Marcin Mięciel

Marcin Mięciel
Personal information
Date of birth (1975-12-22) 22 December 1975
Place of birth Gdynia, Poland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Playing position Striker
Youth career
1989–1990 Wisła Tczew
1990–1993 Lechia Gdańsk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
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
National team‡
1996–2002 Poland 5 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 October 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 October 2016

Marcin Mięciel (born 22 December 1975 in Gdynia) is a retired Polish footballer. His trademark was the bicycle kick.

Poland

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).

Greece

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.

VfL Bochum

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 euros. 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

Legia Warsaw
Łódzki KS
Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Marcin Mieciel" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
  2. ↑ "Snajper Legii Warszawa powraca do Łodzi" (in Polish). onet.pl. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
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