Grzegorz Szamotulski
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 13 May 1976 | ||
Place of birth | Gdańsk, Poland | ||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
1991–1993 | Lechia Gdańsk | ||
1993–1994 | Hutnik Warsaw | ||
1994–1995 | Polonia Warsaw | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995–2000 | Legia Warsaw | 103 | (0) |
2000 | PAOK | 14 | (0) |
2001 | Śląsk Wrocław | 8 | (0) |
2001–2004 | Amica Wronki | 76 | (0) |
2004–2005 |
Admira Wacker | 35 | (0) |
2005–2007 | Sturm Graz | 57 | (0) |
2007–2008 | Dundee United | 18 | (0) |
2008 | Preston North End | 0 | (0) |
2008 | F.C. Ashdod | 10 | (0) |
2009 | Hibernian | 12 | (0) |
2009 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 3 | (0) |
2010–2011 |
Dunajská Streda | 5 | (0) |
2011 | Korona Kielce | 2 | (0) |
2011 | Warta Poznań | 5 | (0) |
2012 | Olimpia Elbląg | 2 | (0) |
2013 | Legia Warsaw (oldboys) | ||
2018 |
Weszło Warsaw | ||
Total | 350 | (0) | |
International career | |||
1996–2003 | Poland | 13 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Grzegorz Szamotulski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈɡʐɛɡɔʂ ʂamɔˈtulski]; born 13 May 1976) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was most recently the goalkeeping coach for Zagłębie Lubin. He has had a nomadic career, playing for 15 clubs in seven countries: Poland, Greece, Austria, Scotland, England, Slovakia and Israel.
Career
Born in
Dundee United signed Szamotulski in July 2007 on a six-month contract to cover for the absence of his countryman Łukasz Załuska, who had broken a bone in his foot.[1] He made his debut in a friendly against Barcelona on 26 July 2007. He was nicknamed "The Monk" by Dundee United fans due to his resemblance to the character from the film Mean Machine.[2] Craig Levein admitted that Szamotulski would be leaving the club at the end of his six-month contract, as he had rejected a contract offered by Dundee United.[3]
Szamotulski signed a six-month deal with Preston North End on 6 February 2008,[4] but soon suffered a knee injury.[5] Two months later, and without making an appearance, Szamotulski left Deepdale by "mutual consent".[6]
Szamotulski joined Israeli side F.C. Ashdod in August 2008, but he was released on 3 December.[7] After leaving Ashdod, Szamotulski was linked with a move to Hibernian.[8] Initially a contract could not be agreed with Hibs,[9] but he signed for them on 2 January 2009 until the end of the 2008–09 season.[10]
Szamotulski made his first appearance for Hibs against Hearts as a half-time substitute for Yves Ma-Kalambay. He kept a clean sheet in his first start in a 2–0 league win against St Mirren.[11] Later in the season he kept four successive clean sheets, the first time a Hibs goalkeeper had achieved that feat since 1991.[12] Injury problems affected Szamotulski after this, however, and he left Hibs at the end of the season.
On 26 February 2010,
In April 2011, he signed a contract with Korona Kielce.[14] In October 2011, he signed a contract with Warta Poznań.[15]
International career
Szamotulski represented Poland 13 times between 1996 and 2003.
International
National team | Year | Apps | Conceded
Goals |
Clean
Sheets |
---|---|---|---|---|
Poland | 1996 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
1997 | 6 | 9 | 2 | |
1998 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
2003 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
Total | 13 | 20 | 4 |
Honours
Legia Warsaw
- Polish Cup: 1996–97
- Polish Super Cup: 1997
See also
References
- ^ "Keeper in on loan at Tannadice". BBC Sport website. 25 July 2007.
- ^ "Szamotulski's skills impress Thomson". The Courier. 18 September 2007. Archived from the original on 4 January 2008.
- ^ "Szamotulski nears Tannadice exit". BBC Sport. 7 November 2007.
- ^ "Preston swoop for Polish keeper". BBC Sport. 7 February 2008.
- ^ "Keeper to miss Watford clash". Lancashire Evening Post. 22 February 2008. Retrieved 30 August 2008.
- ^ Stanton, Chris (16 April 2008). "Preston release Polish keeper". Setanta Sports. Retrieved 16 April 2008.
- ^ "Szamotulski zagra w izraelskim Ashdod SC" (in Polish). www.reprezentacja.com. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2008.
- ^ Johnstone, Darren (8 December 2008). "Riordan could stay on bench for Hibs". The Scotsman. Johnston Press.
- ^ "No Hibs contract for Szamotulski". BBC Sport. BBC. 23 December 2008. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ^ Lomax, Andrew (2 January 2009). "Hibs sign Polish goalkeeper Grzegorz Szamotulski". www.telegraph.co.uk. Telegraph Media Group Limited. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ^ "Hibernian 2–0 St Mirren". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 January 2009.
- ^ "Hibs' Chris cross at number of stalemates". Edinburgh Evening News. Johnston Press. 24 March 2009.
- ^ Szamotulski w 1.FC DAC Dunajská Streda
- ^ Grzegorz Szamotulski wzmocnił Koronę Kielce Archived 17 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine 14 April 2011, onet.pl
- ^ Grzegorz Szamotulski podpisał kontrakt z klubem z Poznania Archived 22 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine 20 October 2011, onet.pl
External links
- Grzegorz Szamotulski at Soccerbase
- Grzegorz Szamotulski at National-Football-Teams.com
- Grzegorz Szamotulski at 90minut.pl(in Polish)