Filip Twardzik
{{short description|Czech footballers}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Filip Twardzik
| image = Filip Twardzik 2010.jpg
| upright = 0.8
| caption = Twardzik playing for Celtic in 2010
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|2|10|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Třinec, Czech Republic
| height = 1.85 m
| position = Centre-back
| currentclub = Spartak Trnava
| clubnumber = 33
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Sachsen Leipzig
| youthyears2 = 2007–2008 | youthclubs2 = Rot-Weiß Erfurt
| youthyears3 = 2008 | youthclubs3 = Hertha BSC
| youthyears4 = 2009–2011 | youthclubs4 = Celtic
| years1 = 2011–2015 | clubs1 = Celtic | caps1 = 5 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2015–2016 | clubs2 = Bolton Wanderers | caps2 = 5 | goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2017–2018 | clubs3 = Vítkovice | caps3 = 26 | goals3 = 6
| years4 = 2018–2020 | clubs4 = Ružomberok | caps4 = 42 | goals4 = 8
| years5 = 2020 | clubs5 = Karviná | caps5 = 11 | goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2021 | clubs6 = Spartak Trnava | caps6 = 26 | goals6 = 4
| years7 = 2022–2024 | clubs7 = LASK | caps7 = 5 | goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2023 | clubs8 = → Spartak Trnava (loan) | caps8 = 12 | goals8 = 3
| years9 = 2024– | clubs9 = Spartak Trnava | caps9 = 12 | goals9 = 0
| nationalyears1= 2009–2010 | nationalteam1=Czech Republic U17 | nationalcaps1= 14 | nationalgoals1= 5
| nationalyears2= 2011–2013 | nationalteam2=Czech Republic U19 | nationalcaps2= 11 | nationalgoals2= 1
| club-update = 17 May 2025
}}
Filip Twardzik (born 10 February 1993){{cite news|title=Filip Twardzik career stats|url=http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/player=250011911/profile/index.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130205030607/http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/player=250011911/profile/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 February 2013|publisher=UEFA|access-date=21 December 2010}} is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Spartak Trnava.
Club career
=Celtic=
Twardzik and twin brother Patrik started off their careers with Sachsen Leipzig before being signed by Hertha Berlin.{{cite news |url = http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/spl/2009/12/11/czech-siblings-filip-patrik-twardzik-hoping-to-emulate-mcstay-brothers-at-celtic-86908-21888591/ |title = Czech siblings Filip & Patrik Twardzik hoping to emulate McStay brothers at Celtic |publisher = Daily Record |date = 11 December 2009 |access-date = 10 August 2011}} On 1 February 2009, they were both signed by Celtic, a week before their 16th birthday.{{cite news |url = http://sport.scotsman.com/celticfc/Czech-twins-lured-as-part.4939048.jp |title = Czech twins lured |publisher = Scotsman |date = 3 February 2009 |access-date = 10 August 2011}} Filip and Patrik both suspended their education when they moved to Celtic. Their mother also moved to Scotland to help them adjust to their new life.
Twardzik made his first-team debut for Celtic on 8 January 2012, coming on as a 70th-minute substitute in a Scottish Cup win against Peterhead.{{cite news |url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/16376812.stm |title = Peterhead 0–3 Celtic |publisher = BBC Sport |date = 8 January 2012 |access-date = 9 January 2012}} He made his second appearance in the next round of the Scottish Cup against Inverness coming on as a late substitute in the 93rd minute.{{cite news |url = https://www.theguardian.com/football/match/2012/feb/04/invernesscaledonianthistle-v-celtic |title = Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Celtic Match facts |publisher = Guardian News and Media |work = theguardian.com |date = 4 February 2012 |access-date = 8 April 2012}} His league debut came on 7 April in a 6–0 against victory Kilmarnock, he came on shortly after the start of the second half and assisted the fifth goal with a clever back-heel.{{cite news |url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17641605 |title = Scottish Premier League – Live |publisher = BBC Sport |date = 7 April 2012 |access-date = 8 April 2012}}{{cite news |url = http://sport.stv.tv/football/scottish-premier/celtic/302914-kilmarnock-0-5-celtic/ |title = How Celtic won the title |publisher = STV |date = 7 April 2012 |access-date = 8 April 2012 |archive-date = 24 April 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120424102326/http://sport.stv.tv/football/scottish-premier/celtic/302914-kilmarnock-0-5-celtic/ |url-status = dead }}
