million transfer fee. He was an undisputed starter in his first season, being sent off in the final game of the campaign, a 0–0 away draw against Fenerbahçe SK, as Gala won a record-equalling 18th league title. Ujfaluši left Galatasaray at the end of 2012–13, after a lengthy injury. He retired in December at the age of 35, after a few months back in his homeland with AC Sparta Prague. On 18 December 2013 Ujfaluši returned to Galatasaray, being appointed director of football. He left his post in June of the following year. International career Ujfaluši gained his first cap for the Czech Republic in 2001, whilst at Hamburg. He represented the nation at UEFA Euro 2004 (appearing in four matches for the semifinalists), the 2006 FIFA World Cup – being sent off against Ghana in an eventual group stage exit– and Euro 2008 (three games, being named Man of the match in the first game of the tournament, a 1–0 win against Switzerland). After nine years with the national team, during which he eventually gained captaincy, Ujfaluši ended his international career on 8 April 2009 after being criticised for visiting a restaurant, accompanied by five other players, following the Czech Republic's defeat to Slovakia on 1 April for the World Cup qualification. Career statistics Club International International goals Honours Hamburger SV DFB-Ligapokal: 2003 Atlético Madrid UEFA Europa League: 2009–10 UEFA Super Cup: 2010 Galatasaray Süper Lig: 2011–12, 2012–13 Turkish Super Cup: 2012 Individual Süper Lig Defender of the Year: 2011–12 Fiorentina All-time XI References External links 1978 births Living people People from Rýmařov Czech people of Hungarian descent Czech footballers Association football defenders Czech First League players SK Sigma Olomouc players AC Sparta Prague players Bundesliga players Hamburger SV players Serie A players ACF Fiorentina players La Liga players Atlético Madrid footballers Süper Lig players Galatasaray S.K. footballers Czech Republic youth international footballers Czech Republic under-21 international footballers Czech Republic international footballers UEFA Euro 2004 players 2006 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 2008 players Olympic footballers of the Czech Republic Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Czech expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Germany Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate footballers in Turkey Czech expatriate sportspeople in Germany Czech expatriate sportspeople in Italy Czech expatriate sportspeople in Spain Czech expatriate sportspeople in Turkey UEFA Europa League winning players Sportspeople from the Moravian-Silesian Region