Personal information | |||
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Full name | Grzegorz Szamotulski | ||
Date of birth | 13 May 1976 | ||
Place of birth | Gdańsk, Poland | ||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
1991–1993 | Lechia Gdańsk | ||
1993–1994 | Hutnik Warszawa | ||
1994–1995 | Polonia Warsaw | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995–2000 | Legia Warsaw | 103 | (0) |
2000 | PAOK | 14 | (0) |
2001 | Śląsk Wrocław | 8 | (0) |
2001–2004 | Amica Wronki | 76 | (0) |
2004–2005 | Admira Wacker | 35 | (0) |
2005–2007 | Sturm Graz | 57 | (0) |
2007–2008 | Dundee United | 18 | (0) |
2008 | Preston North End | 0 | (0) |
2008 | F.C. Ashdod | 10 | (0) |
2009 | Hibernian | 12 | (0) |
2009 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 3 | (0) |
2010–2011 | FK DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda | 5 | (0) |
2011 | Korona Kielce | 2 | (0) |
2011 | Warta Poznań | 5 | (0) |
2012 | Olimpia Elbląg | 2 | (0) |
Total | 350 | (0) | |
National team | |||
1996–2003 | Poland | 13 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Grzegorz Szamotulski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈɡʐɛɡɔʂ ʂamɔˈtulski]; born 13 May 1976 in Gdańsk) is a Polish footballer.
He has had a nomadic career, playing for 15 different clubs in seven different countries: Poland, Greece, Austria, Scotland, England, Slovakia and Israel.
He started his career with Lechia Gdańsk before making over 100 appearances for Legia Warsaw. Grzegorz then went on to play for PAOK FC, Śląsk Wrocław, Amica Wronki, Admira Wacker Mödling and Sturm Graz.
Dundee United signed Szamotulski in July 2007 on a six-month contract to cover for the absence of his countryman Łukasz Załuska, who had broken a bone in his foot. He made his debut in a friendly against Barcelona on 26 July 2007. He was nicknamed "The Monk" by Dundee United fans due to his resemblance to the character from the film Mean Machine.Craig Levein admitted that Szamotulski would be leaving the club at the end of his six-month contract, as he had rejected a contract offered by Dundee United.
Szamotulski signed a six-month deal with Preston North End on 6 February 2008, but soon suffered a knee injury. Two months later, and without making an appearance, Szamotulski left Deepdale by "mutual consent".
Szamotulski joined Israeli side F.C. Ashdod in August 2008, but he was released on 3 December. After leaving Ashdod, Szamotulski was linked with a move to Hibernian. Initially a contract could not be agreed with Hibs, but he signed for them on 2 January 2009 until the end of the 2008–09 season.