Arkadiusz Malarz (; born 19 June 1980 in
Pułtusk
Pułtusk (pronounced ) is a town in northeast Poland, by the river Narew. Located north of Warsaw in the Masovian Voivodeship, it had a population of about 19,000 . Known for its historic architecture and Europe's longest paved marketplace ( in ...
) is a Polish former
footballer
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who played as a
goalkeeper
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. He currently serves as an
goalkeeping coach
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History
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for
Legia Warsaw
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.
Playing for his former club,
Skoda Xanthi
Xanthi Football Club ( el, Α.Ο. Ξάνθη Π.Α.Ε.) is a Greek professional football club based in Xanthi, Western Thrace and plays at Xanthi FC Arena. The club resigned from the Super League 2 due to financial issues.
Founded in 1967, Xan ...
, he kept clean sheets in seven consecutive games, finally conceding a goal after 683 minutes, which is his former team's record for the longest "clean sheet" period in the
Greek Super league
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.
Honours
Club
;GKS Bełchatów
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I liga
I liga ( pl, Pierwsza liga, ), currently named Fortuna I liga due to its sponsorship by Fortuna, is the men's second professional association football division of the Polish football league system, below the Ekstraklasa and above the II liga vi ...
:
2013–14
;Legia Warsaw
*
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 cl ...
:
2015–16,
2016–17,
2017–18
*
Polish Cup
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:
2015–16
Individual
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Greek Best Goalkeeper: 2006–07
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Ekstraklasa Goalkeeper of the Year: 2017-18
References
External links
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1980 births
Living people
People from Pułtusk
Sportspeople from Masovian Voivodeship
Polish footballers
Polish expatriate footballers
Association football goalkeepers
Polonia Warsaw players
Gwardia Warsaw players
Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki players
Amica Wronki players
Lech Poznań players
Xanthi F.C. players
Panathinaikos F.C. players
OFI Crete F.C. players
Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C. players
AEL Limassol players
Panachaiki F.C. players
Ethnikos Achna FC players
GKS Bełchatów players
Legia Warsaw players
ŁKS Łódź players
Ekstraklasa players
Super League Greece players
Cypriot First Division players
Expatriate footballers in Greece
Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
Polish expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Polish expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
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