in Eredivisie, which meant UEFA Cup qualification for the first time in 30 years. Since then, he played 4 UEFA Cup matches. In 1998–99, Willem II exceeded the previous year's performance, finishing second in the league. For the first time in history, Willem II qualified for the UEFA Champions League. In that competition, Galásek played five matches for Willem II. Galásek moved to Ajax in the summer of 2000. With Ajax, he won the national championship twice and the national cup once and played 26 times in the Champions League. Since 2006, he played for 1. FC Nürnberg in the Bundesliga, after signing a two-year deal with German club. On 15 August 2008, he moved back to Banik Ostrava. On 19 December, he signed a contract with Borussia Mönchengladbach. In July 2009, he retired from professional football[2][3] but made a comeback in the Bayernliga on 31 August 2009 when he signed for FSV Erlangen-Bruck.

International career

In 1995, he debuted in the Czech Republic national football team and was part the team in the semi-final of the Euro 2004. Until May 2007, he recorded over 50 caps for his country. He took part in the 2006 FIFA World Cup as captain of the Czech team.

In June 2008, after a loss to Turkey at UEFA Euro 2008, he left the national team and ended his international career.

Managingerial/coaching career

In the season of 2011–12, Galásek trained the U15 team in FSV Erlangen-Bruck, where his son played. The following year, he was the assistant manager of the Czech National Football Team. In the 2013–14 season, he was assistant manager of 1. FC Schweinfurt 05. In the summer of 2015, he became the head coach of SpVgg SV Weiden.[4]

Personal life

Tomáš Galásek was born on 15 January 1973 in Frydek-Mistek to Czech parents. In 1994, he married to his wife Sylvie. Together, they have two children Denisa (age 21) and Tom (age 16). Currently, he has settled with his family in Eckental - in the suburbs of Nuernberg, Germany.[5]

Career statistics

Club

Source:[6]
Club performance League
Season Club League Apps Goals
Czechoslovakia League
1991–92 Baník Ostrava First League 10 0
1992–93 30 1
Czech Republic League
1993–94 Baník Ostrava Gambrinus liga 30 0
1994–95 25 3
1995–96 26 5
Netherlands League
1996–97 Willem II Eredivisie 16 0
1997–98 31 3
1998–99 32 5
1999–00 31 3
2000–01 Ajax Eredivisie 33 8
2001–02 23 1
2002–03 30 5
2003–04 29 4
2004–05 13 2
2005–06 26 4
Germany League
2006–07 1. FC Nürnberg Bundesliga 32 2
2007–08 31 2
Czech Republic League
2008–09 Baník Ostrava Gambrinus liga 14 0
Germany League
2008–09 Borussia Mönchengladbach Bundesliga 15 0
2009–10 FSV Erlangen-Bruck Bayernliga 16 1
2010–11 7 1
Country Czechoslovakia 40 1
Czech Republic 95 8
Netherlands 264 35
Germany 101 6
Total 494 49

International

Source:[6]
Czech Republic national team
Year Apps Goals
1995 2 0
1998 5 0
1999 4 0
2001 2 0
2002 8 0
2003 7 0
2004 14 0
2005 7 1
2006 5 0
2007 6 0
2008 9 0
Total 69 1

Honours

AFC Ajax

1. FC Nürnberg

References

  1. ^ "Michal Bilek resigns as Czech Republic coach". sportskeeda.com. 11 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Unauffällig und konstant" (in German). Borussia.de. 6 June 2009. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
  3. ^ "Abschied mit Tom und Melissa" (in German). RP-Online. 25 May 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
  4. ^ "Galasek trainiert die SpVgg SV Weiden". kicker.de (in German). 18 June 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  5. ^ Roser, Philipp (24 September 2012). "Tschechische Nationalelf rief Ex-Kapitän Galasek" [Czech national team called former captain Galasek] (in German). Nürnberger Zeitung. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  6. ^ a b "Tomáš Galásek". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 May 2019.

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