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Tomasz Gruszczyński

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Tomasz Gruszczyński
Personal information
Full name Tomasz Piotr Gruszczyński
Date of birth (1980-12-04) 4 December 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth Wałbrzych, Poland
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Metz
Amnéville
Hagondange
Malencourt
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2002 Metz B 16 (2)
2002–2011 F91 Dudelange 191 (116)
2012 Amnéville 13 (4)
2012–2013 Progrès Niederkorn 17 (4)
2013–2014 Thionville Lusitanos
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tomasz Piotr Gruszczyński (born 4 December 1980) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a forward.[1]

Early life

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Gruszczyński moved to France at the age of eleven.[2] He acquired French nationality on 4 November 1997, through the collective effect of his father's naturalization.[3] As a youth player, Gruszczyński joined the youth academy of French side Metz, where he played alongside future Togo international Emmanuel Adebayor.[4]

Career

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In 2002, Gruszczyński signed for Luxembourgian side F91 Dudelange, where he was regarded as one of the club's most important players, leading them to seven league titles and five national cup wins.[5][6] He is their all-time top scorer with 129 goals.[7]

In 2012, he signed for Luxembourgian side Progrès Niederkorn.[8]

Post-playing career

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After retiring from professional football, Gruszczyński continued expanding his window installation business, which he launched while he was still an active player.[9]

Personal life

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Gruszczyński is the father of footballer Kelya Gruszczynski.[10] He is the son of Polish footballer Jan Gruszczyński.[11]

Honours

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Dudelange[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Tomasz dans les pas d e son père". republicain-lorrain.fr.
  2. ^ "Tomasz Gruszczyński - Facetpo40 article".
  3. ^ "JORF n° 0257 du 5 novembre 1997 - Légifrance" (PDF). legifrance.gouv.fr (in French). p. 16062. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Tomasz Gruszczyński - Onet article".
  5. ^ "Tomasz Gruszczyński: Lech Poznań może wpaść w tarapaty. F91 Dudelange jest w stanie zaskoczyć". tvp.pl. 25 August 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Gruszczyński: Dudelange to poziom polskiej pierwszej ligi". tvp.pl. 8 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Pour le meilleur et pour le pire : Tomasz Gruszczyński". mental.lu.
  8. ^ "Thomas Gruszczynski: "Paolo Amodio a transformé le Progrès"". virgule.lu.
  9. ^ "Tomasz Gruszczyński: Legia jest lepsza, nie widzę szans dla mistrza Luksemburga". se.pl.
  10. ^ "Gruszczynski może zagrać dla ojczyzny rodziców". tvp.pl. 19 September 2022.
  11. ^ "Thomas Gruszczynski sur les traces de son père à Thionville". virgule.lu.
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