Przemysław Kaźmierczak

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| name = Przemysław Kaźmierczak

| image = Kazmierczak(cropped).jpg

| caption = Kaźmierczak as a Śląsk Wrocław player (2012)

| fullname = Przemysław Tadeusz Kaźmierczak

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|5|5|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Łęczyca, Poland

| height = {{convert|1.91|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| position = Midfielder

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| youthyears1 = 1990–2000 | youthclubs1 = ŁKS Łódź

| years1 = 2000–2003 | clubs1 = Piotrcovia | caps1 = 26 | goals1 = 8

| years2 = 2002 | clubs2 = → Górnik Łęczna (loan) | caps2 = 10 | goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2003–2007 | clubs3 = Pogoń Szczecin| caps3 = 73 | goals3 = 10

| years4 = 2006–2007 | clubs4 = → Boavista (loan) | caps4 = 28 | goals4 = 5

| years5 = 2007–2010 | clubs5 = Porto| caps5 = 11 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2008–2009 | clubs6 = → Derby County (loan) | caps6 = 22 | goals6 = 2

| years7 = 2009–2010 | clubs7 = → Vitória Setúbal (loan) | caps7 = 28 | goals7 = 4

| years8 = 2010–2014 | clubs8 = Śląsk Wrocław | caps8 = 89 | goals8 = 16

| years9 = 2014–2015 | clubs9 = Górnik Łęczna | caps9 = 8 | goals9 = 0

| totalcaps = 295 | totalgoals = 46

| nationalyears1 = 2005–2013 | nationalteam1 = Poland | nationalcaps1 = 11 | nationalgoals1 = 1

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Przemysław Tadeusz Kaźmierczak ({{IPA|pol|pʂɛ.ˈmɨs.waf kaʑ.ˈmʲɛr.t͡ʂak}}; born 5 May 1982) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Besides Poland, he has played in England and Portugal.[https://weszlo.com/2017/03/09/mialem-klapki-oczach-wydawalo-mi-sie-ze-niezniszczalny/ Miałem klapki na oczach. Wydawało mi się, że jestem niezniszczalny…] weszlo.com

During a 15-year professional career, he amassed Ekstraklasa totals of 145 games and 21 goals over the course of seven seasons. He also competed professionally in Portugal (three years) and England (one, with Derby County).

Club career

Kaźmierczak was born in Łęczyca. After entering ŁKS Łódź's youth ranks at the age of eight, and spending the following decade there, he started his professional career in 2000 with Piotrcovia Piotrków Trybunalski, playing three seasons with the club.

In 2003 Kaźmierczak moved to Pogoń Szczecin, establishing himself as an Ekstraklasa player. He then served a loan in Portugal with Boavista F.C. during the 2006–07 campaign, where he scored five Primeira Liga goals and played alongside compatriot Rafał Grzelak.

After solid overall displays, Boavista neighbours FC Porto paid Pogoń around €1.4 million to acquire Kaźmierczak's services. He helped the northerners retain their domestic supremacy, but appeared sparingly (11 league games, plus 65 minutes in a 1–4 loss at Liverpool for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League).

Kaźmierczak's disappointing first year at Porto saw him linked with a move away from the club and, on 21 July 2008, he joined English Football League Championship side Derby County on a season-long loan, with a view to a £1.3m permanent deal.{{cite news|url=http://origin-www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~1347885,00.html|title=Kazmierczak deal is completed|publisher=Derby County F.C.|date=21 July 2008|accessdate=4 March 2014}} After coming on as a substitute he scored his first goal for his new team with a clinical finish against Norwich City, in a 3–1 win.

