Marcin Baszczyński (Polish pronunciation: [ˈmart͡ɕin baʂˈtʂɨɲskʲi]; born 7 June 1977) is a Polish football pundit, co-commentator and former player who played as a defender.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcin Baszczyński[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 June 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Ruda Śląska, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1995 | Pogoń Ruda Śląska | ||
| 1995–2000 | Ruch Chorzów | 124 | (2) |
| 2000–2009 | Wisła Kraków | 221 | (10) |
| 2009–2011 | Atromitos | 45 | (1) |
| 2011–2013 | Polonia Warsaw | 35 | (0) |
| 2013 | Ruch Chorzów | 9 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2000–2006 | Poland | 35 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
Baszczyński started his career at Pogoń Ruda Śląska. In 1995, he joined Ruch Chorzów. In 2000, he moved to Wisła Kraków. With Wisła he won six Polish League Championships in 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2007–08 and 2008–09 seasons.
In June 2011, he joined Polonia Warsaw on a two-year contract.[2]
In January 2013, he rejoined Ruch Chorzów where he spent the last year of his playing career.[3]
International career edit
Baszczyński has appeared 35 times for Poland, scoring once.
He was selected to the 23-man national squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals held in Germany.
Statistics edit
Club edit
| Club | Season | League | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Ruch Chorzów | 1995–96 | II liga | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |
| 1996–97 | Ekstraklasa | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| 1997–98 | Ekstraklasa | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | ||
| 1998–99 | Ekstraklasa | 28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 43 | 0 | |
| 1999–2000 | Ekstraklasa | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | ||
| Total | 124 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 150 | 2 | ||
| Wisła Kraków | 2000–01 | Ekstraklasa | 30 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
| 2001–02 | Ekstraklasa | 24 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 47 | 1 | |
| 2002–03 | Ekstraklasa | 25 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 41 | 2 | |
| 2003–04 | Ekstraklasa | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 33 | 2 | |
| 2004–05 | Ekstraklasa | 25 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 2 | |
| 2005–06 | Ekstraklasa | 28 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 2 | |
| 2006–07 | Ekstraklasa | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| 2007–08 | Ekstraklasa | 27 | 1 | 11 | 0 | — | 38 | 1 | ||
| 2008–09 | Ekstraklasa | 18 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
| Total | 221 | 10 | 63 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 334 | 12 | ||
| Atromitos | 2009–10 | Super League Greece | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | |
| 2010–11 | Super League Greece | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | ||
| Total | 45 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 50 | 1 | |||
| Polonia Warsaw | 2011–12 | Ekstraklasa | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | Ekstraklasa | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Total | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | |||
| Ruch Chorzów | 2012–13 | Ekstraklasa | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| Career total | 434 | 13 | 88 | 1 | 61 | 1 | 583 | 15 | ||
International goals edit
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 7 October 2005 | Warsaw, Poland |  Iceland |
3–2 | Win | Friendly match |
Honours edit
Ruch Chorzów
- Polish Cup: 1995–96
Wisła Kraków
- Ekstraklasa: 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2008–09
- Polish Cup: 2001–02, 2002–03
- Polish League Cup: 2000–01
- Polish Super Cup: 2001
Individual
- Ekstraklasa Defender of the Year: 2004, 2005
References edit
- ^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Poland" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
- ^ Marcin Baszczyński piłkarzem Polonii Archived 8 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine 3 June 2011, ksppolonia.pl
- ^ Marcin Baszczyński piłkarzem Ruchu 11 January 2013,
External links edit
- Marcin Baszczyński at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Marcin Baszczyński at National-Football-Teams.com
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