Marcin Mięciel
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 22 December 1975 | ||
Place of birth | Gdynia, Poland | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
1989–1990 | Wisła Tczew | ||
1990–1993 | Lechia Gdańsk | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1993–1994 | Hutnik Warszawa | 26 | (4) |
1994–2001 | Legia Warsaw | 173 | (51) |
1995 | → Łódzki KS (loan) | 16 | (6) |
2001–2002 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 18 | (2) |
2002–2005 | Iraklis | 64 | (16) |
2005–2007 | PAOK | 67 | (24) |
2007–2009 | VfL Bochum | 37 | (6) |
2009–2010 | Legia Warsaw | 23 | (5) |
2010–2012 | Łódzki KS | 47 | (14) |
2012 | UKS Łady | ||
International career‡ | |||
1996–2002 | Poland | 5 | (1) |
*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
- Living people
- 1975 births
- Sportspeople from Gdynia
- Association football forwards
- Lechia Gdańsk players
- Legia Warsaw players
- ŁKS Łódź players
- Polish footballers
- Poland international footballers
- Polish expatriate footballers
- Borussia Mönchengladbach players
- Iraklis Thessaloniki F.C. players
- PAOK FC players
- VfL Bochum players
- Ekstraklasa players
- Bundesliga players
- Super League Greece players
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- Hutnik Warszawa players