Miroslaw Szymkowiak

Miroslaw Szymkowiak
Personnel
birthday	November 12, 1976
place of birth	Poznan ,  Poland
position	midfield
Men's
Years	station	Games (goals) 1
1992-1995	Olimpia poses	19 (3)
1995-2001	Widzew Łódź	132 (11)
2001-2005	Wisła Kraków	91 (13)
2005-2007	Trabzonspor	55 (14)
National team
Years	selection	Games (goals)
1997-2006	Poland	33 (3)
1 Only league games are given.

Mirosław Szymkowiak [ mʲiˈrɔswaf ʃɨmˈkɔvʲak ] (born November 12, 1976 in Poznan ) is a former Polish football player.

Career

Szymkowiak played for the Polish champions Wisła Kraków until the winter break of the 2004/2005 season and then moved to the Turkish first division club Trabzonspor for a transfer fee of 800,000 euros. He remained there for two years and finished his career without notice to the Turkish first division in the spring of 2007. He is 33-times Polish national team, is also in the 2006 FIFA World Cup squad of the Polish national team .

After finishing his sporting career, Szymkowiak became a sports commentator for the Polish pay-TV channel Canal + .

successes

• 6 × Polish champions (1996, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005)
• 2 × Polish Cup Winner (2002, 2003 )
• 2 × Polish Supercup winner (1996, 2001)
• 1 × Polish League Cup winner (2001)
• 1 × U-16 European Champion (1993)
• 1 × World Cup participation (2006)