Kamil Kosowski
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 Kosowski in August 2007 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kamil Piotr Kosowski[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 August 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1984–1991 | KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski | ||
| 1991–1996 | Gwarek Zabrze | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1999 | Górnik Zabrze | 64 | (1) |
| 1999–2008 | Wisła Kraków | 115 | (13) |
| 2003–2005 | → 1. FC Kaiserslautern (loan) | 43 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | → Southampton (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | → Chievo (loan) | 23 | (0) |
| 2008 | Cádiz | 17 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | APOEL | 44 | (5) |
| 2010–2011 | Apollon Limassol | 17 | (1) |
| 2011–2013 | GKS Bełchatów | 33 | (1) |
| 2013 | Wisła Kraków | 10 | (0) |
| Total | 384 | (23) | |
| International career | |||
| 1998–1999 | Poland U21 | 15 | (0) |
| 2001–2009 | Poland | 52 | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kamil Piotr Kosowski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈkamil kɔˈsɔfski]; born 30 August 1977) is a Polish football pundit, co-commentator and former player who played as a midfielder.
Wisła Kraków and loans
Born in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Kosowski started out playing for his home town club KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski.
Kosowski became renowned in Poland after his performances for Wisła Kraków in the 2002–03 UEFA Cup matches.
He moved to 1. FC Kaiserslautern in Germany in 2003 and then on to Southampton FC where he played the 2005–06 season on a year-long loan and was recalled to the Poland national team. He scored once in the league for Southampton, in a 1–1 draw with Hull City.[2]
After being on loan at A.C. Chievo Verona, Kosowski returned to Wisła Kraków and played very well for the first half of the season as the player with most assists in the first half of the league campaign after setting up nine goals in 13 games. However, on 14 January 2008, Wisła Kraków and Kosowski mutually voided the remainder of his contract as a result of not coming to a compromise on a new deal.
Cádiz
Kosowski signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Spanish second division team Cádiz CF on 25 January 2008. Cadiz finished 20th in the Segunda División in 2007–08 and were relegated to the Segunda División B.
APOEL
On 7 July 2008, Kosowski was transferred to APOEL from Cádiz CF and signed a two-year contract. In his first official appearance with APOEL, Kosowski scored the only goal in the Super Cup match against Anorthosis and APOEL won the title. In his first year in the club, he helped APOEL to win the Cyprus Championship 2008–09, showing his class and was one of the most valuable players of the club.[3] The next season, he won the Super Cup again and he also appeared in five official group stage matches of the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League with APOEL. He stated that his participation with APOEL in the UEFA Champions League was one of the most important moments in his career.
Apollon Limassol
On 31 May 2010, he signed a two-year contract with Apollon Limassol but at the end of the season his contract was mutually terminated.
GKS Bełchatów
In July 2011, he joined GKS Bełchatów on a one-year contract.[4]
International career
Kosowski was capped 52 times for Poland, scoring four goals.
In August 2005 he was part of the national team's triumphant performance at the Valeri Lobanovsky Memorial Tournament 2005.[5]
He was selected to the 23-men national squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals held in Germany, but he played only about 15 minutes against Ecuador.
Career statistics
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 12 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 11 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 52 | 4 | |
- Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kosowski goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 April 2003 | Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Poland |  San Marino | 2–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying |
| 2 | 16 November 2003 | Płock, Poland |  Serbia and Montenegro | 3–1 | 4–3 | Friendly |
| 3 | 26 March 2005 | Warsaw, Poland |  Azerbaijan | 3–0 | 8–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 3 September 2005 | Chorzów, Poland |  Austria | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
