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Tomas Rosicky born October 4, 1980 in Prague)
is a Czech international football player, who currently plays his club
football for English Premiership side Arsenal.
An attacking midfielder known as 'the Little Mozart', Rosický is known for
his phenomenal work-rate. He started his career with Sparta Prague in 1998,
where he won three Czech League titles, and became the youngest-ever winner
of the Czech Player of the Year award. In 2001 he moved on to Borussia
Dortmund; helping Dortmund to a Bundesliga title in 2002, and reached the
UEFA Cup final (which Dortmund lost 3-2 to Feyenoord) the same season. His
solid form in the 2004-05 season helped Dortmund climb the Bundesliga table
and away from potential relegation. In all he played nearly 150 Bundesliga
games for Dortmund and 23 games in the Champions League and UEFA Cup.
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Rosický's reputation grew immeasurably during his time at Dortmund, and
during the latter stages of his spell at the club, Dortmund were in
substantial financial trouble; they could not hold onto him despite
recognising his influence on the team. Press reports linked him with big
money transfers to Real Madrid of Spain and Tottenham, Chelsea and Arsenal
of England. Rosický expressed a desire for Dortmund to allow him to leave at
the end of the 2005-06 season, and the arrival of South African Steven
Pienaar seems to have been made in preparation for Rosicky's departure.
On May 23, 2006, Arsenal confirmed that they had signed Rosický on a long-term
contract. The transfer fee was undisclosed but was rumoured to be in the
region of Ł6.8 million due to a get-out clause in his contract at Borussia
Dortmund. He is expected to take the number 7 shirt, formerly worn by Robert
Pirčs, although this has not yet been confirmed.
Rosický made his international debut in 2000 aged 19, against the Republic
of Ireland, and has recorded over 50 caps overall. He played for his country
at Euro 2000 and Euro 2004 and helped the side qualify for the 2006 World
Cup in Germany. Rosický shone for his country in the group stages of the
qualification campaign, scoring several goals from the penalty spot and
setting up Milan Baro and Jan Koller in particular with accurate and
precise passing. He also scored the winning goal in the second leg of the
Czech Republic's play-off against Norway, to ensure qualification for the
finals. In the finals, Rosický scored two goals in the Czech Republic's 3-0
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