Kamil Kosowski

Kamil Kosowski
Personal information
Full name	Kamil Kosowski
Date of birth	30 August 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth	Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Poland
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1984–1991	KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski
1991–1996	Gwarek Zabrze
Senior career*
Years	Team
1996–1999	Górnik Zabrze
1999–2008	Wisła Kraków
2003–2005	→ 1. FC Kaiserslautern (loan)
2005–2006	→ Southampton (loan)
2006–2007	→ Chievo (loan)
2008	Cádiz
2008–2010	APOEL
2010–2011	Apollon Limassol
2011–2013	GKS Bełchatów
2013	Wisła Kraków
International career
1998–1999	Poland U-21
2001–2009	Poland
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 June 2013

Kamil Kosowski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈkamil kɔˈsɔfski], born 30 August 1977 in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski) is a Polish footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Club career

He started out playing for his home town club KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski.

Wisła Kraków and loans

Kosowski became renowned in Poland after his performances for Wisła Kraków in the 2002–03 UEFA Cup matches.

He moved to 1. FC Kaiserslautern in Germany in 2003 and then on to Southampton FC where he played the 2005–06 season on a year-long loan and was recalled to the Polish national team. He scored once in the league for Southampton, in a 1–1 draw with Hull City.^[1]

After being on loan at A.C. Chievo Verona, Kosowski returned to Wisła Kraków and played very well for the first half of the season as the player with most assists in the first half of the league campaign after setting up nine goals in 13 games. However on 14 January 2008, Wisła Kraków and Kosowski mutually voided the remainder of his contract as a result of not coming to a compromise on a new deal.

Cádiz CF

Kosowski signed a two and a half year contract with Spanish second division team Cádiz CF on 25 January 2008. Cadiz finished 20th in Segunda Division (2007–08) and were relegated to Segunda Division B.

APOEL Nicosia

On 7 July 2008, he was transferred to APOEL from Cádiz CF and signed a two-year contract. In his first official appearance with APOEL, Kosowski scored the only goal in the Super Cup match against Anorthosis and APOEL won the title. In his first year in the club, he helped APOEL to win the Cyprus Championship 2008–09, showing his class and was one of the most valuable players of the club.^[2] The next season he won the Super Cup again and he also appeared in five official group stage matches of the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League with APOEL. He stated that his participation with APOEL in the UEFA Champions League was one of the most important moments in his career.

Apollon Limassol

On 31 May 2010, he signed a two-year contract with Apollon Limassol but at the end of the season his contract was mutually terminated.

GKS Bełchatów

In July 2011, he joined GKS Bełchatów on a one-year contract.^[3]

International career

Kosowski was capped 52 times for Poland, scoring four goals.

He was selected to the 23-men national squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals held in Germany, but he played only about fifteen minutes against Ecuador.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	4 April 2003	Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Poland	San Marino	5–0	Win	UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
2.	16 November 2003	Płock, Poland	Serbia and Montenegro	4–3	Win	Friendly
3.	26 March 2005	Warsaw, Poland	Azerbaijan	8–0	Win	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
4.	3 September 2005	Chorzów, Poland	Austria	3–2	Win	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

References

^ "Hull 1–1 Southampton". BBC Sport. 22 November 2005. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
^ "Video: Kamil Kosowski skill in action 2008–09" (in Greek).
^ "Kamil Kosowski oficjalnie w Bełchatowie" (in Polish). gksbelchatow.com. 5 July 2011. Archived from the original on 9 July 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

Kamil Kosowski at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
Kamil Kosowski at Soccerbase
Kosowski.html Kamil Kosowski at National-Football-Teams.com

[1] "Hull 1–1 Southampton". BBC Sport. 22 November 2005. Retrieved 4 September 2009.

[2] "Video: Kamil Kosowski skill in action 2008–09" (in Greek).

[3] "Kamil Kosowski oficjalnie w Bełchatowie" (in Polish). gksbelchatow.com. 5 July 2011. Archived from the original on 9 July 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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