Tomáš Galásek

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Tomáš Galásek
Personal information
Date of birth January 15, 1973 (1973-01-15) (age 35)
Place of birth    Frýdek-Místek, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Holding midfielder
Club information
Current club 1. FC Nuremberg
Number 6
Youth clubs
1979–1991 Baník Ostrava
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1991–1996
1996–2000
2000–2006
2006–
Baník Ostrava
Willem II Tilburg
Ajax Amsterdam
1. FC Nuremberg
121 0(9)
110 (12)
154 (24)
049 0(4)   
National team2
1995– Czech Republic 057 0(1)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of January 12, 2008.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of April 27, 2007.
* Appearances (Goals)

Tomáš Galásek (born January 15, 1973 in Frýdek-Místek) is a Czech football player. He is a Holding midfielder who is also strong as a centre back.

Galásek started his career with Banik Ostrava in 1991, before moving to Willem II Tilburg in 1997, and Ajax in 2000. With Ajax he won the national championship twice and the national cup once and played 26 times in the Champions League.

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

Since 2006 he plays for Nuremberg in the German Bundesliga, after signing a two year deal with German club.

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Persondata
NAME Galásek, Tomáš
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Galásek, Tomáš
SHORT DESCRIPTION footballer
DATE OF BIRTH 1973-1-15
PLACE OF BIRTH Ostrava, Czechoslovakia
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH