Wojciech Kowalewski
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 11 May 1977 | ||
Place of birth | Białystok, Poland | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995–1997 | Wigry Suwałki | 21 | (0) |
1997–2000 | Legia Warsaw | 1 | (0) |
2001 | Dyskobolia Grodzisk | 15 | (0) |
2001 | Legia Warsaw | 16 | (0) |
2002–2003 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 19 | (0) |
2003 | → Spartak Moscow (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2003–2007 | Spartak Moscow | 84 | (0) |
2007–2008 | Korona Kielce | 14 | (0) |
2008–2010 | Iraklis Thessaloniki | 39 | (0) |
2010 | Sibir Novosibirsk | 14 | (0) |
2011 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 1 | (0) |
Total | 234 | (0) | |
International career‡ | |||
2002–2009 | Poland | 11 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 January 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 January 2011 |
Wojciech Kowalewski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈvɔjtɕɛx kɔvaˈlɛfskʲi]; born 11 May 1977, in Białystok), is a retired [1] Polish football goalkeeper. Kowalewski currently is an assistant goalkeeping coach at Legia Warsaw. [2]
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.
After initially moving to Spartak Moscow on loan in June 2003, Kowalewski signed a five-year contract with Spartak on 7 November 2003.[1] 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.[2] On 3 February 2008, Kowalewski signed a three-year deal with Polish club Korona Kielce.[3]
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. On 17 January 2010 Iraklis Thessaloniki F.C. released experienced Polish goalkeeper. The player was tracked by Legia Warsaw,[4] but joined the Russian Premier League newcomers Sibir Novosibirsk instead.[5]
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. Poland won that game 2–1.
Kowalewski replaced Tomasz Kuszczak in Poland's Euro 2008 squad following the Manchester United goalkeeper's back injury.[6]
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. He will signed to Anorthosis Famagusta tomorrow.
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.[7]
References
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- ^ "Kowalewski staying with Spartak". uefa.com. UEFA. 7 November 2003. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Polish international joins on trial". readingfc.co.uk. 17 January 2008. Retrieved 17 January 2008.
- ^ "Kowalewski w Koronie" (in Polish). Korona Kielce. 3 February 2008. Archived from the original on 4 February 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2008.
- ^ Dwie opcje za Muchę: Szczęsny czy Kowalewski?
- ^ "Witamy, Wojciech!" (in Russian). FC Sibir. 8 February 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
- ^ "Poland keeper Kuszczak out of European Championship". International Herald Tribune. 6 June 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2007.
- ^ Mochlinski, Kaz (14 June 2008). "Frustrated Poles turn on each other". London: The Telegraph.
External links
- Wojciech Kowalewski at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- National team stats on the website of the Polish Football Association (in Polish)
- Use dmy dates from August 2013
- 1977 births
- Living people
- Polish footballers
- Sportspeople from Białystok
- Legia Warsaw players
- Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski players
- FC Shakhtar Donetsk players
- FC Spartak Moscow players
- Iraklis Thessaloniki F.C. players
- FC Sibir Novosibirsk players
- Arka Gdynia players
- Anorthosis Famagusta FC players
- Wigry Suwałki players
- Poland international footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- UEFA Euro 2008 players
- Polish expatriate footballers
- Russian Premier League players
- Ekstraklasa players
- Super League Greece players
- Ukrainian Premier League players
- Cypriot First Division players
- Expatriate footballers in Ukraine
- Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
- Expatriate footballers in Russia
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- Polish expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
- Polish expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- Polish expatriate sportspeople in Russia
- Polish expatriate sportspeople in Greece