Marcin Baszczyński

{{Short description|Polish footballer (born 1977)}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Marcin Baszczyński

| image = Marcin Baszczynski 2.jpg

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| fullname = Marcin Baszczyński{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |title=2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Poland |publisher=FIFA |page=21 |date=21 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610174527/https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=10 June 2019}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|06|07|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Ruda Śląska, Poland

| height = {{height|m=1.82}}

| position = Defender

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| years1 = 1994–1995 | clubs1 = Pogoń Ruda Śląska | caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = 1995–2000 | clubs2 = Ruch Chorzów | caps2 = 124| goals2 = 2

| years3 = 2000–2009 | clubs3 = Wisła Kraków | caps3 = 221| goals3 = 10

| years4 = 2009–2011 | clubs4 = Atromitos| caps4 = 45 | goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2011–2013 | clubs5 = Polonia Warsaw | caps5 = 35 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2013 | clubs6 = Ruch Chorzów | caps6 = 9 | goals6 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2000–2006| nationalteam1 = Poland| nationalcaps1 = 35| nationalgoals1 = 1

| pcupdate =

}}

Marcin Baszczyński ({{IPA|pl|ˈmart͡ɕin baʂˈtʂɨɲskʲi}}; born 7 June 1977) is a Polish football pundit, co-commentator and former player who played as a defender.

Club career

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.[http://ksppolonia.pl/web/aktualnosc,5457-marcin_baszczynski_pilkarzem....html#tresc Marcin Baszczyński piłkarzem Polonii] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008015440/http://ksppolonia.pl/web/aktualnosc,5457-marcin_baszczynski_pilkarzem....html#tresc |date=8 October 2011 }} 3 June 2011, ksppolonia.pl

In January 2013, he rejoined Ruch Chorzów where he spent the last year of his playing career.[http://www.90minut.pl/news/203/news2033104-Marcin-Baszczynski-pilkarzem-Ruchu.html#tresc Marcin Baszczyński piłkarzem Ruchu] 11 January 2013,

International career

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

= Club =

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!rowspan="2"|League

!colspan="2"|League

!colspan="2"|Cup

!colspan="2"|Europe

!colspan="2"|Total

Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

rowspan="6" valign="center"|Ruch Chorzów

|1995–96

|II liga

|17

040colspan="2"|—210
1996–97

|Ekstraklasa

|26

02020300
1997–98

|Ekstraklasa

|29

110colspan="2"|—301
1998–99

|Ekstraklasa

|28

06090430
1999–2000

|Ekstraklasa

|24

120colspan="2"|—261
colspan="2"|Total12421501101502
rowspan="10" valign="center"|Wisła Kraków

|2000–01

|Ekstraklasa

|30

16060421
2001–02

|Ekstraklasa

|24

116070471
2002–03

|Ekstraklasa

|25

161100412
2003–04

|Ekstraklasa

|24

11081332
2004–05

|Ekstraklasa

|25

29050392
2005–06

|Ekstraklasa

|28

24030352
2006–07

|Ekstraklasa

|20

04050290
2007–08

|Ekstraklasa

|27

1110colspan="2"|—381
2008–09

|Ekstraklasa

|18

16060301
colspan="2"| Total2211063150133412
rowspan="3" valign="center"|Atromitos

|2009–10

|Super League Greece

|20

100colspan="2"|—201
2010–11

|Super League Greece

|25

050colspan="2"|—300
colspan="2"|Total45150colspan="2"|—501
rowspan="3" valign="center"|Polonia Warsaw

|2011–12

|Ekstraklasa

|23

010colspan="2"|—240
2012–13

|Ekstraklasa

|12

010colspan="2"|—130
colspan="2"|Total35020colspan="2"|—370
Ruch Chorzów

|2012–13

|Ekstraklasa

|9

030colspan="2"|—120
colspan="3"|Career total4341388161158315

= International goals =

class="wikitable"

! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition

1.7 October 2005Warsaw, Poland{{fb|Iceland}}3–2WinFriendly match

Honours

Ruch Chorzów

Wisła Kraków

Individual

  • Ekstraklasa Defender of the Year: 2004, 2005

References

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