Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1988-09-14) 14 September 1988 (age 36) | ||
Place of birth | Legnica, Poland | ||
Height | 1.54 m (5 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Miedź Legnica II | ||
Number | 71 | ||
Youth career | |||
Cicha Woda Tyniec Legnicki | |||
Miedź Legnica | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2016 | Miedź Legnica | 226 | (27) |
2012–2013 | → Chojniczanka (loan) | 29 | (8) |
2015 | Miedź Legnica II | 4 | (0) |
2016–2017 | OFK Grbalj | 26 | (1) |
2017–2018 | GKS Bełchatów | 28 | (1) |
2018– | Miedź Legnica II | 103 | (23) |
2020– | Miedź Legnica | 38 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 June 2024 |
Marcin Garuch (born 14 September 1988) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Miedź Legnica II and occasionally Miedź Legnica. Garuch is known to be the shortest professional footballer in Europe.
Career
Garuch started his senior career with Miedź Legnica. In 2012, he was loaned to Chojniczanka Chojnice. On 28 May 2023, the last matchday of the 2022–23 season, Garuch made his Ekstraklasa debut in a goalless draw against Górnik Zabrze, becoming the shortest player to ever feature in the Polish top division.
Honours
Miedź Legnica
- I liga: 2021–22
- II liga West: 2011–12
Miedź Legnica II
- IV liga Lower Silesia: 2023–24
- Lower Silesia Super Cup: 2024
References
- Marcin Garuch wraca do Miedzi Legnica MKS Miedź Legnica
- "Who are the tallest and smallest footballers playing right now and of all-time?". www.goal.com. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- Kogi, Claudia (15 December 2022). "A top 10 list of the best shortest soccer players in the world right now". SportsBrief. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "Najniższy piłkarz świata zadebiutował w ekstraklasie". Sport.pl (in Polish). 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- at Soccerway
- "Fortuna I liga 2021/2022". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- "II liga 2011/2012, grupa: zachodnia". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- "IV liga 2023/2024, grupa: dolnośląska". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- "Zawodnik: Marcin Garuch". laczynaspilka.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- "Relacja: Superpuchar Dolnego Śląska jest nasz!" (in Polish). Miedź Legnica. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
External links
- Marcin Garuch, our man in Montenegro
- Montenegro - Poland. Marcin Garuch about the game in the Montenegrin league
- A Pole from the Montenegrin league: "They believe they have a good team here. It will be hot!"
- GARUCH: How did I become a stranger from nowhere?!
- Marcin Garuch: "The boys don't realize that a moment on the pitch can change their lives" (INTERVIEW)
- Marcin Garuch: You have to remember history, but you shouldn't live it
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