Thomas Sobotzik

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Thomas Sobotzik
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Sobotzik with FC St. Pauli in the 1996–97 season
Personal information
Date of birth (1974-10-16) 16 October 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Gliwice, Poland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Kickers Offenbach (Managing director)
Youth career
1980–1983 Piast Gliwice
1983–1987 Górnik Zabrze
1988 Eintracht Frankfurt
1989–1990 VfB Stuttgart
1990–1994 Eintracht Frankfurt
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1994–1995 Eintracht Frankfurt 2 (0)
1995–1997 FC St. Pauli 65 (7)
1997–1999 Eintracht Frankfurt 62 (17)
1999 1. FC Kaiserslautern 3 (0)
1999–2001 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 (5)
2001–2003 Rapid Wien 49 (8)
2003–2004 Union Berlin 29 (7)
2004–2007 SpVgg Unterhaching 70 (0)
2007 Sandefjord Fotball [1] 12 (1)
2008–2009 FSV Frankfurt 9 (1)
2009–2011 1. FC Oberstedten
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Sobotzik (Polish : Tomasz Sobocki; born 16 October 1974) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the managing director of Kickers Offenbach.

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Playing career

Sobotzik was born in Gliwice, Poland. He started his footballing career at local club Pogon Zabrze. When he was nine years old, he moved to Górnik Zabrze. In 1987 the Sobotzik family moved to Frankfurt, Germany. He joined the youth department of Eintracht Frankfurt and played for their U-15. [2] [3] At a youth tournament in Aalen he received an offer from VfB Stuttgart. [4] During his stint at VfB Stuttgart he became twice German junior champion and returned to Frankfurt in 1990. At the age of 17 he signed at professional contract. Due to a heavy knee injury he had to pause a long time in 1991. [5]

With 20 years he finally debuted in the Bundesliga. After two seasons at FC St. Pauli a short stint at Kaiserslautern he returned both times to Eintracht. In 2001 Lothar Matthäus signed him for Rapid Wien. Via Union Berlin he came to SpVgg Unterhaching in 2004 where he captained the side in his last season at the Bavarian club. [6]

In 2007, he moved to Norwegian side Sandefjord Fotball. In January 2008, moved to German Regionalliga team FSV Frankfurt agreeing a 1+1⁄2-year contract until summer 2009. [7] Upon expiration of his contract he was released by FSV Frankfurt and joined lower league side 1. FC Oberstedten, where he ended his active career there until the summer of 2011. [5] [8]

Sobotzik appeared in 134 Bundesliga (19 goals) and in 110 2nd Bundesliga (17 goals) matches. [9]

Coaching and managerial career

Sobotzik began his coaching career in 2008 as assistant coach of the U-17 team of a lower league side, 1. FC Oberstedten. [8]

In May 2018, Sobotzik was appointed sporting director and responsible for the commercial area at Chemnitzer FC. [10] In early September 2019, he resigned. Sobotzik later explained his resignation with following word: The last personal hostilities, insults and threats I had to experience and suffer go far beyond what is manageable. [11] In November 2019, he was appointed managing director of the sporting area of Kickers Offenbach. [12] After the end of the regional league season and the victory of the Hessenpokal, the club separated from him in May 2022. [13] On 1 April 2023, Sobotzik took over the post of sports director at third-division club Hallescher FC. [14]

Post-playing career

Sobotzik built up a personnel services company and was also involved in transfers of footballers in Poland and Scandinavia. [15] In 2015 he sold his shares in the company. [16]

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  1. ↑ 100% Fotball statistics
  2. ↑ Karliczek, Hauke (3 June 2012). ""Ich kenne kein Nationalgefühl"" (in German). 11freunde. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  3. ↑ Thomas Sobotzik at eintracht-archiv.de
  4. ↑ "Ganz große Zukunft" (in German). Spiegel. 18 June 1989. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  5. 1 2 Mehr, Sascha (30 May 2021). "Anicic, Jones und Co.: Was wurde aus den größten Talenten von Eintracht Frankfurt?" (in German). Frankfurter Rundschau. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  6. ↑ Einmal Unioner, immer Unioner! - Thomas Sobotzik
  7. ↑ "FSV Frankfurt verpflichtet Thomas Sobotzik". spox.com (in German). 26 January 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  8. 1 2 "Eintracht spielt heute Abend für einen guten Zweck". Frankfurter Neue Presse (in German). 28 July 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  9. ↑ "Sobotzik". BDfutbol. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  10. ↑ Thomas Sobotzik wird Sportdirektor des Chemnitzer FC, chemnitzerfc.de, 3 May 2018
  11. ↑ CHEMNITZ-SPORTCHEF SOBOTZIK: „Mir kam blanker Hass entgegen“, faz.net, 11 September 2019
  12. ↑ "Kind der Region": Sobotzik neuer Geschäftsführer in Offenbach, kicker.de, 13 November 2019
  13. ↑ ""Es fällt mir echt schwer": Sobotzik nimmt Stellung zum Aus beim OFC" (in German). Kicker. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  14. ↑ "Thomas Sobotzik neuer Sportdirektor" (in German). Hallescherfc. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  15. ↑ Ebert, Michael (6 May 2021). "Frankfurt entscheidet zwischen Sobotzik und Bobic" (in German). Kicker. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  16. ↑ Schmitt, Peppi (6 May 2016). "Eintracht sucht Sportvorstand: Kommt Sobotzik?" (in German). Op-online. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
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