| Intro | Polish footballer |
| Is |
Athlete Football player Association football player |
| From |
Poland Germany |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 25 May 1973, Katowice |
| Age: | 47 years |
Tomasz Zdebel (born 25 May 1973) is a retired Polish-German footballer 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.
Early years
Zdebel was born and raised in Katowice, Poland. His father was a football player who worked as a miner during the week. In 1988 the family emigrated to Düsseldorf.
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.
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.
In 2001, Zdebel moved to Turkey and signed with Gençlerbirliği S.K.. In 2003, he returned to Germany and joined VfL Bochum.
Career statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | Other | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1990–91 | Essen | 2. Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1991–92 | Oberliga Nordrhein | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 4 | |||
| 1992–93 | Köln II | 23 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||||
| 1993–94 | 24 | 3 | — | — | — | 24 | 3 | |||||
| 1993–94 | Köln | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1994–95 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||||
| 1995–96 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||||
| 1996–97 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||||
| Belgium | League | Belgian Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1997–98 | Lierse | First Division | 30 | 4 | — | 6 | 0 | |||||
| 1998–99 | 28 | 3 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1999–00 | 20 | 2 | — | — | ||||||||
| Turkey | League | Türkiye Kupası | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2000–01 | Gençlerbirliği | 1. Lig | 30 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 4 | ||
| 2001–02 | Süper Lig | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 24 | 3 | ||
| 2002–03 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 6 | ||||
| Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | Other | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2003–04 | Bochum | Bundesliga | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 1 | |
| 2004–05 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| 2005–06 | 2. Bundesliga | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 2 | |||
| 2006–07 | Bundesliga | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | |||
| 2007–08 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||||
| 2008–09 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||||
| 2008–09 | Leverkusen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2009–10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2009–10 | Leverkusen II | Regionalliga West | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | Aachen | 2. Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | Germany | 315 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 335 | 16 | |
| Belgium | 78 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| Turkey | 80 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 91 | 13 | ||
| Career total | 473 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||||