Tomasz Wojciech Wałdoch (; born 10 May 1971) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a defender in Poland and Germany. laczynaspilka.pl (Archived)
Wałdoch had a ten-year international career with Poland. He often captained the side, including at the 2002 World Cup. Most of his club career was spent in German leagues with VfL Bochum and Schalke 04.
Club career Wałdoch played for Górnik Zabrze, VfL Bochum, Schalke 04 and Jagiellonia Białystok.
International career Wałdoch played for the Poland national team, for a total of 74 caps. He was a participant at the 1992 Summer Olympics, where Poland won the silver medal. He was the captain of the Polish team for the 2002 World Cup.
Coaching career On 1 July 2006, Wałdoch was named as the assistant coach of the FC Schalke 04 U17 team. From 15 April 2008 until 30 June 2008, he was the assistant coach at Schalke 04 II. On 11 November 2009, it was announced that he would become the temporary assistant coach of Poland national team, assisting Franciszek Smuda.Polen: Tomasz Waldoch "Ich habe sofort spontan zugesagt" He was later replaced in the role by his former teammate Jacek Zielinski. On 20 April 2010, he was named the new sporting director of his first professional club Górnik Zabrze.Sport: Spektakularny powrót He left later that year, in November. He went on to be coach of the Schalke 04 U17 team from July 2011 to June 2012. From July 2012 to June 2014, he was the coach of the Schalke 04 Jugend team. Currently, he is the assistant coach of the Schalke 04 II team for the second time, serving under Jürgen Luginger.
Personal life Wałdoch holds German citizenship. He is married with four children – two sons and two daughters. His son Kamil (born 4 July 1992) currently plays in the German fourth-tier for club FC Kray, situated in Essen.Kamil Waldoch kommt von Schalke 04
Career statistics International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsPoland199120199261199390199460199591199630199760199850199980200090200150200260Total742
Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Wałdoch goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Tomasz WałdochNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 23 September 1992 Stadion Miejski, Poznań, Poland 1–0 1–0 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification2 15 March 1995 Miejski Stadion Sportowy "KSZO", Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Poland 2–0 4–1 Friendly
Honours VfL Bochum 2. Bundesliga: 1995–96
Schalke 04 Bundesliga: runner-up 2000–01 DFB-Pokal: 2000–01, 2001–02 DFB-Ligapokal: 2005; runner-up 2001, 2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2003, 2004
Poland Olympic Olympic silver medal: 1992
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