However, Kaźmierczak fell out of favour under new Derby manager Nigel Clough, and finished the season with 22 league appearances, scoring twice. He later revealed his frustration at being left out of the team, accusing the coach of "not liking foreign [players]", and that "I have made up my mind – I want to leave. It is all over. I am leaving Derby County".{{cite news|url=http://www.setanta.com/uk/Articles/Football/2009/05/07/Championship-Kazmierczak-on-Clough/gnid-51907/|title=Clough doesn't like foreigners, says Kaz|publisher=Setanta Sports|date=7 May 2009|accessdate=8 May 2009|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090712080702/http://www.setanta.com/uk/Articles/Football/2009/05/07/Championship-Kazmierczak-on-Clough/gnid-51907/|archivedate=12 July 2009}} Clough responded to the player's accusations, saying "Is that what he said, is it? I have got no problems with foreign players at all. If they have got the right character and they want to fight tooth and nail for Derby County, we will have players whether they are Chinese, American, Spanish – anyone to help us get three points."{{cite news|url=http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Aussie-clubs-Mile-home/story-11618750-detail/story.html|title=Aussie clubs could move to take Mile back home|newspaper=Derby Telegraph|date=9 May 2009|accessdate=4 March 2014}}

On 14 July 2009 Porto arranged for another loan deal for Kaźmierczak, who joined Vitória de Setúbal on a season-long move.[http://www.polishsoca.com/2009/07/14/kazmierczak-on-loan-to-vitoria-setubal/ Kazmierczak on loan to Vitoria Setubal] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141112043432/http://www.polishsoca.com/2009/07/14/kazmierczak-on-loan-to-vitoria-setubal/ |date=12 November 2014 }}; Polish Soca, 14 July 2009 The following year he was released and returned to his country, signing for Śląsk Wrocław.[http://sport.onet.pl/pilka-nozna/kolejny-reprezentant-wrocil-do-ekstraklasy,1,3352086,wiadomosc.html Kolejny reprezentant wrócił do Ekstraklasy (Another international returns to the Ekstraklasa)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617111108/http://sport.onet.pl/pilka-nozna/kolejny-reprezentant-wrocil-do-ekstraklasy,1,3352086,wiadomosc.html |date=17 June 2011 }}; Sport.onet, 3 August 2010 (in Polish)

International career

Whilst at Piotrcovia Piotrków, Kaźmierczak was called into the Polish under-18 national team, helping them win the 2001 UEFA European Championship in Finland. He eventually forced his way into the full side following his stint with Boavista, scoring once during UEFA Euro 2008 qualifiers and helping his country qualify for the final stages in Austria and Switzerland, for which he was not finally picked.

=International goals=

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

24 March 2007

Polish Army Stadium, Warsaw, Poland

Euro 2008 qualifying

Honours

Pogoń Szczecin

I liga: 2003–04

Porto

Primeira Liga: 2007–08

Śląsk Wrocław

Poland U18

UEFA European Under-18 Championship: 2001{{cite web |title=20 lat temu Polacy zdobyli mistrzostwo Europy U–18. Jakie były ich losy? |url=https://www.laczynaspilka.pl/aktualnosci/reprezentacja/20-lat-temu-polacy-zdobyli-mistrzostwo-europy-u-18-jakie-byly-ich-losy |publisher=Łączy nas piłka |access-date=30 May 2023 |language=pl |date=27 July 2021}}

Individual

Ekstraklasa Player of the Month: March 2011{{cite web|url=http://ekstraklasa.tv/ekstraklasa/1,91670,9415899,Trener_i_pilkarz_miesiaca_marca_ze_Slaska_Wroclaw_.html|title=Przemysław Kaźmierczak piłkarz miesiąca marca|language=pl|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815133832/http://ekstraklasa.tv/ekstraklasa/1,91670,9415899,Trener_i_pilkarz_miesiaca_marca_ze_Slaska_Wroclaw_.html|archive-date=15 August 2011|url-status=dead}}
Ekstraklasa Goal of the Season: 2012–13{{cite web |title=Rozdano nagrody w Ekstraklasie za sezon 2012/13 |url=http://www.90minut.pl/news/213/news2130617-Rozdano-nagrody-w-Ekstraklasie-za-sezon-2012-13.html |website=90minut.pl |access-date=10 July 2024 |language=pl |date=3 June 2013}}

References

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Category:1982 births

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Category:I liga players

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Category:Pogoń Szczecin players

Category:Śląsk Wrocław players