Matthew Kluzek

{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}}

{{Use Australian English|date=January 2018}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}

{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Matthew Kluzek

| image =

| fullname = Matthew Kluzek

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|4|3|df=yes}}

| birth_place =

| death_date =

| death_place =

| originalteam = Woodville-West Torrens{{cite book|last1=Holmesby|first1=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim|title=The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers| publisher=BAS Publishing|year=2007|isbn=978-1-920910-78-5}}

| draftpick = 31st, 1994 Pre-Season draft

| height = 187 cm

| weight = 88 kg

| position =

| statsend = 1996

| years1 = 1994–1996

| club1 = Adelaide

| games_goals1 = 24 (15)

| careerhighlights = *AFL Rising Star nominee: 1994

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Matthew Kluzek (born 3 April 1973) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played with the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Kluzek came to the Adelaide Football Club from the 1994 Pre-Season draft, having previously been drafted by Melbourne. He was used a small forward and earned a nomination for the 1994 AFL Rising Star award after kicking five goals in Adelaide's round 17 win over the West Coast Eagles at Football Park. Kluzek played 13 games in the 1995 AFL season but appeared just four times in 1996.[http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/M/Matthew_Kluzek.html AFL Tables: Matthew Kluzek]

A premiership player with Woodville-West Torrens, Kluzek made a total of 185 SANFL appearances.{{cite web|url=http://www.afc.com.au/TheClub/History/PastPlayerProfiles/PastPlayersHO199games/tabid/14423/Default.aspx|title=Past Players H-O (1–99 games)|publisher=afc.com.au|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905151342/http://www.afc.com.au/TheClub/History/PastPlayerProfiles/PastPlayersHO199games/tabid/14423/Default.aspx|archivedate=5 September 2012}}

Kluzek coached Scotch Old Collegians in the South Australian Amateur Football League from 2002 to 2004 and returned to the club as coach for the 2011 season.{{Citation needed|date=March 2018}}