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Tomasz Wałdoch
Wałdoch with Schalke 04
Personal information
Full name Tomasz Wojciech Wałdoch
Date of birth (1971-05-10) 10 May 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Gdańsk, Polish People's Republic
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team Schalke 04 II (assistant)
Youth career
1986–1988 Stoczniowiec Gdańsk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1995 Górnik Zabrze 152 (8)
1995–1999 VfL Bochum 133 (8)
1999–2006 Schalke 04 141 (12)
2006–2007 Jagiellonia Białystok 5 (0)
Total 432 (29)
International career
Poland Olympic
1991–2002 Poland 74 (2)
Managerial career
2006–2008 Schalke 04 U17 (assistant)
2008 Schalke 04 II (assistant)
2008–2009 Schalke 04 U17 (assistant)
2011–2012 Schalke 04 U17
2012–2014 Schalke 04 Jugend
2014– Schalke 04 II (assistant)
Medal record
Representing  Poland
Men's football
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tomasz Wojciech Wałdoch (Polish pronunciation: [ˈtɔmaʐ ˈvawdɔx]; born 10 May 1971) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a defender in Poland and Germany.

Wałdoch had a ten-year international career with Poland. He often captained the side, including at the 2002 World Cup. Most of his club career was spent in German leagues with VfL Bochum and Schalke 04.

Club career

Wałdoch played for Górnik Zabrze, VfL Bochum, Schalke 04 and Jagiellonia Białystok.

International career

Wałdoch played for the Poland national team, for a total of 74 caps. He was a participant at the 1992 Summer Olympics, where Poland won the silver medal. He was the captain of the Polish team for the 2002 World Cup.

Coaching career

On 1 July 2006, Wałdoch was named as the assistant coach of the FC Schalke 04 U17 team. From 15 April 2008 until 30 June 2008, he was the assistant coach at Schalke 04 II. On 11 November 2009, it was announced that he would become the temporary assistant coach of Poland national team, assisting Franciszek Smuda. He was later replaced in the role by his former teammate Jacek Zielinski. On 20 April 2010, he was named the new sporting director of his first professional club Górnik Zabrze. He left later that year, in November. He went on to be coach of the Schalke 04 U17 team from July 2011 to June 2012. From July 2012 to June 2014, he was the coach of the Schalke 04 Jugend team. Currently, he is the assistant coach of the Schalke 04 II team for the second time, serving under Jürgen Luginger.

Personal life

Wałdoch holds German citizenship. He is married with four children – two sons and two daughters. His son Kamil (born 4 July 1992) currently plays in the German fourth-tier for club FC Kray, situated in Essen.

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Poland 1991 2 0
1992 6 1
1993 9 0
1994 6 0
1995 9 1
1996 3 0
1997 6 0
1998 5 0
1999 8 0
2000 9 0
2001 5 0
2002 6 0
Total 74 2
Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Wałdoch goal.
List of international goals scored by Tomasz Wałdoch
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 23 September 1992 Stadion Miejski, Poznań, Poland  Turkey 1–0 1–0 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 15 March 1995 Miejski Stadion Sportowy "KSZO", Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Poland  Lithuania 2–0 4–1 Friendly

Honours

VfL Bochum

Schalke 04

Poland Olympic

References

  1. "Tomasz Wojciech Wałdoch - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  2. Tomasz Wałdoch: Na mistrzostwa świata nie jedzie się po to, by zwiedzać laczynaspilka.pl (Archived)
  3. Arnhold, Matthias (7 December 2017). "Tomasz Wojciech Wałdoch - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  4. Klukowski, Tomasz (7 December 2017). "Tomasz Wałdoch - International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  5. "Tomasz Wałdoch Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
  6. Polen: Tomasz Waldoch "Ich habe sofort spontan zugesagt"
  7. Sport: Spektakularny powrót
  8. "1. Mannschft: Kamil Waldoch" (in German). FC Kray. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  9. Kamil Waldoch kommt von Schalke 04
  10. "Football PLAYER: Tomasz Wałdoch". eu-football.info. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  11. "Tomasz Wałdoch". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2 August 2024.

External links

Poland squads
Poland football squad – 1992 Summer Olympics – Silver medalists
Poland
Poland squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup
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