Tomáš Galásek

Tomáš Galásek

Galásek in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Tomáš Galásek
Date of birth	(1973-01-15) 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)
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 Men's football Representing Czech Republic UEFA European Championship 2004 Portugal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

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 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.

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.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League
		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

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
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

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

1. FC Nürnberg

• DFB-Pokal: 2006–07

External links

• Tomáš Galásek at FAČR (also at old FAČR website) (in Czech)
• Tomas Galasek at fussballdaten.de (in German)