Tomasz Zdebel (born 25 May 1973) is a Polish-German former professional footballer[1] who played as a defensive midfielder. He was active in his active career in Germany, Belgium and Turkey. From 2000 to 2003, he played for the Poland national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tomasz Zdebel | ||
| Date of birth | 25 May 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Katowice, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1988 | GKS Katowice | ||
| 1988–1990 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1992 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 30 | (4) |
| 1992–1994 | 1. FC Köln II | 47 | (3) |
| 1993–1997 | 1. FC Köln | 57 | (2) |
| 1997–2000 | Lierse | 78 | (9) |
| 2000–2003 | Gençlerbirliği | 80 | (12) |
| 2003–2008 | VfL Bochum | 162 | (8) |
| 2009–2010 | Bayer Leverkusen | 12 | (0) |
| 2009 | Bayer Leverkusen II | 1 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Alemannia Aachen | 6 | (0) |
| Total | 473 | (37) | |
| International career | |||
| 2000–2003 | Poland | 14 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015–2017 | SV Bergisch Gladbach 09 | ||
| 2018–2019 | TV Herkenrath 09 | ||
| 2019–2022 | Bayer Leverkusen U17 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early life
editZdebel was born and raised in Katowice, Poland.[2] His father was a football player who worked as a miner during the week.[3] In 1988 the family emigrated to Düsseldorf.[4][5]
Club career
editZdebel started playing football with the local club GKS Katowice. Having emigrated to Germany, he joined the youth team of Fortuna Düsseldorf. He started his senior career in 1990, the year he received German citizenship, at Rot-Weiss Essen. One year later the team was relegated from the Bundesliga. In 1992 Zdebel joined 1. FC Köln and played for their reserve team. In 1993, he debuted for the first team.[4]
He left Cologne in 1997 and moved to Lierse. In his first season the club finished seventh and qualified for the 1997–98 UEFA Champions League. The next season Lierse won the Belgian Cup. Zdebel played as central midfielder and as a defender for Lierse.[4]
In 2000, Zdebel moved to Turkey and signed with Gençlerbirliği S.K. In 2003, he returned to Germany and joined VfL Bochum.
Coaching career
editZdebel runs a football school called Spofa-Fußballschule, alongside former footballer Andrzej Rudy.[6]
In 2012, Zdebel began working as a youth coordinator for SV Bergisch Gladbach 09.[7] After first team manager Dietmar Schacht was fired on 18 March 2015, Zdebel took over his position.[8] On 2 October 2017, Zdebel resigned from his position.[9]
On 4 November 2018, Zdebel was appointed as the manager of TV Herkenrath 09.[10] After only eight weeks, on 4 January 2019, Zdebel resigned after a massive chaos, with several players leaving the club.[11]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rot-Weiss Essen | 1990–91 | 2. Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1991–92 | Oberliga Nordrhein | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 4 | |||
| Total | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 4 | ||
| 1. FC Köln II | 1992–93 | Oberliga Nordrhein | 23 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| 1993–94 | Oberliga Nordrhein | 24 | 3 | — | — | — | 24 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 47 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 3 | ||
| 1. FC Köln | 1993–94 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1994–95 | Bundesliga | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| 1995–96 | Bundesliga | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | |||
| 1996–97 | Bundesliga | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 | |||
| Total | 57 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 2 | ||
| Lierse | 1997–98 | First Division | 30 | 4 | — | 6 | 0 | |||||
| 1998–99 | First Division | 28 | 3 | — | — | |||||||
| 1999–00 | First Division | 20 | 2 | — | — | |||||||
| Total | 78 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| Gençlerbirliği | 2000–01 | 1. Lig | 30 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 4 | ||
| 2001–02 | Süper Lig | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 24 | 3 | ||
| 2002–03 | Süper Lig | 28 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 6 | |||
| Total | 80 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 91 | 13 | ||
| VfL Bochum | 2003–04 | Bundesliga | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 1 | |
| 2004–05 | Bundesliga | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
| 2005–06 | 2. Bundesliga | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 2 | |||
| 2006–07 | Bundesliga | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | |||
| 2007–08 | Bundesliga | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | |||
| 2008–09 | Bundesliga | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| Total | 162 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 175 | 7 | ||
| Bayer Leverkusen | 2008–09 | Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Total | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Bayer Leverkusen II | 2009–10 | Regionalliga West | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Alemannia Aachen | 2010–11 | 2. Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 473 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
Honours
editLierse
- Belgian Cup: 1998–99
- Belgian Super Cup: 1997,[12] 1999
Gençlerbirliği
References
edit- ^ "Zdebel, Thomas" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
- ^ "Elf Dinge über: Thomas Zdebel" (in German). VfL Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft e.V. 18 July 2007. Archived from the original on 31 December 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ^ ""Leistung liegt allein an uns"". RevierSport online (in German). RevierSport online GmbH. 29 March 2007. Retrieved 24 January 2005.
- ^ a b c Lußem, Frank (29 March 2004). ""Ich habe alles richtig gemacht"". kicker online (in German). Olympia Verlag GmbH. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- ^ Eckhardt, Michael (2 January 2009). "Koller degradiert Zdebel - Klimowicz soll kommen". WAZ (in German). FUNKE DIGITAL Media GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ^ "Sommertour Nah am Ball und mit den Füßen im Fluss". Bergische Landeszeitung (in German). 30 July 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- ^ "Tomas Zdebel". FuPa.net (in German). Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- ^ "Thomas Zdebel statt Dietmar Schacht". FuPa.net (in German). 18 March 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- ^ "Thomas Zdebel tritt in Bergisch Gladbach zurück". FuPa.net (in German). 2 October 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- ^ "TV Herkenrath trennt sich von Trainer Burhenne – Ex-Profi Zdebel übernimmt". Media-Sportservice West (in German). 4 November 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- ^ "Ex-FC-Profi will nicht mehr "TV Chaosrath": Jetzt haut auch der Trainer in den Sack". Express (in German). 4 January 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- ^ "LE LIERSE A REMPORTE SA 1RE SUPER-COUPE ET MAINTENANT L'APPRENTISSAGE DE LA LIGUE DES CHAMPIONS... LIERSE 1 EKEREN 0". lesoir.be. 7 August 1997. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
External links
edit- Tomasz Zdebel at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Tomasz Zdebel at National-Football-Teams.com
- Tomasz Zdebel at WorldFootball.net