Full name Toni Tapalovic Name Toni Tapalovic 1999–2002 Schalke 04 II | Years Team Height 1.85 m Playing position Role Footballer | |
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Date of birth (1980-10-10) 10 October 1980 (age 35) Place of birth Gelsenkirchen , Germany | ||
Toni Tapalovic (born 10 October 1980) is a former Croatian-German footballer who played as a goalkeeper and currently the goalkeeping coach of Bayern Munich.
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Club career
Throughout his career he played for lower clubs or for the reserve teams. Tapalovic began his career in 1986 at Fortuna Gelsenkirchen. In 1990 he moved to the youth squad of FC Schalke 04. In 1999, he was promoted to the "A" youth and amateur team. He later received a professional contract for two years, lasting until 2001, but withdrew in August 1999 because of a knee injury in the inner meniscus. In 2002 he moved to VfL Bochum, where he was under contract until January 2004. In both teams he played for in the Bundesliga, he was a substitute goalkeeper without Bundesliga match practice. In January 2004, he joined the KFC Uerdingen 05 in the Regionalliga West. He played there until June 2005. During his time at KFC Uerdingen 05 he made 26 appearances for the team.
In December 2005 Tapalovic joined the then second division side Kickers Offenbach, but did not play. In 2006 he returned to FC Schalke 04. After the departure of Frank Rost in January 2007, Tapalovic was again the substitute goalkeeper for the team. In 2010 he joined the German Bundesliga team FSV Mainz 05's second team. In October 2010 Tapalovic retired after a test confirmed a torn ACL and a tear of the medial collateral ligament which would force him to be out for six months.
Coaching career
On 1 July 2011 he was appointed as the goalkeeping coach of Bayern Munich He has a contract with the Bavarians till 30 June 2014.
