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.

Marcin Baszczyński
Personal information
Full name Marcin Baszczyński[1]
Date of birth (1977-06-07) 7 June 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Ruda Śląska, Poland
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 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

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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

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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

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Club

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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

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# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 7 October 2005 Warsaw, Poland   Iceland 3–2 Win Friendly match

Honours

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Ruch Chorzów

Wisła Kraków

Individual

  • Ekstraklasa Defender of the Year: 2004, 2005

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ Marcin Baszczyński piłkarzem Polonii Archived 8 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine 3 June 2011, ksppolonia.pl
  3. ^ Marcin Baszczyński piłkarzem Ruchu 11 January 2013,
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