Tomáš Rosický

Czech footballer

Tomáš Rosický (Czech pronunciation: [ˈtomaːʃ ˈrosɪtskiː]; born 4 October 1980) is a Czech former professional footballer who was the captain of the Czech Republic national team for ten years. He played club football for Sparta Prague, Borussia Dortmund and Arsenal. Currently, he serves at the sports director of AC Sparta Prague.[4]

Tomáš Rosický
Rosický with Arsenal in 2016
Personal information
Full name Tomáš Rosický[1]
Date of birth (1980-10-04) 4 October 1980 (age 44)[2]
Place of birth Prague, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1986–1988 ČKD Kompresory Prague
1988–1998 Sparta Prague
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2001 Sparta Prague 41 (8)
2001–2006 Borussia Dortmund 149 (20)
2006–2016 Arsenal 170 (19)
2016–2017 Sparta Prague 12 (1)
Total 372 (48)
National team
1995–1996 Czech Republic U15 10 (0)
1996 Czech Republic U16 12 (5)
1997–1998 Czech Republic U17 16 (6)
1998–1999 Czech Republic U18 9 (3)
1999 Czech Republic U21 2 (0)
2000–2016 Czech Republic 105 (23)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[5]
Club Season League Cup1 League Cup2 Continental3 Other4 Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sparta Prague 1998–99 Czech First League 3 0 2 0 0 0 5 0
1999–2000 Czech First League 24 5 2 1 12 2 38 8
2000–01 Czech First League 14 3 2 0 8 2 24 5
Total 41 8 6 1 0 0 20 4 0 0 67 13
Borussia Dortmund 2000–01 Bundesliga 15 0 0 0 15 0
2001–02 Bundesliga 30 5 1 0 2 0 16 1 49 6
2002–03 Bundesliga 30 4 1 0 1 0 7 2 39 6
2003–04 Bundesliga 19 2 1 0 3 1 4 0 27 3
2004–05 Bundesliga 27 4 2 0 0 0 29 4
2005–06 Bundesliga 28 5 0 0 2 0 30 5
Total 149 20 5 0 6 1 29 3 0 0 189 24
Arsenal 2006–07 Premier League 26 3 4 2 1 0 6 1 37 6
2007–08 Premier League 18 6 1 0 1 0 5 1 25 7
2008–09 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009–10 Premier League 25 3 0 0 1 0 7 0 33 3
2010–11 Premier League 21 0 5 1 3 0 5 0 34 1
2011–12 Premier League 28 1 2 0 0 0 8 1 38 2
2012–13 Premier League 10 2 2 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 16 3
2013–14 Premier League 27 2 3 1 1 0 8 0 39 3
2014–15 Premier League 15 2 3 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 24 3
2015–16 Premier League 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 170 19 21 5 9 0 46 4 1 0 247 28
Sparta Prague 2016–17 Czech First League 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2017–18 Czech First League 11 1 0 0 1 0 12 1
Total 12 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 1
Career total 372 48 32 6 15 1 96 11 1 0 516 66

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[6][7]
National team Year Apps Goals
Czech Republic 2000 8 0
2001 10 2
2002 6 3
2003 7 1
2004 13 3
2005 8 6
2006 9 2
2007 7 2
2008 0 0
2009 3 0
2010 6 0
2011 8 1
2012 2 0
2013 6 1
2014 5 1
2015 2 0
2016 5 1
Total 105 23
Scores and results list Czech Republic's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rosický goal.[6][7]
List of international goals scored by Tomáš Rosický
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 6 October 2001 Generali Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 14   Bulgaria 1–0 6–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 5–0
3 20 August 2002 Andrův stadion, Olomouc, Czech Republic 18   Slovakia 3–1 4–1 Friendly
4 4–1
5 12 October 2002 Stadionul Republican, Chișinău, Moldova 20   Moldova 2–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
6 29 April 2003 Na Stínadlech, Teplice, Czech Republic 25   Turkey 1–0 4–0 Friendly
7 17 February 2004 Stadio Renzo Barbera, Palermo, Italy 29   Italy 2–2 2–2 Friendly
8 1 June 2004 Generali Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 31   Bulgaria 3–0 3–1 Friendly
9 13 October 2004 Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia 41   Armenia 2–0 3–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
10 26 March 2005 Na Stínadlech, Teplice, Czech Republic 43   Finland 2–0 4–3 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
11 30 March 2005 Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella, Andorra la Vella, Andorra 44   Andorra 4–0 4–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
12 4 June 2005 Stadion u Nisy, Liberec, Czech Republic 45   Andorra 6–1 8–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
13 8 June 2005 Na Stínadlech, Teplice, Czech Republic 46   Macedonia 5–1 6–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
14 12 October 2005 Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland 48   Finland 2–0 3–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
15 16 November 2005 Generali Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 50   Norway 1–0 1–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
16 12 June 2006 Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany 53   United States 2–0 3–0 2006 FIFA World Cup
17 3–0
18 8 September 2007 San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino 64   San Marino 1–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
19 17 November 2007 Generali Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 66   Slovakia 3–1 3–1 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
20 9 February 2011 Stadion Aldo Drosina, Pula, Croatia 76   Croatia 2–2 2–4 Friendly
21 6 September 2013 Eden Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 93   Armenia 1–1 1–2 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
22 5 March 2014 Eden Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 95   Norway 1–0 2–2 Friendly
23 1 June 2016 Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck, Austria 102   Russia 1–1 2–1 Friendly

Honours

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Sparta Prague[8]

Borussia Dortmund[8]

Arsenal[8]

Individual

References

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  1. "Player shirt numbers for 20 Barclays Premier League clubs released". Premier League. 8 August 2015. Archived from the original on 9 August 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  2. "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
  3. "Tomáš Rosický". Sparta.cz. Archived from the original on 25 November 2017.
  4. Digital, Apploud. "Organizační struktura | sparta.cz". AC Sparta Praha. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  5. "Tomáš Rosický » Club matches". World Football. Archived from the original on 8 June 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Tomáš Rosický at National-Football-Teams.com
  7. 7.0 7.1 Mamrud, Roberto (26 October 2023). "Tomas Rosicky - Century of International Appearances". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Tomas Rosicky". Eurosport.com. Archived from the original on 30 June 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  9. "Tomas Rosicky retires after career spanning Arsenal, Borussia Dortmund and Sparta Prague". skysports.com. Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 9 June 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  10. Arsenal 1 - 2 Chelsea on 2006-07 League cup final http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/6371613.stm Archived 7 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  11. Arsenal 1 - 2 Birmingham on 2010-11 League cup final http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/9405702.stm Archived 3 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine
  12. "Bundesliga Historie 2001/02" (in German). Kicker. Archived from the original on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.