Toni Tapalović
Toni Tapalović is a German former professional footballer who is currently the assistant coach of La Liga club Barcelona.
Club career
Throughout his career, he played for lower clubs or for the reserve teams. Tapalović began his career in 1986 at Fortuna Gelsenkirchen. In 1990, he moved to the youth squad of 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 Uerdingen 05 in the Regionalliga West. He played there until June 2005. During his time at Uerdingen 05, he made 26 appearances for the team.In December 2005, Tapalović 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, Tapalović was again the substitute goalkeeper for the team. In 2010, he joined the German Bundesliga team Mainz 05's second team. In October 2010, Tapalović 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.