Tomáš Galásek
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.
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| Full name | Tomáš Galásek[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 15 January 1973 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth |
Frýdek-Místek, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1979–1991 | Baník Ostrava | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1991–1996 | Baník Ostrava | 121 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| 1996–2000 | Willem II | 110 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–2006 | Ajax | 154 | (24) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 63 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Banik Ostrava | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | FSV Erlangen-Bruck | 23 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 500 | (50) | |||||||||||||||
| 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)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | FSV Erlangen-Bruck (youth) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | SpVgg SV Weiden | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018– | Czech Republic (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Baník Ostrava (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Baník Ostrava | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
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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 four 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.
From 2006, he played for 1. FC Nürnberg in the Bundesliga, after signing a two-year deal with German club. On 15 August 2008, he returned to Banik Ostrava. On 19 December, he signed a contract with Borussia Mönchengladbach. In July 2009, he retired from professional football[3][4] but made a comeback in the Bayernliga on 31 August 2009 when he signed for FSV Erlangen-Bruck.
International career
Galásek made his debut for the Czech Republic in 1995 and was part of the team that reached the semifinals of Euro 2004. 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. He made 69 appearances scoring once.
Managerial 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 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.[5]
Personal life
Galásek was born on 15 January 1973 in Frydek-Mistek to Czech parents. In 1994, he married his wife Sylvie. Together, they have two children Denisa (age 26) and Tom (age 21). Currently, he has settled with his family in the suburbs of Nuremberg, Germany.[6]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | ||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | ||
| Baník Ostrava | 1991–92 | First League | 10 | 0 |
| 1992–93 | 30 | 1 | ||
| 1993–94 | Gambrinus liga | 30 | 0 | |
| 1994–95 | 25 | 3 | ||
| 1995–96 | 26 | 5 | ||
| Total | 121 | 9 | ||
| Willem II | 1996–97 | Eredivisie | 16 | 0 |
| 1997–98 | 31 | 3 | ||
| 1998–99 | 32 | 5 | ||
| 1999–00 | 31 | 3 | ||
| Total | 110 | 11 | ||
| Ajax | 2000–01 | Eredivisie | 33 | 8 |
| 2001–02 | 23 | 1 | ||
| 2002–03 | 30 | 5 | ||
| 2003–04 | 29 | 4 | ||
| 2004–05 | 13 | 2 | ||
| 2005–06 | 26 | 4 | ||
| Total | 154 | 24 | ||
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 2006–07 | Bundesliga | 32 | 2 |
| 2007–08 | 31 | 2 | ||
| Total | 63 | 4 | ||
| Baník Ostrava | 2008–09 | Gambrinus liga | 14 | 0 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2008–09 | Bundesliga | 15 | 0 |
| FSV Erlangen-Bruck | 2009–10 | Bayernliga | 16 | 1 |
| 2010–11 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Total | 23 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 500 | 50 | ||
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Czech Republic | 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
Ajax
1. FC Nürnberg
References
- "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
- "Michal Bilek resigns as Czech Republic coach". sportskeeda.com. 11 September 2013.
- "Unauffällig und konstant" (in German). Borussia.de. 6 June 2009. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
- "Abschied mit Tom und Melissa" (in German). RP-Online. 25 May 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
- "Galasek trainiert die SpVgg SV Weiden". kicker.de (in German). 18 June 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- 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.
- "Tomáš Galásek". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
External links
- Tomáš Galásek at FAČR (also at old FAČR website) (in Czech)
- Tomas Galasek at fussballdaten.de (in German)
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