Tomáš Galásek (; born 15 January 1973) is a former Czech

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midfielder and current manager. He is the only player to witness both

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s ever scored in European football, scoring the first for

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Club career

Galásek started his career with Banik Ostrava in 1991, before moving to

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in 1997. With Willem II, he reached an historic fifth place in

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, which meant

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qualification for the first time in 30 years. Since then, he played four

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

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. In that competition, Galásek played five matches for Willem II. Galásek moved to

in the summer of 2000. With Ajax, he won the national championship twice and the

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once and played 26 times in the Champions League. From 2006, he played for 1. FC Nürnberg in the

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, 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

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. In July 2009, he retired from professional football but made a comeback in the

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on 31 August 2009 when he signed for

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International career

Galásek made his debut for the

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in 1995 and was part of the team that reached the semifinals of

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. He took part in the

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as captain of the Czech team. In June 2008, after a loss to Turkey at

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, 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

, 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

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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

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, Germany.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Ajax *

: 2001–02, 2003–04 *

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: 2001–02, 2005–06 * Dutch Super Cup: 2002, 2005 1. FC Nürnberg *

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: 2006–07

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Galasek, Tomas 1973 births Living people Footballers from Frýdek-Místek Men's association football midfielders Czech men's footballers FC Baník Ostrava players Willem II Tilburg players AFC Ajax players 1. FC Nürnberg players Borussia Mönchengladbach players Czech First League players Eredivisie players Bundesliga players Czech Republic men's under-21 international footballers Czech Republic men's international footballers UEFA Euro 2004 players 2006 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 2008 players Czech expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Czech expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Czech expatriate sportspeople in Germany Czech football managers Czech expatriate football managers FC Baník Ostrava managers 21st-century Czech sportsmen