Marcin Mięciel

Marcin Mięciel
Personal information
Date of birth	22 December 1975 (age 48)
Place of birth	Gdynia, Poland
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1989–1990	Wisła Tczew
1990–1993	Lechia Gdańsk
Senior career*
Years	Team
1993–1994	Hutnik Warszawa
1994–2001	Legia Warsaw
1995	→ Łódzki KS (loan)
2001–2002	Borussia Mönchengladbach
2002–2005	Iraklis
2005–2007	PAOK
2007–2009	VfL Bochum
2009–2010	Legia Warsaw
2010–2012	Łódzki KS
2012	UKS Łady
International career‡
1996–2002	Poland
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 October 2016; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 October 2016

Marcin Mięciel (born 22 December 1975) is a Polish former footballer who played as a striker. His trademark was the bicycle kick.

Career

Born in Gdynia, Mięciel started his football career at Wisła Tczew for which he played until 1990. The next stop in his career was Lechia Gdańsk. In December 1993 he transferred to Hutnik Warszawa but after only six months he moved on to local rivals Legia Warsaw where he played until 2001 (only interrupted by a half year loan to ŁKS Łódź in 1995).

After a disappointing season at Borussia Mönchengladbach Mięciel went on to Greece. His first stop was Iraklis Saloniki. After two and a half seasons, he moved to local rivals PAOK. He scored five goals in 13 games till the end of the 2004–05 season. In his second season, he scored five times in 25 matches. His most successful season was 2006–07: in 29 matches he notched 14 goals. He was one of the topscorers in the Greek league and PAOK's "most valuable player" of that season.

After his first disappointing attempt in the German Bundesliga with Borussia Mönchengladbach Mięciel returned for the 2007–08 season, this time to play for VfL Bochum. The transfer fee was estimated at €250,000. For the 2009–10 season he returned to Legia Warsaw on a free transfer. For the 2010–11 season he returned to Łódzki KS on a free transfer.^[2]

Honours

Club

Legia Warsaw

Ekstraklasa: 1994–95
Polish Cup: 1994–95, 1996–97
Polish SuperCup: 1994, 1997

Łódzki KS

I liga: 2010–11

Individual

Topscorer of PAOK: 2006–07
Most Valuable Player of PAOK: 2006–07

References

^ "Marcin Mieciel" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
^ "Snajper Legii Warszawa powraca do Łodzi" (in Polish). onet.pl. Archived from the original on 8 July 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2010.

External links

Marcin Mięciel at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
Marcin Mięciel at National-Football-Teams.com

[1] "Marcin Mieciel" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 30 August 2009.

[2] "Snajper Legii Warszawa powraca do Łodzi" (in Polish). onet.pl. Archived from the original on 8 July 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2010.

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