Maciej Zurawski Biography



Maciej Zurawski
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Maciej Żurawski
Personal information
Date of birth September 11, 1976 (1976-09-11) (age 32)
Place of birth    Poznań, Poland
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 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 00(0)
046 0(19)
153 (101)
055 0(22)
014 00(6)   
National team2
2000- Poland 070 0(17)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of October 4, 2008.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 23:58, 29 May 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Maciej Żurawski (pron. IPA: [ˈmatɕɛj ʐuˈrafski]; born September 12, 1976 in Poznań, Poland) is a striker who currently plays for AEL Larissa. His favoured position is second striker. Żurawski 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

# 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

References

  1. ^ Zurawski is player of the month, BBC Sport.
  2. ^ Żurawski to Wisła Kraków?, onet.pl.

External links

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Poland squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup
1 Dudek • 2 Kłos • 3 Zieliński • 4 Michał Żewłakow • 5 Rząsa • 6 Hajto • 7 Świerczewski • 8 Kucharski • 9 Kryszałowicz • 10 Kałużny • 11 Olisadebe • 12 Majdan • 13 Głowacki • 14 Marcin Żewłakow • 15 Wałdoch • 16 Murawski • 17 A. Bąk • 18 Krzynówek • 19 Żurawski • 20 J. Bąk • 21 Koźmiński • 22 Matysek • 23 Sibik • Coach: Engel
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Poland squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup
1 Boruc • 2 Jop • 3 Gancarczyk • 4 Baszczyński • 5 Kosowski • 6 Bąk • 7 Sobolewski • 8 Krzynówek • 9 Żurawski • 10 Szymkowiak • 11 Rasiak • 12 Kuszczak • 13 Mila • 14 Żewłakow • 15 Smolarek • 16 Radomski • 17 Dudka • 18 Lewandowski • 19 Bosacki • 20 Giza • 21 Jeleń • 22 Fabiański • 23 Brożek • Coach: Janas
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Poland squad – UEFA Euro 2008
1 Boruc • 2 Jop • 3 Wawrzyniak • 4 Golański • 5 Dudka • 6 Bąk • 7 Smolarek • 8 Krzynówek • 9 Żurawski • 10 Garguła • 11 Saganowski • 12 Kowalewski • 13 Wasilewski • 14 Żewłakow • 15 Pazdan • 16 Piszczek • 17 Łobodziński • 18 Lewandowski • 19 Murawski • 20 Guerreiro • 21 Zahorski • 22 Fabiański • 23 Kokoszka • Coach: Beenhakker
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1 Kotsolis • 2 Kotsios • 3 Venetidis • 4 Dabizas • 5 Kyriakidis • 6 Boukouvalas • 7 Solano • 8 Vlasopoulos • 9 Mpenza • 11 Kyriakos • 12 Balis • 13 Labropoulos • 15 Parra • 16 Baimakis • 17 Sarmiento • 18 Fotakis • 19 Aarab • 20 Vergonis • 21 Banousis • 28 Maggos • 30 Seremet • 32 Robert • 42 Iglesias • 45 Ferrari • 46 Weber • 71 Tsigas • 77 Katsiaros • 79 Żurawski • 83 Vranjić • Coach: Ouzounidis
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