Tomasz Wojciech Wałdoch (Polish pronunciation: [ˈtɔmaʂ ˈvawdɔx]) (born 10 May 1971)[1] is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a defender. Besides Poland, he played in Germany.[2] He holds German citizenship.[citation needed]
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Personal information | |||||||||||||
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Full name | Tomasz Wojciech Wałdoch | ||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1971-05-10) 10 May 1971 (age 51) | ||||||||||||
Place of birth | Gdańsk, Polish People's Republic | ||||||||||||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||
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) | |||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||
1991–2002 | Poland | 74 | (2) | ||||||||||
Teams managed | |||||||||||||
2006–2008 | Schalke 04 U17 (Assistant coach) | ||||||||||||
2008 | Schalke 04 II (Assistant coach) | ||||||||||||
2008–2009 | Schalke 04 U17 (Assistant coach) | ||||||||||||
2010 | Górnik Zabrze (Director of Sport) | ||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Schalke 04 U17 | ||||||||||||
2012–2014 | Schalke 04 Jugend | ||||||||||||
2014– | Schalke 04 II (Assistant coach) | ||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He had a ten-year international career, where he often captained the side, including at the 2002 World Cup. His club career was mostly spent in Germany with VfL Bochum and Schalke 04.[3]
Waldoch has played for Górnik Zabrze, VfL Bochum, Schalke 04 and Jagiellonia Białystok.
Wałdoch played for the Poland national team, for which he earned 74 caps.[4] He was a participant at the 1992 Summer Olympics, where Poland won the silver medal,[5] and was the captain of the Polish team for the 2002 World Cup.
On 1 July 2006, Wałdoch was named as the new 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.[6] He was later replaced in the role by his former teammate Jacek Zielinski. On 20 April 2010, he was named as the new Director of Sport of his first professional club Górnik Zabrze.[7] He left later that year, in November. He was then 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.
Wałdoch is married and has four children – two sons and two daughters. His son Kamil (born 4 July 1992) currently plays for fourth-tier club FC Kray in Essen.[8][9]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 23 September 1992 | Stadion Miejski, Poznań, Poland | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2 | 15 March 1995 | Miejski Stadion Sportowy "KSZO", Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Poland | ![]() | 2–0 | 4–1 | Friendly |
VfL Bochum
Schalke 04
Poland squads | |||||||||||||
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