Kamil Kosowski (; born 30 August 1977) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Kosowski started out playing for his home town club

KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski () is a Polish football club based in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Poland. It was founded on August 11, 1929. History Initially, a club called ''Ostrovia'' existed in the city. It was established between 1922 and ...

Wisła Kraków and loans

Kosowski became renowned in Poland after his performances for Wisła Kraków in the 2002–03 UEFA Cup matches. He moved to 1. FC Kaiserslautern in Germany in 2003 and then on to Southampton FC where he played the 2005–06 season on a year-long loan and was recalled to the Polish national team. He scored once in the league for Southampton, in a 1–1 draw with Hull City. After being on loan at

A.C. Chievo Verona Associazione Calcio ChievoVerona, commonly referred to as ChievoVerona or simply Chievo , is a former professional Italian football club named after and based in Chievo, a suburb of 4,500 inhabitants in Verona, Veneto, and owned by Paluani, a ...

, Kosowski returned to Wisła Kraków and played very well for the first half of the season as the player with most assists in the first half of the league campaign after setting up nine goals in 13 games. However, on 14 January 2008, Wisła Kraków and Kosowski mutually voided the remainder of his contract as a result of not coming to a compromise on a new deal.

Cádiz

Kosowski signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Spanish second division team

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on 25 January 2008. Cadiz finished 20th in the Segunda División in 2007–08 and were relegated to the

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APOEL

On 7 July 2008, Kosowski was transferred to APOEL from

and signed a two-year contract. In his first official appearance with APOEL, Kosowski scored the only goal in the

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match against Anorthosis and APOEL won the title. In his first year in the club, he helped APOEL to win the Cyprus Championship 2008–09, showing his class and was one of the most valuable players of the club. The next season, he won the Super Cup again and he also appeared in five official group stage matches of the

2009–10 UEFA Champions League The 2009–10 UEFA Champions League was the 55th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 18th under the current UEFA Champions League format. The final was played on 22 May 2010, at the Santiago Bernabéu St ...

with APOEL. He stated that his participation with APOEL in the UEFA Champions League was one of the most important moments in his career.

Apollon Limassol

On 31 May 2010, he signed a two-year contract with

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but at the end of the season his contract was mutually terminated.

GKS Bełchatów

In July 2011, he joined GKS Bełchatów on a one-year contract.

International career

Kosowski was capped 52 times for Poland, scoring four goals. In August 2005 he was part of the national team's triumphant performance at the Valeri Lobanovsky Memorial Tournament 2005. He was selected to the 23-men national squad for the

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finals held in Germany, but he played only about 15 minutes against Ecuador.

International goals

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kosowski, Kamil Living people 1977 births People from Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski Sportspeople from Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship Polish footballers Poland international footballers Poland under-21 international footballers Association football midfielders KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski players Wisła Kraków players Górnik Zabrze players GKS Bełchatów players 1. FC Kaiserslautern players Southampton F.C. players A.C. ChievoVerona players APOEL FC players Cádiz CF players Ekstraklasa players Serie A players Bundesliga players English Football League players Segunda División players Cypriot First Division players Expatriate footballers in Germany Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in Spain Polish expatriate footballers Polish expatriate sportspeople in Spain Polish expatriate sportspeople in England Polish expatriate sportspeople in Germany 2006 FIFA World Cup players