Wojciech Kowalewski
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| Wojciech Kowalewski | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wojciech Kowalewski | |
| Date of birth | May 11, 1977 | |
| Place of birth | Białystok, Poland | |
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 21⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Iraklis Thessaloniki F.C. | |
| Number | 30 | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1997-2000 2001 2001 2002-2003 2003-2007 2007-2008 2008- |
Legia Warsaw Dyskobolia Grodzisk Legia Warsaw Shakhtar Donetsk Spartak Moscow Korona Kielce Iraklis Thessaloniki F.C. |
1 (0) 15 (0) 16 (0) 19 (0) 94 (0) 14 (0) 34 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2002- | Poland | 11 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Wojciech Kowalewski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈvɔjtɕɛx kɔvaˈlɛvski]; born 11 May 1977 in Białystok), is a Polish football goalkeeper who plays for Iraklis Thessaloniki F.C. in Greek Super League and for the Poland national football team.
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[edit] Club career
Kowalewski made his top-flight debut with Wigry Suwałki during the 1996–97 season, but it was not until 2001–02, after a loan spell with second division side Dyskobolia Grodzisk, that he finally established himself with Legia. Midway through the season he moved to FC Shakhtar Donetsk and only conceded once in nine league games as Shakhtar stormed to the Ukrainian title for the first time. In 2003 he moved to Spartak Moscow where he played for several years as first-choice keeper, even serving as vice-captain. In late 2007, having lost his place to Stipe Pletikosa, he requested to leave the club. In December 2007 Spartak agreed to terminate his contract. He had not played for Spartak in over a year.
On 17 January 2008 it was announced that Kowalewski had started a trial period with Premier League club Reading.[1] On 3 February 2008, Kowalewski signed a three-year deal with Polish club Korona Kielce.[2]
Kowalewski has a reputation of being an excellent penalty-saver, once breaking FC Torpedo Moskva's Vladimir Leonchenko's streak of 13 successful spot-kicks.
[edit] International career
Kowalewski made his Poland debut in February 2002, but made only a handful of appearances before being recalled to the side at the start of Euro 2008 qualifying. He was replaced by Artur Boruc after picking up a second yellow against Portugal on 11 October 2006.
Kowalewski replaced Tomasz Kuszczak in Poland's Euro 2008 squad following the Manchester United goalkeeper's back injury.[3]
In September 2009 he was recalled to the squad for the World Cup Qualifiers against the Czech Republic and Slovakia by coach Stefan Majewski. He was the starter against the Czechs as Poland slipped to a 2-0 defeat on 10 October 2009 which killed off any lingering hopes of qualifying for the tournament finals.
[edit] Trivia
- During Euro 2008, Kowalewski had to re-use the UEFA ID card of his team-mate Mariusz Lewandowski to enter the stadium in Klagenfurt for the match against Germany as he did not obtain an accreditation pass due to an oversight by the Polish delegation. [4]
[edit] References
- ^ "Polish international joins on trial". readingfc.co.uk. 2008-01-17. http://www.readingfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10306~1217736,00.html. Retrieved 2008-01-17.
- ^ "Kowalewski w Koronie" (in Polish). Korona Kielce. 2008-02-03. http://www.korona-kielce.pl/gol.php?&page=wiadomosc&nr=9018&l=l. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
- ^ "Poland keeper Kuszczak out of European Championship". International Herald Tribune. 2008-06-06. http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/06/06/sports/EU-SPT-SOC-Euro-2008-Poland-Kuszczak.php. Retrieved 2007-07-04.
- ^ "Frustrated Poles turn on each other". The Telegraph. 2008-06-14. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/international/2303216/Euro-2008-Frustrated-Poles-turn-on-each-other.html.
[edit] External links
- Player stats on 90minut.pl (Polish)
- National team stats on PZPN.pl (Polish)
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