Sławomir Szmal

Sławomir Szmal

Sławomir Szmal on January 9, 2010
Player information
Nickname	"Kasa"
birthday	2nd October 1978
place of birth	Strzelce Opolskie , Poland
citizenship	Polish
height	1.86 m
Playing position	goalkeeper
Throwing hand	Right
Club information
society	Career ended
Clubs as active
from ... to	society
0000-1999	ASPR Zawadzkie
1999-2002	Warszawianka
2002-2003	Wisla Plock
2003-2005	TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke
2005-2011	Rhine-Neckar lion
2011-2018	Vive Kielce
National team
	Games (goals)
Poland	298 (3)
As of September 3, 2018

Sławomir Szmal at the European Handball Championship 2010

Sławomir Szmal (born October 2, 1978 in Strzelce Opolskie , Poland ) is a former Polish handball goalkeeper who last played for the Polish first division club Vive Targi Kielce . He was also the goalkeeper of the Polish national handball team . In 287 international appearances for Poland, he scored three goals. He ended his career after the 2017/18 season.
Szmal is married to Aneta, who also played handball and was in goal at SG Kronau / Östringen.

successes

• 4th place in the European Championship 2010 , All-Star-Team
• Vice World Champion 2007
• Voted World Handball Player of the Year 2009
• DHB Cup finalist 2006, 2007, 2010
• Polish champion 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
• Polish Cup Winner 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
• Winner of the EHF Champions League 2016

Seasonal balance sheets

season	society	Division	Games	Gates	7 meters	Field gates
2003/2004	TuS N-Lübbecke	2. BL North	31	0	0	0
2004/2005	TuS N-Lübbecke	Bundesliga	13	0	0	0
2005/2006	Rhine-Neckar lion	Bundesliga	29	0	0	0
2006/2007	Rhine-Neckar lion	Bundesliga	33	0	0	0
2007/2008	Rhine-Neckar lion	Bundesliga	30th	0	0	0
2008/2009	Rhine-Neckar lion	Bundesliga	30th	0	0	0
2009/2010	Rhine-Neckar lion	Bundesliga	32	0	0	0
2005-2010	Rhine-Neckar lion	total	154	0	0	0

Others

Szmal has German grandparents who come from the Opole region. His uncle Andreas Mientus , who played for TV Hüttenberg , was also a Polish national goalkeeper.

His nickname is "Sławek". The nickname "Kasa" is Polish and colloquially means money , which in turn is related to Szmal , another colloquial term for money.

On February 2, 2007 he was awarded the Golden Cross of Merit of the Republic of Poland .

On May 26, 2010, he was selected by the IHF as World Handball Player of the 2009 season.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ihf.info: Team Roster , accessed on August 23, 2016
2. ↑ ihf.info: Cumulative Statistics , accessed on August 23, 2016
3. ↑ ihf.info: Bronze Medal Match , accessed on August 23, 2016
4. ↑ eurosport.interia.pl: Sławomir Szmal: Nie żałuję ani jednego dnia , accessed on September 3, 2018
5. ↑ Slawomir Szmal is world handball player 2009! In: kicker-online from May 26, 2010

Web links

Commons : Sławomir Szmal  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• The side of Szmal near the Rhein-Neckar Löwen