Dariusz Zgutczyński (born 13 February 1965) is a Polish former professional

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who played primarily as a

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but also had spells playing as a

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Biography

Zgutczyński started his career playing in the academy sides of his local team, Mazur Ełk. His first professional move came 1982 when he moved to

Bałtyk Gdynia Bałtyk Gdynia is a Polish football club from Gdynia. The club is named after the Baltic Sea. They currently compete in the IV liga Pomerania, the fifth tier of Polish league competition. History The club was established in 1930 by football e ...

, where he played only once over the course of two seasons. He moved back to Mazur Ełk in 1984, going on to play 46 games and scoring 26 goals for his boyhood club. Zgutczyński returned to Bałtyk Gdynia in 1986, playing with the club for the next six seasons. The team mainly played in the II liga during his spell, but had one year in the I liga, where he played 28 times scoring 3 goals, and one seasons in the third tier, which was Zgutczyński's most successful goal scoring season with 17 goals. Zgutczyński joined

Stal Stalowa Wola Stal Stalowa Wola Piłkarska Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Stal Stalowa Wola (), is a Polish professional football club based in Stalowa Wola, Subcarpathian Voivodeship. Founded in 1938, they will compete in the 2025–26 II lig ...

in 1992, winning promotion to the I liga in 1993, playing a further 31 times in the top tier. He joined

Lechia Gdańsk Lechia Gdańsk () is a Polish football (soccer), football club based in Gdańsk. As of the 2025–26 Ekstraklasa, 2025–26 season, they compete in the Ekstraklasa. The club was founded in 1945 by people Polish population transfers (1944–1946 ...

for the 1994–95 season, in what would be his final season before his retirement. His final game was against

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Personal life

His brother is former

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international

Andrzej Zgutczyński Andrzej Zgutczyński (born 1 January 1958) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a striker. During his club career he played for Mazur Ełk, Lech Poznań, Bałtyk Gdynia, Legia Warsaw, Górnik Zabrze, AJ Auxerre, Cercle D ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Zgutczynski, Dariusz 1965 births Living people Sportspeople from Ełk Footballers from Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship Men's association football midfielders Men's association football forwards Polish men's footballers Bałtyk Gdynia players Mazur Ełk players Stal Stalowa Wola players Lechia Gdańsk players Ekstraklasa players I liga players 20th-century Polish sportsmen