Maciej Zurawski Biography

Maciej Zurawski
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Maciej Żurawski
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Personal information
Date of birth 11 September 1976 (1976-09-11) (age 33)
Place of birth    Poznań, Poland
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Playing position Forward
Second striker
Club information
Current club Omonia Nicosia
Number 9
Youth career
1982-1994 Warta Poznań
Senior career1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1994-1997
1998-1999
1999-2005
2005-2008
2008-2009
2009-		 Warta Poznań
Lech Poznań
Wisła Kraków
Celtic
Larissa
Omonia Nicosia		 058 0 (5)
056 0(19)
153 (101)
055 0(22)
038 0(15)
002 00(0)   
National team2
1998- Poland 072 0(17)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 14 September 2009.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 6 August 2009.
* Appearances (Goals)

Maciej Żurawski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈmatɕɛj ʐuˈrafski]; born 12 September 1976 in Poznań, Poland) is a striker who plays for Omonia Nicosia. His favoured position is second striker. Żurawski has appeared 72 times and scored 17 goals for Poland. Maciej Żurawski has scored 120 goals in Polish Ekstraklasa (11th result in history) and has been the top goalscorer twice.12

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Club career

Wisła Kraków

Żurawski when he was Wisła Kraków player

He made his debut for Wisła Kraków in Ekstraklasa on 2 November 1999 in a match against ŁKS Łódź.3 On 4 March 2000 he scored his first goal for Wisla in the Ekstraklasa in a match against Odra Wodzisław.4 He won the Ekstraklasa championship in 2000–01 season with Wisła Kraków.5 In 2001–02 season Maciej Żurawski scored 21 goals in 27 matches and was the Ekstraklasa Top Goalscorer. In 2002–03 season Żurawski played very well in UEFA Cup, where he scored 10 goals in 10 matches, including 7 goals in matches against Parma F.C., FC Schalke 04 and S.S. Lazio.6 When Kamil Kosowski left Wisła Kraków, Maciej Żurawski has been chosen new Wisła Kraków captain. In 2003–04 season Żurawski scored 20 goals in 26 matches and led Wisła Kraków to achieve the Ekstraklasa title. He was the Ekstraklasa Top Goalscorer in 2003–04 season. In 2004-05 he won his fourth Ekstraklasa title with Wisła Kraków. In this season he scored 24 goals in 25 matches for Wisła in Ekstraklasa.7

Celtic

Żurawski playing for 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), and was nicknamed "Magic" by the fans.

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.8

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. Żurawski was Larissa's top scorer for 2008-2009 season with 9 goals.

Omonia Nicosia

On Tuesday 2nd of June 2009, it was announced that Maciej Zurawski signed for Cypriot League runner-up Omonia Nicosia.

International career

Żurawski in a match against Costa Rica in 2006 FIFA World Cup

World Cup 2002

Zurawski was selected in the 23-man Polish squad for the 2002 FIFA World Cup finals in Korea&Japan. He played in all three games and missed a penalty in the match against USA (won by Poland 3-1).

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

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 10 February 2002 Limassol, Cyprus  Faroe Islands 2-1 Win Friendly
2. 10 February 2002 Limassol, Cyprus  Faroe Islands 2-1 Win Friendly
3. 18 May 2002 Warsaw, Poland  Estonia 1-0 Win Friendly
4. 21 August 2002 Szczecin, Poland  Belgium 1-1 Draw Friendly
5. 16 November 2003 Płock, Poland  Serbia and Montenegro 4-3 Win Friendly
6. 18 August 2004 Poznań, Poland  Denmark 1-5 Loss Friendly
7. 4 September 2004 Belfast, Northern Ireland  Northern Ireland 3-0 Win 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
8. 8 September 2004 Chorzów, Poland  England 1-2 Loss 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
9. 13 October 2004 Cardiff, Wales  Wales 3-2 Win 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
10. 9 February 2005 Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Poland  Belarus 1-3 Loss Friendly
11. 30 March 2005 Warsaw, Poland  Northern Ireland 1-0 Win 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
12. 29 May 2005 Szczecin, Poland  Albania 1-0 Win Friendly
13. 4 June 2005 Baku, Azerbaijan  Azerbaijan 3-0 Win 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
14. 3 September 2005 Chorzów, Poland  Austria 3-2 Win 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
15. 7 September 2005 Warsaw, Poland  Wales 1-0 Win 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
16. 28 March 2007 Kielce, Poland  Armenia 1-0 Win UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group A
17. 27 May 2008 Reutlingen, Germany  Albania 1-0 Win Friendly

Statistics

(correct as of 14 September 2009)
Club Season League Domestic League Domestic Cups European Cups Other 9 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Warta Poznań 1994-1995 Ekstraklasa 21 0 0 0 – – 21 0
1995-1996 I Liga 2110 1 0 0 – – 21 1
1996-1997 II Liga 2 0 – – 2 0
1997-1998 I Liga 16 4 – – – 16 4
Lech Poznań 1997-1998 Ekstraklasa 17 2 1 0 – – 18 2
1998-1999 Ekstraklasa 30 11 1 0 – – 31 11
1999-2000 Ekstraklasa 9 6 1 0 4 2 – 14 8
Wisła Kraków 1999-2000 Ekstraklasa 20 6 7 2 – – 27 8
2000-2001 Ekstraklasa 27 8 7 3 6 0 – 40 11
2001-2002 Ekstraklasa 27 21 8 7 8 4 – 43 32
2002-2003 Ekstraklasa 28 22 7 6 10 10 – 45 38
2003-2004 Ekstraklasa 26 20 1 0 8 5 – 35 25
2004-2005 Ekstraklasa 25 24 11 6 5 3 – 41 33
Celtic 2005-2006 SPL 24 16 4 4 2 0 – 30 20
2006-2007 SPL 26 6 3 4 5 0 – 34 10
2007-2008 SPL 5 0 0 0 3 0 – 8 0
Larissa 2007-2008 Super League 11 6 1 0 – – 12 6
2008-2009 Super League 27 9 2 0 – 4 0 33 9
Omonia 2009-2010 A Katigoria 2 0 0 0 3 2 – 5 2
Total Warta Poznań 58 5 2 0 - - - - 60 5
Total Lech Poznań 56 19 3 0 4 2 - - 63 21
Total Wisła Kraków 153 101 41 24 37 22 - - 231 147
Total Celtic 55 22 7 8 10 0 - - 72 30
Total Larissa 38 15 3 0 - - 4 0 45 15

References

  1. ^ http://ekstraklasa.wp.pl/kat,77160,wid,8405991,wiadomosc.html
  2. ^ http://sport.onet.pl/74318,1248685,11621,0,tabela.html
  3. ^ http://www.90minut.pl/mecz.php?id_mecz=3793
  4. ^ http://www.90minut.pl/mecz.php?id_mecz=3857
  5. ^ http://www2.90minut.pl/liga/0/liga28.html
  6. ^ http://www.90minut.pl/liga/0/liga156.html
  7. ^ "Maciej Żurawski" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. http://www.90minut.pl/kariera.php?id=2542. 
  8. ^ Zurawski is player of the month, BBC Sport.
  9. ^ Including play-off matches
  10. ^ Doesn't include this match:
    June 9, 1996 Warta Poznań - Górnik Konin 0:1

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