Tomáš Sivok
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Tomáš Sivok is a Czech
Czech Republic
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 footballer who currently plays for Beşiktaş. He made his debut for the Czech national team on September 3, 2005. His primary position is holding midfielder but he can play in defense.

Career

In September 2005, Sivok became a captain of Sparta. He was captain of the Czech Republic national under-21 football team
Czech Republic national under-21 football team
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 in 2006.

In the middle of 2006, Sivok became a main face of a Czech
Czech Republic
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 government anti-racist campaign which is called Together Against The Racism.

He has signed for Udinese during the January 2007 transfer window. It is believed that Udinese paid Sparta Prague a transfer fee in the region of 2.5 million pounds for Sivok's service and Sivok put pen to paper in a 4 and-a-half years contract until the summer of 2011., In May 2008, he was sold by Udinese to the Turkish side Beşiktaş J.K.
Besiktas J.K.
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 for €4.7million. He signed a 4+1 year contract worth €800,000 per season and up to €100,000 in bonuses; his salary would raised to €1.2 million if he extended the contract to 2013.

Personal

Sivok married Michaela Šachlová on 9 March 2009 in İstanbul
Istanbul
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. The couple have given a birth to their first child, a son named Andre Tomas.

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 26 May 2010 Rentschler Field, Connecticut
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, United States
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1–1 2–4 Friendly
Exhibition game
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2. 9 February 2011 Stadion Aldo Drosina, Pula
Pula
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, Croatia
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2–1 4–2 Friendly
3. 11 November 2011 Generali Arena, Prague
Prague
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, Czech Republic
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2–0 2–0 Euro 2012 qualifier play-offs
Correct as of 11 November 2011

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