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Date of Birth: Saturday, October 4, 1980
Birth Place: Czech Republic
Height: 175cm
Position: Midfielder
Former Clubs/Teams: Borussia Dortmund, Sparta Prague

Biography

Tomas Rosicky is an attacking midfielder who plays for the Czech Republic national side and Arsenal in the English Premier League. He is renowned for his technical ability and vision, and was so adept at ‘pulling the strings’, creating chances, that he was nicknamed ‘Little Mozart’. Having been capped at just 20 years old, Rosicky has moved onto greatness, captaining the national side and playing for one of the biggest clubs in the World.

Childhood

Tomas Rosicky was born on 4th October 1980 in Prague, Czech Republic. He lived in a very poor area of the city with few football facilities, but later admitted that he took great enjoyment from playing football all-day on the streets. By the age of 14 he had been scouted by Sparta Prague, and he made his way through the various youth teams, impressing at every level.

Early Career

Rosicky signed professional forms for Sparta Prague on his eighteenth birthday, and made his first appearance later in the season. In the summer of 99 Sparta made the decision that they could sell their left-sided midfielder, and put Rosicky in the first-team. 20 games and 5 goals later and Rosicky was one of the fans’ favourites. He had gained a reputation of being able to create goals from nothing.

His stunning first half of the 00/01 season led to Borussia Dortmund splashing out £18m pounds on him, and he continued to perform brilliantly in the Bundesliga, adding the German title to his collection of three Czech Republic Championship medals. Rosicky was loved in Germany, and helped to establish the club in the top two of the table over his five-year spell with the club. He only left Dortmund because the club’s money problems meant players had to be sold.

Current Club

Tomas Rosicky arrived at Arsenal via a release clause of £7m that had been written into his contract at Borussia Dortmund. In his first season at the club, Rosicky struggled to match the pace and physical demands of the Premier League – Wenger preferred the more experienced Freddie Ljungberg. Rosicky’s phenomenal strikes from distance saw him win various ‘Goal of the Month’ competitions, although just as he was breaking into the first-team on a regular basis, disaster struck – a ‘funny injury’ saw Rosicky limp off in January 2008, and he struggled for over a year to regain fitness. Many operations followed, but Rosicky will be back to terrorising defences with his killer through-balls in 2009.

International

Tomas Rosicky made his international debut in 2000 against the Republic of Ireland, and became a key player in the Czech Republic team. His goals and skills helped the Czechs qualify for Euro 2000, 2004 and 2008 (although he missed the 2008 Finals through injury). Rosicky became captain of the side following Pavel Nedved’s retirement after the 2006 World Cup, and has proven to be an invaluable leader on and off the pitch.