Maciej Żurawski

Personal information
Full name	Maciej Żurawski
Date of birth	(1976-09-12) 12 September 1976 (age 35)
Place of birth	Poznań, Poland
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Free agent
Youth career
1982–1994	Warta Poznań
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1994–1997	Warta Poznań	59	(5)
1998–1999	Lech Poznań	56	(19)
1999–2005	Wisła Kraków	153	(101)
2005–2008	Celtic	55	(22)
2008–2009	Larissa	38	(15)
2009–2010	Omonia Nicosia	23	(8)
2010–2011	Wisła Kraków	21	(1)
National team
1998–2008	Poland	72	(17)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 May 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

Maciej Żurawski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈmatɕɛj ʐuˈrafski]; born 12 September 1976 in Poznań, Poland) is a Polish footballer. Żurawski has appeared 72 times and scored 17 goals for Poland. He has also scored 121 goals in Polish Ekstraklasa (11th result in history) and has been the top league goalscorer twice.^[1][2]

Club career[link]

Wisła Kraków[link]

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, 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, 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[link]

Żurawski playing for Celtic

He joined Scottish Premier League side Celtic from Wisła Kraków in July 2005 and signed a three-year contract. He inherited the number 7 shirt from Juninho Paulista (previously with Henrik Larsson), and was nicknamed "Magic Żurawski" by the fans.

On 19 February 2006, Żurawski scored four goals as Celtic set a new SPL record by beating Dunfermline Athletic 8–1 at East End Park. Żurawski was subsequently voted the SPL Player of the Month for February. Zurawski finished Celtic's joint top scorer in the 2005–06 season along with John Hartson with 20 goals each.^[8]

For the 2006–07 season, Celtic signed strikers Kenny Miller and Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink as replacements for Hartson and Dion Dublin. Żurawski formed decent strike partnerships with both players. Having made a good start to the season, notching up 10 goals by January 2007, Żurawski then suffered an injury that kept him out for most of the season and scored no further goals during the campaign.

Chris Killen and Scott McDonald were signed before the start of season 2007–08. Żurawski started Celtic's opening day clash with Kilmarnock at Celtic Park, but fell down the pecking order after McDonald returned from suspension and Killen came back from injury. The only other impact Żurawski made during the season was scoring the winning penalty in a Champions League penalty shootout against FC Spartak Moskow. His time at Celtic was ultimately over after the signing of Georgios Samaras.

Larissa[link]

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[link]

On Tuesday 2 June 2009, it was announced that Żurawski had signed for Cypriot League runners-up Omonia Nicosia. He played for Omonia for one year and helped the team to return to titles after five years. He was released on a free in May 2010.

Wisła Kraków[link]

On 30 June 2010, Żurawski returned to Wisła Kraków after five years, on a one year deal. In 2010–11 season he won his fifth Ekstraklasa title with Wisła.

International career[link]

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

World Cup 2002[link]

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[link]

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[link]

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[link]

Goal	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[link]

(correct as of 29 May 2011)

Honours[link]

Wisła Kraków[link]

• Ekstraklasa: 2000-01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2010–11
• Polish Cup: 2001–02, 2002–03
• Ekstraklasa Cup: 2000–01
• Polish SuperCup: 2001

Celtic FC[link]

• Scottish Premier League: 2005–06, 2006–07
• Scottish Cup: 2006–07
• Scottish League Cup: 2005–06

Omonia[link]

• Cypriot Championship: 2009–10

Individual[link]

• Ekstraklasa Top Goalscorer: 2001–02, 2003–04
• Polish Footballer of the Year: 2002
• Football Oscar "Footballer of the Year": 2002
• Ekstraklasa Footballer of the Year: 2001, 2002
• Ekstraklasa Striker of the Year: 2003
• SPL Player of the Month: February 2006

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Maciej Żurawski

• Maciej Żurawski career stats at Soccerbase
• Player profile on 90minut.pl (Polish)
• National team stats on pzpn.pl (Polish)

v t e 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 (c) 16 Murawski 17 A. Bąk 18 Krzynówek 19 Żurawski 20 J. Bąk 21 Koźmiński 22 Matysek 23 Sibik Coach: Engel

v t e Poland squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup 1 Boruc 2 Jop 3 Gancarczyk 4 Baszczyński 5 Kosowski 6 Bąk (c) 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

v t e 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

Tümer Metin (born October 14, 1974) is a retired Turkish international footballer. He played as an attacking midfielder.

Metin was born in Zonguldak. After playing for four years at Samsunspor, he was transferred to Beşiktaş J.K., along with team-mate İlhan Mansız in 2001. He signed a contract with Fenerbahçe in June 2006 after spending five years at Beşiktaş.

Metin's star shone brightly in Europe during the UEFA Cup 2006-07 Round of 32 tie against AZ Alkmaar. In the first leg in Istanbul Metin contributed the Yellow Canaries' first goal as well as the equalizing brace which made the final score 3–3. The second brace was much more spectacular in that his run came from just within the midfield line and his shot, a cracker from the top corner of the 16 yard box, was placed precisely in the top corner of the goal. Metin also scored the opening goal in the reverse fixture in Alkmaar, a precise curling shot into the side netting, but unfortunately for him the result of the match was 2–2, sending Fenerbahçe out of the competition via away goals.

During the January 2008 transfer window, Fenerbahçe sent Metin to Greek Super League side Larissa, with the loan period to expire in June 2008. So far Metin has found success in Greece, even scoring his first goal in his debut for the new outfit. On August 9, 2011 he signed a 1-year contract with Kerkyra. He announced his retirement on December 9, 2011.

Honours[link]

• 2003 Turkish Super League National Champions with Beşiktaş
• 2006 Turkish Cup Winners with Beşiktaş
• 2007 Turkish Super League National Champions with Fenerbahçe
• 2007 Turkish Super Cup Winners with Fenerbahçe

References[link]

• All statistics from Fenerbahçe's library

External links[link]

• Profile at fenerbahce.org
• Profile at TFF.org
• Profile at transfermarkt.de

v t e Turkey squad – UEFA Euro 2008 semi-finalists 1 Rüştü 2 Çetin 3 Balta 4 Gökhan Zan 5 Emre 6 Mehmet Topal 7 Mehmet Aurélio 8 Nihat 9 Semih 10 Karadeniz 11 Metin 12 Zengin 13 E. Güngör 14 Arda 15 E. Aşık 16 Boral 17 Tuncay 18 Kazim-Richards 19 Akman 20 Sabri 21 Erdinç 22 Hamit Altıntop 23 Demirel Coach: Terim

v t e Beşiktaş Centenary Champion Squad 1 Córdoba 2 T. Doğantez 3 T. Havutçu (c) 4 A. Yıldırım 5 Ronaldo 6 Y. Sülün 7 A. Dursun 8 Amaral 8 Măldărăşanu 9 Pancu 10 S. Yalçın 11 B. Bektaş 13 T. Tuna 16 N. Güney 17 Dąbrowski 19 İ. Üzülmez 20 Giunti 21 Nouma 22 Y. Yıldız 24 E. Yağmur 26 İ. Mansız 29 A. C. Begeçarslan 30 Zago 33 G. Gencer 37 Z. Demiray 41 S. Topraktepe 44 A. E. Beşerler 67 T. Metin Chairman: Serdar Bilgili Manager: Mircea Lucescu

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