=Bolton Wanderers=
On 2 February 2015, Twardzik re-joined his former Celtic manager Neil Lennon at Championship side Bolton Wanderers. He signed a two-year contract at the Macron Stadium and went on to score on his debut in a 4–1 defeat for Wanderers at Derby County.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31070588 Derby County 4 - 1 Bolton Wanderers] BBC Sport, 7 February 2015
=MFK Ružomberok=
After one season with Ostrava-based club MFK Vítkovice (second division), he joined Ružomberok. He cited co-operation with his former coach David Holoubek as one of the reasons for the shift to Ružomberok.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sport.cz/plus/clanek/1029878-prosel-celtikem-ci-hertou-nabidky-mel-i-z-bayernu-nyni-twardzik-restartuje-karieru-na-slovensku.html|title=Prošel Celtikem či Hertou. Nabídky měl i z Bayernu. Nyní Twardzik restartuje kariéru na Slovensku|last=Seznam.cz|website=www.sport.cz|date=10 October 2018 |language=cs|access-date=31 May 2019}} He also said that a 'career restart' was another reason for his spell in Ružomberok, where he had been on a pre-season trial two years earlier.{{Cite web|url=https://profutbal.sk/clanok/227785-cez-celtic-a-bolton-az-na-dno-twardzik-tuzi-v-ruzomberku-po-restarte-kariery|title=Cez Celtic a Bolton až na dno. Twardzik túži v Ružomberku po reštarte kariéry {{!}} ProFutbal.sk|website=profutbal.sk|language=sk|access-date=31 May 2019}}
Although in Vítkovice he played as a defensive midfielder, in Ružomberok Holoubek utilised him as a center back again. He debuted in Fortuna liga on the first matchday (21 July 2018) against iClinic Sereď. The game concluded as a goal-less tie.{{Cite web|url=https://ulk.futbalnet.sk/zapas/354246/|title=MFK Ružomberok - ŠKF Sereď {{!}} 0 - 0|website=ulk.futbalnet.sk|language=sk|access-date=31 May 2019}} In the season he made 19 league appearances (plus 3 in Slovnaft Cup), always in the starting XI. He scored a single goal, on 2 December 2018, in a 3–1 win over struggling reigning champions, Spartak Trnava, from a penalty after a foul on fellow Czech Erik Daniel.
In early March, however, Twardzik suffered an unspecified injury and did not participate in the remaining 12 games of the season, particularly the championship group, during which Ružomberok reclaimed and kept the third position, guaranteeing a spot in next season's Europa League first qualifying round.
After the departure of Holoubek and his assistant Jiří Jarošík from Ružomberok, it was unclear whether Twardzik would remain in the club.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mfkruzomberok.sk/clanek.asp?id=Trenerske-duo-Holoubek-a-Jarosik-sa-po-uspesnom-roku-v-MFK-posuva-dalej-5736|title=Trénerské duo Holoubek a Jarošík sa po úspešnom roku v MFK posúva ďalej|last1=s.r.o [www.esports.cz|first1=Project: eSports cz|last2=Strouhová|first2=Graphic: Lucie|website=MFK Ružomberok|language=sk|access-date=31 May 2019|last3=Šimr|first3=Coding: Roman|last4=Šimr|first4=Programming: Roman}}
After a tenure at Karviná, Twardzik signed a {{frac|2|1|2}}-year contract with Spartak Trnava in late January 2021.{{Cite web|last=Redakce|title=Filip Twardzik prestupuje do Spartaka|url=https://fcspartaktrnava.com/clanek.asp?id=8501|access-date=29 January 2021|website=FC Spartak Trnava|language=sk}}
International career
Twardzik played three times in the 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. He played 14 times in total for Czech Republic U17s scoring five goals.{{CMFS player|TwardzikFilip}} He made his competitive debut for Czech Republic U19s on 21 May 2011, in a 1–0 victory over the Netherlands.
Personal life
Twardzik was born in the Czech Republic but raised and educated in Germany as his father played football there.
His twin brother Patrik, a forward, also played for Celtic. His older brother, Dan, plays for VSG Altglienicke as a goalkeeper. His father, René, was also a goalkeeper and played for Sachsen Leipzig.
Honours
Spartak Trnava
References
{{Reflist|2}}
External links
- {{CelticFC.net|id=player.php?id=45|title=Filip Twardzik|archive=20130917041556}}
- {{Soccerbase}}
- {{Soccerway|filip-twardzik/146831}}
- {{FACR player|new_id=2426|old_id=TwardzikFilip}}
{{FC Spartak Trnava squad}}
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Category:English Football League players
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