Grzegorz Szamotulski
![]() Szamotulski in 2014 | |||
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
[edit]Born in Gdańsk, Szamotulski started his career with Lechia Gdańsk before making over 100 appearances for Legia Warsaw. Grzegorz then went on to play for PAOK FC, Śląsk Wrocław, Amica Wronki, Admira Wacker Mödling and Sturm Graz.
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, FK DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda from Slovakian first division signed the former Polish international, who was a free agent.[13]
In April 2011, he signed a contract with Korona Kielce.[14] In October 2011, he signed a contract with Warta Poznań.[15]
International career
[edit]Szamotulski represented Poland 13 times between 1996 and 2003.
International
[edit]National team | Year | Apps | Conceded
Goals |
Clean
Sheets |
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Poland | 1996 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
1997 | 6 | 9 | 2 | |
1998 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
2003 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
Total | 13 | 20 | 4 |
Honours
[edit]Legia Warsaw
- Polish Cup: 1996–97
- Polish Super Cup: 1997
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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
[edit]- Grzegorz Szamotulski at Soccerbase
- Grzegorz Szamotulski at National-Football-Teams.com
- Grzegorz Szamotulski at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- 1976 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Gdańsk
- Footballers from Pomeranian Voivodeship
- Polish men's footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Poland men's international footballers
- Hutnik Warsaw players
- Lechia Gdańsk players
- Polonia Warsaw players
- Legia Warsaw players
- PAOK FC players
- Śląsk Wrocław players
- Amica Wronki players
- FC Admira Wacker Mödling players
- SK Sturm Graz players
- Dundee United F.C. players
- Preston North End F.C. players
- F.C. Ashdod players
- Hibernian F.C. players
- Jagiellonia Białystok players
- FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda players
- Korona Kielce players
- Warta Poznań players
- Olimpia Elbląg players
- KTS Weszło players
- Ekstraklasa players
- I liga players
- Super League Greece players
- Austrian Football Bundesliga players
- Scottish Premier League players
- Slovak First Football League players
- Israeli Premier League players
- Polish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- Polish expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
- Polish expatriate sportspeople in Austria
- Polish expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Polish expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in Israel
- Polish expatriate sportspeople in Israel
- Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia
- Polish expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia
- Association football goalkeeping coaches