Maciej Zurawski Biography
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Maciej Zurawski
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| Maciej Żurawski | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Date of birth | September 11, 1976 | |
| Place of birth | Poznań, Poland | |
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 111â„2 in) | |
| Playing position | Forward | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Larissa | |
| Number | 79 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1990-1997 1997-2000 2000-2005 2005-2008 2008- |
Warta Poznań Lech Poznań Wisła Kraków Celtic Larissa |
?21 (0) 46 (19) 153 (101) 55 (22) 14 (6) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2000- | Poland | 70 (17) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Maciej Å»urawski (pron. IPA: [ˈmatÉ•É›j Êuˈrafski]; born September 12, 1976 in PoznaÅ„, Poland) is a striker who currently plays for AEL Larissa. His favoured position is second striker. Å»urawski has appeared 70 times and scored 17 goals for Poland.
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Club career
Celtic
He joined Celtic F.C. from Wisła Kraków in July 2005 and signed a three-year contract. He inherited the number 7 shirt from Juninho (previously with Henrik Larsson). He was voted Polish player of the year in 2002 and scored 15 goals in season 2004-2005 at Kraków.
On 19 February 2006, Żurawski scored four goals as Celtic set a new Scottish Premier League record by beating Dunfermline Athletic F.C. 8-1 at East End Park. Żurawski was subsequently voted the SPL player of the month for February.1
After the World Cup, Żurawski suffered a loss of form and was subsequently dropped from the first team. After the signings of Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink, Scott McDonald, Ben Hutchinson, Chris Killen and Georgios Samaras, Żurawski's time at Celtic was ultimately over.
Larissa
On the deadline day of the 2008 winter transfer window he was signed by the Greek side AEL Larissa for £500,000. He scored a goal in his Greek league debut - Larissa beat AEK Athens F.C. 1-0.
Wisła Kraków will try to get him back during the 2009 winter transfer window.2
International career
World Cup 2006
He was selected in the 23-man Polish squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals in Germany. His side finished third in the group and were eliminated at the first hurdle, losing to hosts Germany and a determined Ecuador before defeating Costa Rica. Zurawski did not score in any of the three matches.
Euro 2008
Zurawski was named as Captain in Poland's Euro 2008 squad, starting their first game against Germany on June 8 but later got injured and was substituted at half time. This injury meant that he would miss the rest of the tournament and the captaincy was given to Jacek Bąk and Michał Żewłakow for the second and third group stage matches.
International goals
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References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Maciej Żurawski |
- Maciej Żurawski career stats at Soccerbase
- Player profile on 90minut.pl (Polish)
- Player statistics on igol.pl (Polish)
- National team stats on pzpn.pl (Polish)
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