| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 January 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Frýdek-Místek, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Central Midfielder/ Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | FSV Erlangen-Bruck | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| 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 Nuremberg | 65 | (4) |
| 2008 | Banik Ostrava | 14 | (0) |
| 2009 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 15 | (0) |
| 2009– | FSV Erlangen-Bruck | 23 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1994–1996 | Czech Republic U21 | 15 | (6) |
| 1995–2008 | Czech Republic | 69 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:33, 31 August 2009 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Tomáš Galásek (born 15 January 1973 in Frýdek-Místek) is a Czech football player. He is a holding midfielder who is also strong as a centre back and plays for FSV Erlangen-Bruck.
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Galásek started his career with Banik Ostrava in 1991, before moving to Willem II Tilburg in 1997. With Willem II he reached a historic fifth place in Eredivisie, which meant UEFA Cup qualification for the first time in 30 years. Hence he played 4 UEFA Cup matches. In 1998–99 the performance of the latter year was exceeded, and Willem II became second in the league. For the first time in history Willem II qualified for the UEFA Champions League. In that competition he 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.
He played since 2006 for Nuremberg in the German Bundesliga, after signing a two year deal with German club. On 15 August 2008 he moved back to Banik Ostrava and on 19 December he signed a contract with Borussia Mönchengladbach.[1] In July 2009 retired from professional football[2][3] but gave his comeback in the Bayernliga on 31 August 2009 when he signed for FSV Erlangen-Bruck.[4]
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.
In June 2008, after unlucky loss with Turkey at UEFA Euro 2008, he left the national team and ended his international career.
| 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 Nuremberg | 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 | Erlangen-Bruck | Bayernliga | 16 | 1 |
| 2010–11 | Erlangen-Bruck | Bayernliga | 7 | 1 |
| Country | Czechoslovakia | 40 | 1 | |
| Czech Republic | 95 | 8 | ||
| Netherlands | 264 | 35 | ||
| Germany | 101 | 6 | ||
| Total | 494 | 49 | ||
With AFC Ajax:
With 1. FC Nuremberg:
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