Tomáš Kalas
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Tomáš Kalas is a Czech professional footballer who plays for Schalke 04 II and the Czech Republic national team. He plays as a centre-back, but has also been played as a right-back.
Kalas lining up for Czech Republic in 2018
Kalas warming up for Chelsea in 2014
Kalas (right) playing for the Czech Republic in 2018
FC Schalke 04
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Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V., commonly known as Schalke 04, and abbreviated as S04, is a professional sports club from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. It i
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…Bristol City in a 2–1 win against Coventry City on 12 September 2020. On 26 August 2023, Kalas signed a two-year contract with German 2. Bundesliga club FC Schalke 04. Kalas made his debut for the U-17 on 5 September 2009 coming on as a 61st-minute substitute in a European Under-17 Championship Qualifying match against…
1900s typical mining structure in the Ruhr, source of the Schalke nickname Die Knappen – from an old German word for "miners"– because the team drew so many of its players and supporters from the coalmine workers of Gelsenkirchen.
FC Schalke 04 supporters in 1941 (Score table says "Kriegsmeistershaft" - "War championship")
Commonly regarded as the greatest S04 player of all time alongside Fritz Szepan, Ernst Kuzorra is also commonly regarded as one of the greatest German forwards and led S04 to become the dominant team in German football winning six German championships and one DFB-Pokal from 1934 to 1942. Ernst Kuzorra was one of the main axes of what became known as the "Schalker Kreisel; a system that used quick and short passing", to confuse and overwhelm the opponent.
Fans displaying their colours at the Veltins-Arena