Wojciech Kowalczyk
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| Full name | Wojciech Kowalczyk | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 14 April 1972 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Warsaw, Poland | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||
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| Olimpia Warsaw | ||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1990 | Polonez Warsaw | |||||||||||||
| 1990–1994 | Legia Warsaw | 109 | (39) | |||||||||||
| 1994–1997 | Betis | 62 | (14) | |||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Las Palmas | 28 | (6) | |||||||||||
| 2001 | Legia Warsaw | 15 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Anorthosis | 27 | (24) | |||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | APOEL | 16 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Absolwent UW Warsaw | |||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 |
Weszło Warsaw | 7 | (1) | |||||||||||
| Total | 257 | (89) | ||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1991–1999 | Poland | 39 | (11) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Wojciech Kowalczyk (born 14 April 1972) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a striker, currently working as a football pundit.
The bulk of his professional career was spent with Legia Warsaw and in Spain. Early into his international career, he helped the Poland national team win the silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Club career
Born in
for the 2–2 draw and qualification for the semifinals 3–2 on aggregate.After having started the 1994–95 campaign with Legia (five matches, three goals, another league title), Kowalczyk moved abroad and signed with La Liga side Real Betis, but was never able to reproduce his previous form. He finished his five-year spell in Spain with UD Las Palmas in the second division, where he also appeared sparingly.
After almost one year out of football, Kowalczyk returned to his country and his main club, Legia. In late 2001 he changed countries again, joining
International career
Kowalczyk gained 39
His biggest international highlight was helping the Olympic squad win silver at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. He did not score at all in the group stage, but eventually ranked third in the charts at four, three behind compatriot Andrzej Juskowiak.[2]
International goals
- Scores and results table. Poland's goal tally first:
| # | Date | Place | Opponent | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 21 August 1991 | Gdynia, Poland |  Sweden |
2–0 |
Friendly |
| 2 | 19 May 1992 | Salzburg, Austria |  Austria |
4–2
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| 3 | 14 October 1992 | Rotterdam, Netherlands |  Netherlands |
2–2 |
1994 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 27 October 1993 | Istanbul, Turkey |  Turkey |
1–2
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| 5 | 25 April 1995 | Zabrze, Poland |  Israel |
4–3 |
1996 UEFA Euro qualification |
| 6 | 1 May 1996 | Mielec, Poland |  Belarus |
1–1 |
Friendly |
| 7 | 24 September 1997 | Olsztyn, Poland |  Lithuania |
2–0
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| 8 | 25 March 1998 | Warsaw, Poland |  Slovenia |
2–0
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| 9 | 10 November 1998 | Bratislava, Slovakia |  Slovakia |
3–1 | |
| 10 | |||||
| 11 | 10 February 1999 | Ta' Qali, Malta |  Finland |
1–1
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Later career
Following his retirement, Kowalczyk became a football expert. He worked for the Polsat Sport TV station.[3] Since 2018, he has been publishing columns for the Weszło internet portal. He is also a participant of the Weszło TV's "Liga Minus" program, dealing with the topics of Ekstraklasa matches.[4][5] He works for Kanał Sportowy.[6]
Together with the sports journalist Krzysztof Stanowski, he wrote the book "Kowal. Prawdziwa historia" (Kowal. True story). It had its re-release in 2021.[7]
Personal life
His brother, Artur Kowalczyk, was also the player until he finished his career with Grom Lipowo in the 2013–14 season.[8]
Honours
Legia Warsaw
- Ekstraklasa: 1993–94, 1994–95, 2001–02
- Polish Cup: 1993–94
- Polish Super Cup: 1994
Anorthosis
APOEL
Poland Olympic
- Summer Olympic Games silver medal: 1992
Individual
- Cypriot First Division top scorer: 2001–02
References
- RSSSF. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ Wojciech Kowalczyk – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Polsat zerwał współpracę z Wojciechem Kowalczykiem po jego ostrych wpisach na Twitterze". Wirtualnemedia. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ "Wojciech Kowalczyk kontra Krzysztof Stanowski. "Przestań pie***lić i zbijać łatwe lajki u ludzi"". Meczyki. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ "Liga Minus: Wszystkich nas nie zwolnicie". Weszło. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ "Monika Wądołowska z Radia Jard w Kanale Sportowym". wirtualnemedia.pl.
- ^ "Rekordowa sprzedaż książek Krzysztofa Stanowskiego. Ponad 2 mln złotych w 3 tygodnie". Wirtualnemedia. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ "Artur Kowalczyk". 90minut. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
External links
- Wojciech Kowalczyk at 90minut.pl(in Polish)
- Wojciech Kowalczyk at BDFutbol
- Wojciech Kowalczyk at National-Football-Teams.com
- Betisweb stats and bio (in Spanish)
- Poland stats at Eu-Football
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