Arkadiusz Rafał Głowacki (; born 13 March 1979) is a Polish former professional

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who played as a defender.

Club career

Głowacki made his

Ekstraklasa Poland Ekstraklasa (), meaning "Extra Class" in Polish, named PKO Ekstraklasa since the 2019–20 season due to its sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is the top Polish professional league for men's association football teams. Contested by 18 ...

debut on 7 May 1997 in a match against

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. In 2000, he moved to

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from Lech Poznań. In 2005 Głowacki was chosen as the new Wisła Kraków captain. He was named to the Ekstraklasa Best XI in the 2007–08 season as well as in 2009 in Polish Footballers' Association voting. In 2009, he was chosen the best defender in Poland by Ekstraklasa players. During his eleven seasons at Wisła Kraków, Głowacki won the Ekstraklasa championship six times. On 15 June 2010, he signed a two-year contract with Turkish club

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. Głowacki made his debut for the club in the 2010 Turkish Super Cup final, starting alongside

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in the heart of the defense.'Trio'filo!
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group stage in 2011–12.

International career

Głowacki made his debut for the Poland national team in 2002, and subsequently he was called up to the 23-man squad for

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. He played regularly for the national team until 2006 when

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gave up him after only one match. After Beenhakker was sacked, Głowacki received a recall to the national side for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against the

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and

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by interim Polish manager Stefan Majewski. He earned his 20th and 21st caps as a starter in both matches which saw Poland succumb to defeat, ending their World Cup qualification hopes. New manager

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had also selected him to play against

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and

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, but he sustained an injury in club action which ruled him out for those matches.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Wisła Kraków *

: 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2008–09 *

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: 2001–02, 2002–03 * Ekstraklasa Cup: 2000–01 *

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: 2001 Trabzonspor *

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: 2010 Individual *

Defender of the Year: 2009 *

Best XI: 2007–08, 2009

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Glowacki, Arkadiusz 1979 births Living people Polish footballers Poland international footballers Polish expatriate footballers Lech Poznań players Wisła Kraków players Trabzonspor footballers 2002 FIFA World Cup players Footballers from Poznań Ekstraklasa players Süper Lig players Expatriate footballers in Turkey Association football defenders