Tomasz Rząsa
 Rząsa in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tomasz Rząsa | ||
| Date of birth | 11 March 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Kraków, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lech Poznań (sporting director) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1988 | Cracovia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1991 | Cracovia | 25 | (4) |
| 1992–1994 | Sokół Pniewy | 66 | (25) |
| 1995 | Grasshoppers | 21 | (5) |
| 1996 | Lugano | 9 | (2) |
| 1996 | Grasshoppers | 9 | (1) |
| 1997 | Young Boys | 12 | (6) |
| 1997–1999 | De Graafschap | 50 | (4) |
| 1999–2003 | Feyenoord | 90 | (1) |
| 2003–2004 | Partizan | 18 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Heerenveen | 23 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | ADO Den Haag | 25 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Ried | 58 | (0) |
| Total | 408 | (48) | |
| International career | |||
| 1994–2006 | Poland | 36 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014–2015 | Lech Poznań (assistant) | ||
| 2018 | Lech Poznań (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Tomasz Mariusz Rząsa (Polish pronunciation: [ˈtɔmaʂ ˈʐɔ̃sa]; born 11 March 1973) is a Polish former professional footballer who primarily played as a left back and sometimes as a left midfielder who currently serves as the sporting director of Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznań.
Club career
[edit]During his career, Rząsa represented Cracovia and Sokół Pniewy (pl) (Poland), Grasshoppers (Switzerland), Lugano (Switzerland), Young Boys (Switzerland), De Graafschap (Netherlands), Feyenoord (Netherlands), Partizan (Serbia), Heerenveen (Netherlands), ADO Den Haag (Netherlands) and Ried (Austria).
While playing with Grasshoppers, he won two Swiss National League championships, in 1994–95 and 1995–96 seasons.
He played for Feyenoord between 1999 and 2003, where he failed to win any domestic title with the club, but did win the 2001–02 UEFA Cup, by beating Borussia Dortmund in the final. Consequently, they played the 2002 UEFA Super Cup, but lost against Real Madrid. Rząsa played both finals.
With Partizan, he was the newcomer alongside Ljubinko Drulović, Taribo West and others, where he helped the club reach the Champions League group stage.
In 2006, he came to Austria and signed with SV Ried, where he was decisive in helping them to achieve their greatest ever result – finishing as runners-up in the 2006–07 Austrian Bundesliga. He played an impressive 58 league matches in just two seasons with Ried.
International career
[edit]Rząsa represented Poland in 36 international matches between 1994 and 2006, and scored one goal.[1]
He was part of the Polish team at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
Coaching career
[edit]Upon finishing his playing career, he was an assistant manager at Lech Poznań under Maciej Skorża during the 2014–15 season, and under Rafał Ulatowski in May 2018.[2][3]
Career statistics
[edit]- Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rząsa goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 December 1994 | Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |  Saudi Arabia | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
Honours
[edit]Grasshoppers
Feyenoord
References
[edit]- ^ "Poland – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
- ^ "Tomasz Rząsa profile". WorldFootball.net. Münster: HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ dyrovski (10 May 2018). "Rafał Ulatowski trenerem Lecha" [Rafał Ulatowski is a coach of Lech]. 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 25 April 2020.
External links
[edit]
- Tomasz Rząsa – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Tomasz Rząsa at National-Football-Teams.com
- Tomasz Rząsa at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
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