Tomas Rosicky Profile

Tomas ROSICKY
Position: Attacking Midfielder
Height: 1.79m.
Weight: 65.00kg.
Nationality: Czech Republic
Born: 04/10/1980 in Prague



Career History
*(Season, Club, European Competition, Championship, Caps)

98-99
Sparta Prague
3 Games
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99-00
Sparta Prague
5 Goals, 24 Games
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6 Games

00-01
Sparta Prague
3 Goals, 14 Games
2 + 0 + 0 Goals, 6 Games (Champions League)
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00-01
Borussia Dortmund
15 Games
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5 Games

01-02
Borussia Dortmund
5 Goals, 30 Games
1 + 0 Goals, 6 + 8 Games (Champions League + UEFA Cup)
2 Goals, 4 Games

02-03
Borussia Dortmund
3 Goals, 30 Games
2 Goals, 7 Games (Champions League)
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03-04
Borussia Dortmund
2 Goals, 19 Games
2 Games (UEFA Cup)
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04-05
Borussia Dortmund
4 Goals, 27 Games
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05-06
Borussia Dortmund
5 Goals, 28 Games
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Honours

1999 Champion of Czech Republic (Sparta Prague)
2000 Champion of Czech Republic (Sparta Prague)
2001 Champion of Czech Republic (Sparta Prague)
2002 Bundesliga Champions (Borussia Dortmund)
2002 UEFA Cup Finals (Borussia Dortmund)


Story
- http://www.borussia-dortmund.com-

CAREER
Tomas Rosicky (nicknamed „dumpling“ because of his favourite dish: „Bohemian dumplings”) ‘s football passion must be congenital: his father was a famous player to Czechoslovakia. Rosicky himself followed up his father when changing to Prague after two years with CKD Kompensory.Aged 17, he was assigned to Sparta’s first team winning the championship in 1999 and 2000 which paved his way to the Czech national team. Declared one of the most talented players throughout Europe, “Football Mozart” Rosicky changed to Dortmund in 2001. He was one of the main characters in Borussia’s championship and the UEFA-Cup final of 2002, that’s why he’s respected in Bundesliga and his home country where he was elected “Footballer of the Year” in 2001 and 2002. Another very important role he had in EURO 2004 when the Czech Republic reached the semi final. As one of Europe’s leading midfielders, Rosicky is permanently related to the top clubs which he meanwhile declares to be accustomed to. “I did not have to change for playing more effective. I recognized the football had changed. If I didn’t had adapted to that, my national team career would have stopped”, the young star declares.

STRENGHTS
His technics and overview are declared „unique“: he plays the ball with elegance and airiness paired with decisive passes in the right moment. His dribblings as „ambitioned filigree worker“ (kicker sports magazine) are a feast for the eyes, same as his determined, unadorned play. Former Czech national coach Josef Chovanec is sold on his sensational overview: „Tomas has all the features a key player needs to have for international class“

SEASON REVIEW
Rosicky was one of the most successful strugglers in the league with 58 per cent duels won outflanked by Soldo and Owomoyela only, but his annihilating in the midfield led to a lack of goal traction. At least, Rosicky seemed to have improved his freshness: having scored one Bundesliga goal only in 2004, he had three of them in 2005’s first half. Six out of his eight scorer points he collected within the last ten matches. His goal in Hamburg was his first field goal abroad since three years.