Tomas Gubochan - workaholic from "Zilina"

Gubochan Tomas - defender of the French club "Marseilles" and the Slovakia national football team. Tomas played for all age team of local "Zilina", and in the 2004-2005 season. He made his debut for the first team.

Career Development

Initially promising defender is not often found himself in the first team. Only having played a successful season on loan at "Zlate Moravce" Tomas Gubochan forced the coaching staff "Zilina" once again draw attention to themselves. Season 2006-2007 he held the status of an unconditional team players and helped his team win the championship in Slovakia.

It is not surprising that at this time in rolling defender notice and at the headquarters of the national team of Slovakia. The debut of Tomas came in match against San Marino, but only for "two-tone" Gubochan spent 46 fights.

In its heyday

the young defender's career gained momentum, and in the summer of 2008, one of the leaders of the Russian Premier League, the St. Petersburg "Zenith", offered a promising player for almost 4 million euros. Tomas Gubochan signed the contract for three years, and the "blue-white-blue" at the last moment managed to win the competition for the player from the German clubs. In the same season, the official website of UEFA football players who have won the European Super Cup, so already and Tomas Gubochan.

The defender did not immediately become a staple in St. Petersburg, but a huge endurance, patience and hard work have made the business. Gubochan markedly progressed, so when in the 2009 season almost all the major defencists "Zenith" has remained in the hospital, Dick Advocaat became Slovaks trust more. Total of football season played in 15 matches.

The following season, the "Zenith" was replaced by the coach. Unlike its predecessor, Luciano Spaletti not feared shuffle composition, however, scoring twice in pre-season control one of the two major central defencists a new league was Gubochan Tomasz. Footballer now completely shifted to the left flank and through hard work in training could dislodge from the base of the Czech Radek Shirley. By the way, the last one left, "Zenit" at the end of the season and went to finish the game in his native "Bohemians". Could not "move" Gubochana and new player Petrograd, which acquired the right to the left-back position. Only with the arrival of the team of the Italian Criscito, Tomas became less likely to appear at the base, but here due to its persistence Slovak was able to cling to the basic structure for the next season. He returned to the center of defense and now he drove out of the base is not someone, and a frequenter of world and European forums Bruno Alves.

Transfer to the "Dinamo"

After another change of coach in 2014. The team was formed with the players too much protection plan, so the new coach started the rejuvenation composition. One of those who had been placed on the transfer, was also Gubochan. Tomas, still staying in great shape, has accepted the offer of the Moscow "Dynamo" and changed the Petersburg football residence on Moscow.

In the Dynamo Gubochan spent forty games, which has managed to distinguish two goals. At the end of the season 2015-2016 the player has decided to pursue a career in the "Olympic" from Marseilles, which protects the color to this day.

Tomas Gubochan and success team

The last few years have been a real discovery Slovakia national football team. Thanks to the efforts and selfless play their leaders - Hamshika, Gubochana, Stoch - Jan Kozak squad walked roller on the qualifying group for Euro 2016, where Slovaks opposed the champions of Europe - the Spaniards, strong teams of Ukraine and Belarus. National team for a long time in the lead in the competition, and only at the end of selection, sensationally lost to Belarusians, dropped to second place, which, however, did not prevent her to get to the world championship.

In the final part of the tournament, held in France, Tomas Gubochan and the company lost the opening match in Group "B" competitors from Wales, however, he gathered his strength, managed to beat the Russian squad in the second match. Goals for the Slovaks in the match were noted and experienced Hamshik Weiss. In the decisive match for an exit in the playoffs Slovaks clashed with England. Gubochan appeared based on the usual for himself and left with the protection of partners has managed to keep its gates shut, but the national team of Slovakia in a goalless draw was not enough and took third place in the quartet, the team finished the performance in the tournament. The selection for the 2018 World Cup Gubochan to continue playing for the national team, which is in their group in third place, trailing the leaders, the British, four points, and continues the struggle for the world championship.