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Tomáš Sivok
Tomáš Sivok in 2009-10 season.jpg
Sivok in the 2009–10 season
Personal information
Full name Tomáš Sivok
Date of birth (1983-09-15) 15 September 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Pelhřimov, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back, midfielder
Youth career
České Budějovice
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2002 České Budějovice 31 (1)
2002–2007 Sparta Prague 95 (4)
2003 → České Budějovice (loan) 13 (1)
2007–2008 Udinese 23 (1)
2008 Sparta Prague (loan) 25 (1)
2008–2015 Beşiktaş 156 (15)
2015–2017 Bursaspor 42 (2)
2017–2019 Maccabi Petah Tikva 57 (4)
2019–2020 České Budějovice 19 (1)
Total 499 (34)
International career
1998–1999 Czech Republic U15 9 (2)
1999–2000 Czech Republic U16 21 (2)
2000–2001 Czech Republic U17 7 (0)
2000 Czech Republic U18 1 (0)
2001–2002 Czech Republic U19 8 (1)
2003 Czech Republic U20 10 (2)
2002–2005 Czech Republic U21 13 (2)
2005–2017 Czech Republic 64 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tomáš Sivok (born September 15, 1983) is a former professional footballer from the Czech Republic. He played as a centre-back (a defender) or sometimes as a midfielder. Tomáš played 64 games for the Czech national team and scored 5 goals for his country. He is most famous for playing seven years with the Turkish club Beşiktaş, where he played over 200 matches. He also played for clubs in Italy and Israel.

Club Football Journey

Tomáš Sivok had an exciting career playing for several football clubs.

Starting at Sparta Prague

In September 2005, Tomáš became the captain of Sparta Prague, a well-known club in the Czech Republic. In the middle of 2006, he became a main face for a Czech government campaign. This campaign was called Together Against The Racism, showing his support for important social causes.

Playing in Italy and Turkey

In January 2007, Tomáš moved to Italy to play for Udinese. After a year, in May 2008, he moved to Turkey to join Beşiktaş. He played for Beşiktaş for seven years, from 2008 to 2015. During his time there, he played 156 league games and scored 15 goals. He became a very important player for the team.

Later Career and Retirement

After his time at Beşiktaş, Tomáš played for Bursaspor in Turkey and Maccabi Petah Tikva in Israel. In 2019, he returned to his first club, Dynamo České Budějovice, in the Czech First League. He retired from professional football in 2020.

International Football Career

Tomáš Sivok also had a strong international career playing for his country.

Youth National Teams

He was the captain of the Czech Republic U21 national team in 2006. Before that, he played for various Czech youth teams, including the U15, U16, U17, U18, U19, and U20 teams.

Senior National Team

Tomáš made his first appearance for the senior Czech national team on September 3, 2005. He played a total of 64 matches for his country and scored 5 goals. His last international game was in 2017.

Personal Life

Tomáš Sivok married Michaela Šachlová on March 9, 2009, in Istanbul, Turkey. They have two children: a son named André Thomas and a daughter named Megan.

Achievements and Awards

Tomáš Sivok won several important titles during his career.

With Sparta Prague

  • Czech First League: 2002–03, 2004–05
  • Czech Cup: 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08

With Beşiktaş

  • Süper Lig: 2008–09
  • Turkish Cup: 2008–09, 2010–11

See also

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