Tomáš Ujfaluši

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Tomáš Ujfaluši
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Ujfaluši playing for Galatasaray in 2012
Personal information
Full name Tomáš Ujfaluši
Date of birth (1978-03-24) 24 March 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Rýmařov, Czechoslovakia
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Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1988–1991 TJ Rýmařov
1991–1996 Sigma Olomouc
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2000 Sigma Olomouc 100 (4)
2000–2004 Hamburger SV 105 (2)
2004–2008 Fiorentina 123 (2)
2008–2011 Atlético Madrid 92 (0)
2011–2013 Galatasaray 41 (1)
2013 Sparta Prague 0 (0)
Total 461 (9)
International career
1997–1999 Czech Republic U21 26 (0)
2001–2009 Czech Republic 78 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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The native form of this personal name is Újfalusi Tamás. This article uses the Western name order.

Tomáš Ujfaluši (Hungarian: Újfalusi Tamás, Czech pronunciation: [ˈtomaːʃ ˈʊjfaˌlʊʃɪ]; born 24 March 1978) is a Czech retired footballer. He operated as either a central defender or a right back.[1]

Other than in his country he played professionally in Germany (four years), Italy (four), Spain (three) and Turkey (two), winning six major titles between Hamburg, Atlético Madrid and Galatasaray. He started his career in 1996 with Sigma Olomouc.

Ujfaluši played 78 times for the Czech Republic, representing the nation at the 2006 World Cup and two European Championships.[2]

Club career

Early years / Hamburg / Fiorentina

Born in Rýmařov, Czechoslovakia of Hungarian roots – the Hungarian version of his name, Tamás Újfalusi, meaning Thomas the New-Villager[3]– Ujfaluši made his professional debut with SK Sigma Olomouc, at the age of 18. In December 2000, he moved abroad and signed with German club Hamburger SV: his debut came on 10 December by playing 90 minutes in a 2–1 home win against FC Energie Cottbus, and 16 of his 17 appearances in that season were complete, but the team could only rank 13th and 11th the following campaign, with respectively 58 and 57 goals conceded.

In 2002–03 Ujfaluši helped Hamburg finish in fourth position, but the team fared worse in the following season (again conceding in the region of 50 Bundesliga goals). Subsequently he signed with ACF Fiorentina, freshly returned to Serie A after successfully emerging from a bankruptcy situation.

Atlético Madrid

Ujfaluši playing for Atlético Madrid in 2009.

After nearly 150 official appearances for the Viola (albeit without silverware), being mainly used as a centre back by coach Cesare Prandelli, Ujfaluši joined Atlético Madrid as a free agent,[4] helping the capital team repeat its fourth position in La Liga in his debut season, subsequently again qualifying for the UEFA Champions League.

In the 2009–10 campaign Atlético could only rank ninth, but won the newly created UEFA Europa League, with Ujfaluši appearing in eight complete matches in the latter competition. On 19 September 2010, during injury time of a 1–2 league loss against FC Barcelona at the Vicente Calderón Stadium, he made a late challenge on Lionel Messi, injuring his right ankle. The defender received a straight red card for his foul, and was subsequently banned for two games by the Spanish League’s disciplinary committee;[5][6][7] he was an undisputed starter during the season – mostly as right-back – as the Colchoneros finished seventh and qualified to the Europa League.

Galatasaray

On 20 June 2011, aged 33, Ujfaluši signed for Süper Lig powerhouse Galatasaray SK,[8][9] for a €2 million transfer fee.[10] He was an undisputed starter in his first season, being sent off in the final game of the campaign, a 0–0 away draw against Fenerbahçe SK, as Gala won a record-equalling 18th league title.[11]

Ujfaluši left Galatasaray at the end of 2012–13, after a lengthy injury.[12] He retired in December at the age of 35, after a few months back in his homeland with AC Sparta Prague.

On 18 December 2013 Ujfaluši returned to Galatasaray, being appointed director of football.[13] He left his post in June of the following year.

International career

Ujfaluši with the Czech Republic national team (2009).

Ujfaluši gained his first cap for the Czech Republic in 2001, whilst at Hamburg. He represented the nation at UEFA Euro 2004 (appearing in four matches for the semifinalists), the 2006 FIFA World Cup – being sent off against Ghana in an eventual group stage exit[14]– and Euro 2008 (three games, being named Man of the match in the first game of the tournament, a 1–0 win against Switzerland).

After nine years with the national team, during which he eventually gained captaincy,[15] Ujfaluši ended his international career on 8 April 2009 after being criticised for visiting a restaurant, accompanied by five other players, following the Czech Republic's defeat to Slovakia on 1 April for the World Cup qualification.[16]

Honours

Club

Hamburg
Atlético Madrid
Galatasaray

Individual

Statistics

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Club

Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sigma Olomouc 1996–97 18 1 - - - - - - 18 1
1997–98 11 2 - - - - - - 11 2
1998–99 28 1 - - - - - - 28 1
1999–00 29 0 - - - - - - 29 0
2000–01 14 0 - - - - - - 14 0
Total 100 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 4
Hamburger SV 2000–01 19 0 - - - - - 19 0
2001–02 29 0 - - - - - 29 0
2002–03 31 2 - - - - - 31 2
2003–04 26 1 - - - - - - 26 1
Total 105 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 105 3
Fiorentina 2004–05 28 0 - - - - - 28 0
2005–06 36 1 - - - - - 36 1
2006–07 31 1 - - - - - 31 1
2007–08 28 0 - - - - 11 0 39 0
Total 123 2 0 0 0 0 11 0 134 2
Atlético Madrid 2008–09 33 0 0 0 - 7 0 40 0
2009–10 27 0 9 1 - 14 0 50 1
2010–11 32 0 5 0 - 4 0 41 0
Total 92 0 14 1 - 25 0 131 1
Galatasaray 2011–12 39 1 1 0 0 0 - 40 1
2012–13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 41 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 42 1
Sparta Prague 2013–14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 461 10 15 1 0 0 36 0 512 11

International

Czech Republic
Year Apps Goals
2001 6 0
2002 8 2
2003 8 0
2004 12 0
2005 11 0
2006 11 0
2007 8 0
2008 12 0
2009 2 0
Total 78 2

References

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Sporting positions
Preceded by Hamburg captain
2004		 Succeeded by
Daniel Van Buyten
Preceded by Czech Republic captain
2008-2009		 Succeeded by
Tomáš Rosický
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