Marcin Garuch
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 September 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Legnica, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.54 m (5 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Miedź Legnica II | ||
| Number | 71 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cicha Woda Tyniec Legnicki | |||
| Miedź Legnica | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2016 | Miedź Legnica | 226 | (27) |
| 2012–2013 | → Chojniczanka (loan) | 29 | (8) |
| 2015 | Miedź Legnica II | 4 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | OFK Grbalj | 26 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | GKS Bełchatów | 28 | (1) |
| 2018– | Miedź Legnica II | 103 | (23) |
| 2020– | Miedź Legnica | 38 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 June 2024 | |||
Marcin Garuch (born 14 September 1988) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Miedź Legnica II and occasionally Miedź Legnica.[1] Garuch is known to be the shortest professional footballer in Europe.[2][3][4]
Career
[edit]Garuch started his senior career with Miedź Legnica. In 2012, he was loaned to Chojniczanka Chojnice.[5] On 28 May 2023, the last matchday of the 2022–23 season, Garuch made his Ekstraklasa debut in a goalless draw against Górnik Zabrze, becoming the shortest player to ever feature in the Polish top division.[4]
Honours
[edit]Miedź Legnica
- I liga: 2021–22[6]
- II liga West: 2011–12[7]
Miedź Legnica II
- IV liga Lower Silesia: 2023–24[8][9]
- Lower Silesia Super Cup: 2024[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Marcin Garuch wraca do Miedzi Legnica MKS Miedź Legnica
- ^ "Who are the tallest and smallest footballers playing right now and of all-time?". www.goal.com. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ Kogi, Claudia (15 December 2022). "A top 10 list of the best shortest soccer players in the world right now". SportsBrief. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Najniższy piłkarz świata zadebiutował w ekstraklasie". Sport.pl (in Polish). 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ at Soccerway
- ^ "Fortuna I liga 2021/2022". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "II liga 2011/2012, grupa: zachodnia". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "IV liga 2023/2024, grupa: dolnośląska". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ "Zawodnik: Marcin Garuch". laczynaspilka.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ "Relacja: Superpuchar Dolnego Śląska jest nasz!" (in Polish). Miedź Legnica. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
External links
[edit]- Marcin Garuch, our man in Montenegro
- Montenegro - Poland. Marcin Garuch about the game in the Montenegrin league
- A Pole from the Montenegrin league: "They believe they have a good team here. It will be hot!"
- GARUCH: How did I become a stranger from nowhere?!
- Marcin Garuch: "The boys don't realize that a moment on the pitch can change their lives" (INTERVIEW)
- Marcin Garuch: You have to remember history, but you shouldn't live it
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