Tomáš Ujfaluši
Ujfaluši playing for Galatasaray in 2012
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Tomáš Ujfaluši | ||
| Date of birth | 24 March 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Rýmařov, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | 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) | |
| National team | |||
| 1997–1999 | Czech Republic U21 | 26 | (0) |
| 2001–2009 | Czech Republic | 78 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Tomáš Ujfaluši (Czech pronunciation: [ˈtomaːʃ ˈujfaluʃɪ], born 24 March 1978) is a Czech retired footballer. He operated as either a central defender or a right back.
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.
Born in Rýmařov, Czechoslovakia of Hungarian roots – the Hungarian version of his name, Újfalusi Tamás (note the Eastern name order), meaning Thomas the New-Villager– 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.
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