Tomáš Sivok (born 15 September 1983) is a Czech former professional

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who played as a

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. He made 64 appearances for the Czech national team scoring 5 goals. At club level, Sivok is best known for a seven-year spell with Turkish club

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, playing over 200 matches for them. He has also played abroad for

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in Italy,

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in Turkey and Maccabi Petah Tikva in Israel.

Club career

In September 2005, Sivok became a captain of

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. In the middle of 2006, Sivok became a main face of a Czech government anti-racist campaign which is called ''Together Against The Racism''. He signed for

during the January 2007 transfer window. In May 2008, he was sold by Udinese to the Turkish side

for €4.7 million. He signed a four-plus-one-year contract worth €800,000 per season and up to €100,000 in bonuses; his salary would have risen to €1.2 million if he had extended his contract to 2013. Sivok joined

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club

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in 2019.

International career

Sivok was captain of the Czech Republic U21 national team in 2006. He made his debut for the Czech national team on 3 September 2005.

Personal life

Sivok married Michaela Šachlová on 9 March 2009 in

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. Their first child is a son named André Thomas second child is girl Megan.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Czech Republic's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sivok goal.''

Honours

Sparta Prague *

: 2002–03, 2004–05 *

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: 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08 Beşiktaş *

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: 2008–09 *

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: 2008–09,

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References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sivok, Tomas 1983 births Living people Sportspeople from Pelhřimov Footballers from the Vysočina Region Czech men's footballers Men's association football central defenders Men's association football midfielders Czech Republic men's international footballers Czech Republic men's under-21 international footballers Czech Republic men's youth international footballers Czech First League players Serie A players Süper Lig players Israeli Premier League players AC Sparta Prague players SK Dynamo České Budějovice players Udinese Calcio players Beşiktaş J.K. footballers Bursaspor footballers Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. players UEFA Euro 2008 players UEFA Euro 2012 players UEFA Euro 2016 players Czech expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Czech expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Czech expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Czech expatriate sportspeople in Israel 21st-century Czech sportsmen AC Sparta Prague non-playing staff