Tomasz Hajto

Tomasz Hajto

Personal information
Full name	Tomasz Hajto
Date of birth	(1972-10-16) 16 October 1972
Place of birth	Maków Podhalański, Poland
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Halniak Maków Podhalański
	Góral Żywiec
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1990–1993	Hutnik Kraków	33	(2)
1993–1997	Górnik Zabrze	105	(8)
1997–2000	MSV Duisburg	80	(8)
2000–2004	Schalke 04	104	(6)
2004–2005	1. FC Nürnberg	17	(0)
2005–2006	Southampton	20	(0)
2006	Derby County	5	(0)
2006–2007	ŁKS Łódź	27	(1)
2007–2008	Górnik Zabrze	15	(1)
2009–2010	ŁKS Łódź	33	(2)
2011	LUKS Gomunice
Total		439	(28)
International career
1996–2005	Poland	62	(6)
Managerial career
2011	LUKS Gomunice (player-manager)
2012–2013	Jagiellonia Białystok
2014–2015	GKS Tychy
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tomasz Nikodem Hajto (Polish pronunciation: [ˈtɔmaʂ ˈxajtɔ]; born 16 October 1972) is a Polish football pundit, agent, former player and manager.

Club career

Hajto in 2007

Born in Maków Podhalański, Hajto began his career playing for local club Halniak Maków Podhalański. He moved to Góral Żywiec before making his big break in 1991 with Hutnik Kraków. His prowess as a youngster was noticed by many, and in 1993–94 he was transferred to Górnik Zabrze.

Hajto was soon to create interest from other countries, most particularly Germany and England, but it was to the former that he was first transferred. He first played for MSV Duisburg for two seasons. After the team was relegated to 2. Bundesliga, Hajto was transferred to FC Schalke 04, where he played until 2004. He then signed a two-year contract with 1. FC Nürnberg. As he had not met the expectations, he was transferred to Southampton in summer 2005. In January 2006, his contract with Southampton was cancelled, enabling him to sign for Derby County on an eighteen-month contract, however this deal was also terminated early, after only four months at the club.

International career

Hajto participated in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, where he played two matches against South Korea and Portugal. He has scored six goals in 62 caps for Poland.

Personal life

Hajto is married to a former Polish sprinter Renata Sosin (pl), with whom he has two children: son, Mateusz, and daughter, Wiktoria.

In January 2008, Hajto was found guilty of manslaughter after speeding in his car and killing a female pedestrian at a crossing in Łódź. Pleading guilty to the charges, he was given a suspended two-year jail sentence, ordered to pay a fine of 7,000 Polish złotys and given a one-year driving ban. He had earlier been fined in 2004 for dealing in smuggled cigarettes.

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Poland	1996	4	0
	1997	6	0
	1998	7	2
	1999	10	2
	2000	4	0
	2001	10	1
	2002	6	1
	2003	8	0
	2004	6	0
	2005	1	0
Total		62	6

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	27 May 1998	Silesian Stadium, Chorzów, Poland	Russia	2–1	3–1	Friendly
2.				3–1
3.	4 June 1999	Polish Army Stadium, Warsaw, Poland	Bulgaria	1–0	2–0	UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
4.	18 August 1999	Polish Army Stadium, Warsaw, Poland	Spain	1–0	1–2	Friendly
5.	28 February 2001	GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus	Switzerland	3–0	4–0	Friendly
6.	17 April 2002	Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium, Bydgoszcz, Poland	Romania	1–2	1–2	Friendly

Managerial statistics

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Jagiellonia Białystok	5 January 2012	30 June 2013	47	15	15	17	63	76	−13	031.91
GKS Tychy	3 December 2014	26 June 2015	15	3	4	8	14	25	−11	020.00
Total			62	18	19	25	77	101	−24	029.03

Honours

Schalke 04

• UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2003
• DFB-Pokal: 2000–01, 2001–02

External links

• Tomasz Hajto at Soccerbase
• Tomasz Hajto at 90minut.pl (in Polish)