Tomáš Galásek

Tomáš Galásek

Personal information
Date of birth	15 January 1973
Place of birth	Frýdek-Místek, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic)
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Central and defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team	SpVgg SV Weiden (manager)
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)
National team
1994–1996	Czech Republic U21	15	(6)
1995–2008	Czech Republic	69	(1)
Teams managed
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–	SpVgg SV Weiden
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Tomáš Galásek (Czech pronunciation: [ˈtomaːʃ ˈɡalaːsɛk]; born 15 January 1973 in Frýdek-Místek) is a Czech former football player and current manager who is the head coach of SpVgg SV Weiden.^[2] He was a holding midfielder who was also strong as a centre back.

Personal

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 in Eckental - in the suburbs of Nuernberg, Germany.^[3]

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^[4][5] but made a comeback in the Bayernliga on 31 August 2009 when he signed for FSV Erlangen-Bruck.

International

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.

Club Career Statistics

^[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

Honours

AFC Ajax

• Eredivisie: 2001–02, 2003–04
• KNVB Cup: 2001–02, 2005–06
• Dutch Super Cup: 2002, 2005

1. FC Nürnberg

• DFB-Pokal: 2006–07

Managing/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 is the assistant manager of the Czech National Football Team. In the season of 2013/14, he was assistant manager of 1. FC Schweinfurt 05. In the summer of 2015, he became the head coach of SpVgg SV Weiden.^[2]

References

1. "Michal Bilek resigns as Czech Republic coach". sportskeeda.com. 11 September 2013.
2. "Galasek trainiert die SpVgg SV Weiden". kicker.de (in German). 18 June 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
3. 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.
4. "Unauffällig und konstant" (in German). Borussia.de. 6 June 2009. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
5. "Abschied mit Tom und Melissa" (in German). RP-Online. 25 May 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
6. Tomáš Galásek at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

• Tomáš Galásek international stats at the Football Association of the Czech Republic website (Czech)
• Tomas Galasek profile at Fussballdaten