Tomasz Zdebel

Tomasz Zdebel
Personal information
Full name Tomasz Zdebel
Date of birth (1973-05-25) 25 May 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth Katowice, Poland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
0000–1988 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

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.

Early life

Zdebel 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

Zdebel 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

Zdebel 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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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

Lierse

Gençlerbirliği

References

  1. ^ "Zdebel, Thomas" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ ""Leistung liegt allein an uns"". RevierSport online (in German). RevierSport online GmbH. 29 March 2007. Retrieved 24 January 2005.
  4. ^ a b c Lußem, Frank (29 March 2004). ""Ich habe alles richtig gemacht"". kicker online (in German). Olympia Verlag GmbH. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  5. ^ Eckhardt, Michael (2 January 2009). "Koller degradiert Zdebel - Klimowicz soll kommen". WAZ (in German). FUNKE DIGITAL Media GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Sommertour Nah am Ball und mit den Füßen im Fluss". Bergische Landeszeitung (in German). 30 July 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Tomas Zdebel". FuPa.net (in German). Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Thomas Zdebel statt Dietmar Schacht". FuPa.net (in German). 18 March 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  9. ^ "Thomas Zdebel tritt in Bergisch Gladbach zurück". FuPa.net (in German). 2 October 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  10. ^ "TV Herkenrath trennt sich von Trainer Burhenne – Ex-Profi Zdebel übernimmt". Media-Sportservice West (in German). 4 November 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "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.