Tomasz Kłos (ˈtɔmaʂ ˈkwɔs) (born March 7, 1973 in Zgierz

Zgierz

Zgierz is a town in central Poland, located just to the north of Łódź and part of the metropolitan area centered on that city. As of 2007, it had a population of 58,164....

) is a Polish

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

 former football (soccer)

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 defender

Defender (football)

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Career

At club level, Kłos played for ŁKS Łódź (1995–1998), AJ Auxerre

AJ Auxerre

Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise is a French association football club based in the commune of Auxerre in Burgundy. The club was founded in 1905 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. Auxerre plays its home matches at the Stade l'Abbé-Deschamps on the banks of the...

 (1998–2000), 1. FC Kaiserslautern

1. FC Kaiserslautern

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 (2000–2003), 1. FC Köln

1. FC Köln

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 (2003), Wisła Kraków (2003–2006) and in 2006 returned to ŁKS Łódź where he played until retiring in 2008.

National team

For Poland

Poland national football team

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, Kłos appeared 69 times, scoring six goals. He captained his country and played for Poland at the 2002 FIFA World Cup

2002 FIFA World Cup

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. Along with Jerzy Dudek

Jerzy Dudek

Jerzy Henryk Dudek is a retired Polish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.After beginning his career in his home country, he went on to have successful spells in Netherlands and England, winning the UEFA Champions League with Liverpool in 2005, appearing in 186 official games for the club over...

, Tomasz Rzasa

Tomasz Rzasa

Tomasz Rząsa is a former Polish professional footballer.-Career:During his career, Rząsa represented Sokół Pniewy , Grasshoppers , Lugano , Young Boys , De Graafschap , Feyenoord , Partizan , Heerenveen , ADO Den Haag and Ried .In...

 and Tomasz Frankowski

Tomasz Frankowski

Tomasz Frankowski is a Polish footballer who plays for Jagiellonia Białystok.Frankowski achieved his greatest success at Wisła Kraków of Poland, where he helped fire them to a collection of domestic honours...

, Klos was a surprise omission from his country's squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup

2006 FIFA World Cup

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