Tomasz Zdebel

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 Polish national team.

Tomasz Zdebel
Personal information
Full name Tomasz Zdebel
Date of birth (1973-05-25) 25 May 1973
Place of birth Katowice, Poland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing 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)
1997–2001 Lierse 78 (9)
2001–2003 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)
National team
2000–2003 Poland 14 (0)
Teams managed
2015–2017 SV Bergisch Gladbach 09
2018–2019 TV Herkenrath 09
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Early years

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]

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 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 SK. 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 2001, 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
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Germany League DFB-Pokal Other Europe Total
1990–91Essen2. Bundesliga1000——10
1991–92Oberliga Nordrhein29410——304
1992–93Köln II230———230
1993–94243———243
1993–94KölnBundesliga1000——10
1994–9513120——151
1995–9623010——240
1996–9720110——211
Belgium League Belgian Cup League Cup Europe Total
1997–98LierseFirst Division304—60
1998–99283——
1999–00202——
Turkey League Türkiye Kupası League Cup Europe Total
2000–01Gençlerbirliği1. Lig30341——344
2001–02Süper Lig22300—20243
2002–0328650——336
Germany League DFB-Pokal Other Europe Total
2003–04BochumBundesliga3411010—361
2004–05281101020321
2005–062. Bundesliga30220——322
2006–07Bundesliga32120——341
2007–0826110——271
2008–0912120——141
2008–09Bayer Leverkusen4000——40
2009–108010——90
2009–10Bayer Leverkusen IIRegionalliga West10———10
2010–11Aachen2. Bundesliga6010——70
Total Germany 31516160202033516
Belgium 7890060
Turkey 80129100209113
Career total 4733720100

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. 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.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Dariusz Wosz		 VfL Bochum captain
July 2006 − December 2008		 Succeeded by
Marcel Maltritz
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