Tomasz Rząsa
 Rząsa in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tomasz Rząsa | ||
| Date of birth | 11 March 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Kraków, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1992 | Cracovia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1992–1995 | Sokół Pniewy | 66 | (25) |
| 1995–1996 | Grasshoppers | 21 | (5) |
| 1996 | Lugano | 9 | (2) |
| 1996–1997 | Grasshoppers | 9 | (1) |
| 1997 | Young Boys | 12 | (6) |
| 1997–1999 | De Graafschap | 50 | (4) |
| 1999–2003 | Feyenoord | 90 | (1) |
| 2003–2004 | Partizan | 18 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Heerenveen | 23 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | ADO Den Haag | 25 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Ried | 58 | (0) |
| Total | 381 | (44) | |
| National team | |||
| 1994–2006 | Poland | 36 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Tomasz Rząsa (Polish pronunciation: [ˈtɔmaʂ ˈʐɔ̃sa]) (born 11 March 1973) is a Polish former professional footballer.
Career
During his career, Rząsa represented Sokół Pniewy (Poland), Grasshoppers (Switzerland), Lugano (Switzerland), Young Boys (Switzerland), De Graafschap (Netherlands), Feyenoord (Netherlands), Partizan (Serbia), Heerenveen (Netherlands), ADO Den Haag (Netherlands) and Ried (Austria).
In Switzerland while playing with Grasshoppers he won two Swiss Championships, in 1994–95 and 1995–96.
He signed with Feyenoord in the summer the club had just become Dutch league champion, however during the period he was with the club, between 1999 and 2003, Feyenoord failed to win any domestic title, but 2002 was an outstanding year when they won the UEFA Cup by beating Borussia Dortmund in the final. Consequently they played the 2002 UEFA Super Cup but they lost against Real Madrid. Rząsa played both finals.
With Partizan he was the newcomer that alongside Ljubinko Drulović, Taribo West and others, helped the club reach the Champions League group stage. In Serbia, his name was spelled and pronounced Žonsa.
In 2006 he came to Austria and signed with SV Ried and was decisive in helping them to achieve their greatest ever result by finishing runners-up in the 2006–07 Austrian Bundesliga. He played an impressive 58 league matches in just two seasons with Ried.
National team
He played for Polish national team, for which he played 36 matches and scored one goal.[1]
He was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Earlier that year, he had played during the UEFA Cup final with his team Feyenoord, which they won.
Goals for senior national team
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 10 December 1994 | Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |  Saudi Arabia | 1–2 | 1–2 | International Friendly |
References
- ↑ "Poland – Record International Players". rsssf.com. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
External links
- Tomasz Rząsa – FIFA competition record
- Tomasz Rząsa at National-Football-Teams.com
- Tomasz Rząsa at 90minut.
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