Maciej Żurawski

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Maciej Żurawski

Full name	Maciej Żurawski
Date of birth	September 12, 1976 (age 30)
Place of birth	Poznań, Poland
Height	5'11
Nickname	"Magic", "Żuraw"
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Celtic
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1994-1998 1998-2000 2000-2005 2005-	Warta Poznań Lech Poznań Wisła Kraków Celtic	021 0(0) 056 (19) 153 (95) 049 (22)
National team²
1998-	Poland	061 0(16)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:43, 1 April 2007 (UTC). ² National team caps and goals correct as of March 28, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Maciej Żurawski (born September 12, 1976 in Poznań, Poland) is a striker who currently plays for Celtic. For Poland, Żurawski has appeared 61 times and scored 16 goals.

1 Synopsis
2 Career history
3 External links

[edit] Synopsis

He joined Celtic F.C. from Wisła Kraków in July 2005 and signed a three-year contract. He inherited the no. 7 shirt from former Celtic player, Henrik Larsson. He was voted Polish player of the year in 2002 and scored 24 goals in season 2004-2005. Fans of Celtic call him "Magic" Żurawski.

Żurawski's favourite clubs are Wisła Kraków and Lech Poznań from Poland and Barcelona from Spain.

On 19 February 2006, Żurawski scored four goals as Celtic set a new Scottish Premier League record by beating Dunfermline Athletic 8-1 at East End Park. Żurawski was subsequently voted the SPL player of the month for February [1].

He was selected to the 23-man Polish squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals in Germany.

[edit] Career history

Season	Team	Matches Played	Goals	Notes
1990/1991	Warta Poznań (Poland)
1991/1992	Warta Poznań (Poland)
1992/1993	Warta Poznań (Poland)
1993/1994	Warta Poznań (Poland)
1994/1995	Warta Poznań (Poland)	21	0
1995/1996	Warta Poznań (Poland)			Polish 2nd Division
1996/1997	Warta Poznań (Poland)			Polish 3rd Division
1997/1998 (fall)	Warta Poznań (Poland)			Polish 2nd Division
1997/1998 (spring)	Lech Poznań (Poland)	17	2
1998/1999	Lech Poznań (Poland)	30	11
1999/2000 (fall)	Lech Poznań (Poland)	9	6
1999/2000 (spring)	Wisła Kraków (Poland)	20	6
2000/2001	Wisła Kraków (Poland)	27	8	Polish Championship, League Cup
2001/2002	Wisła Kraków (Poland)	27	21	Polish Cup, Top scorer
2002/2003	Wisła Kraków (Poland)	28	22	Polish Championship, Polish Cup
2003/2004	Wisła Kraków (Poland)	26	20	Polish Championship, Top scorer
2004/2005	Wisła Kraków (Poland)	25	24	Polish Championship
2005/2006	Celtic F.C. (Scotland)	27 (3 sub app)	16	SPL Championship, Scottish League Cup Winner
2006/2007	Celtic F.C. (Scotland)	22 (7 sub app)	27
TOTAL

[edit] External links

Maciej Żurawski career stats at Soccerbase

	Poland squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup
1 Dudek \| 2 Kłos \| 3 Zieliński \| 4 Michał Żewłakow \| 5 Rząsa \| 6 Hajto \| 7 Świerczewski \| 8 Kucharski \| 9 Kryszałowicz \| 10 Kałużny \| 11 Olisadebe \| 12 Majdan \| 13 Głowacki \| 14 Marcin Żewłakow \| 15 Wałdoch \| 16 Murawski \| 17 A. Bąk \| 18 Krzynówek \| 19 Żurawski \| 20 J. Bąk \| 21 Koźmiński \| 22 Matysek \| 23 Sibik \| Coach: Engel

	Poland squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup
1 Boruc \| 2 Jop \| 3 Gancarczyk \| 4 Baszczyński \| 5 Kosowski \| 6 Bąk \| 7 Sobolewski \| 8 Krzynówek \| 9 Żurawski \| 10 Szymkowiak \| 11 Rasiak \| 12 Kuszczak \| 13 Mila \| 14 Żewłakow \| 15 Smolarek \| 16 Radomski \| 17 Dudka \| 18 Lewandowski \| 19 Bosacki \| 20 Giza \| 21 Jeleń \| 22 Fabiański \| 23 Brożek \| Coach: Janas