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He operated as either a central defender or a right back.[3]Other than in his country he played professionally in Germany (four years), Italy (four), Spain (three) and Turkey (two), winning six major titles between Hamburger SV, Atl\u00e9tico Madrid and Galatasaray. He started his career in 1996 with Sigma Olomouc.Ujfalu\u0161i played seventy eight times for the Czech Republic, representing the nation at the 2006 World Cup and two European Championships.Table of ContentsClub career[edit]Early years \/ Hamburg \/ Fiorentina[edit]Atl\u00e9tico Madrid[edit]Galatasaray[edit]International career[edit]Career statistics[edit]Club[edit]International[edit]Honours[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]Club career[edit]Early years \/ Hamburg \/ Fiorentina[edit]Born in R\u00fdma\u0159ov, Czechoslovakia of Hungarian roots[5] \u2013 Ujfalu\u0161i made his professional debut with SK Sigma Olomouc, at the age of 18. In December 2000, he moved abroad and signed with German club Hamburger SV: his debut came on 10 December by playing 90 minutes in a 2\u20131 home win against FC Energie Cottbus, and 16 of his 17 appearances in that season were complete, but the team could only rank 13th and 11th the following campaign, with respectively 58 and 57 goals conceded.In 2002\u201303 Ujfalu\u0161i helped Hamburg finish in fourth position, but the team fared worse in the following season (again conceding in the region of 50 Bundesliga goals). Subsequently, he signed with ACF Fiorentina, freshly returned to Serie A after successfully emerging from a bankruptcy situation.Atl\u00e9tico Madrid[edit]  After nearly 150 official appearances for the Viola (albeit without silverware), being mainly used as a centre back by coach Cesare Prandelli, Ujfalu\u0161i joined Atl\u00e9tico Madrid as a free agent,[6] helping the capital team repeat its fourth position in La Liga in his debut season, subsequently qualifying for the 2009\u201310 UEFA Champions League.In the 2009\u201310 league campaign Atl\u00e9tico only finished ninth, but won the newly created UEFA Europa League, with Ujfalu\u0161i appearing in eight complete matches in the latter competition. On 19 September 2010, during injury time of a 1\u20132 league loss against FC Barcelona at the Vicente Calder\u00f3n Stadium, he made a late challenge on Lionel Messi, injuring his right ankle. The defender received a straight red card for his foul, and was subsequently banned for two games by the Spanish League’s disciplinary committee;[7][8][9] he was an undisputed starter during the season \u2013 mostly as right-back \u2013 as the Colchoneros finished seventh and qualified to the Europa League.Galatasaray[edit]On 20 June 2011, aged 33, Ujfalu\u0161i signed for S\u00fcper Lig club Galatasaray,[10] for a \u20ac2 million transfer fee.[11] He was an undisputed starter in his first season, being sent off in the final game of the campaign, a 0\u20130 away draw against Fenerbah\u00e7e SK, as Gala won a record-equalling 18th league title.[12]Ujfalu\u0161i left Galatasaray at the end of 2012\u201313, after a lengthy injury.[13] He retired in December at the age of 35, after a few months back in his homeland with AC Sparta Prague.On 18 December 2013 Ujfalu\u0161i returned to Galatasaray, being appointed director of football.[14] He left his post in June of the following year.International career[edit]  Ujfalu\u0161i with the Czech Republic national team (2009).Ujfalu\u0161i gained his first cap for the Czech Republic in 2001, whilst at Hamburg. He represented the nation at UEFA Euro 2004 (appearing in four matches for the semifinalists), the 2006 FIFA World Cup \u2013 being sent off against Ghana in an eventual group stage exit[15]\u2013 and Euro 2008 (three games, being named Man of the match in the first game of the tournament, a 1\u20130 win against Switzerland).After nine years with the national team, during which he eventually gained captaincy,[16] Ujfalu\u0161i ended his international career on 8 April 2009 after being criticised for visiting a restaurant, accompanied by five other players, following the Czech Republic’s defeat to Slovakia on 1 April for the World Cup qualification.[17]Career statistics[edit][18][19][20]Club[edit]International[edit]Czech RepublicYearAppsGoals2001602002822003802004120200511020061102007802008120200920Total782Honours[edit]Hamburger SV[21]Atl\u00e9tico Madrid[21]Galatasaray[21]IndividualReferences[edit]External links[edit]  "},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki19\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki19\/tomas-ujfalusi-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Tom\u00e1\u0161 Ujfalu\u0161i – Wikipedia"}}]}]