Marcin Malinowski (born 6 November 1975) is a Polish retired professional

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who played as a

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. He currently serves as the

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of Polish club

Zagłębie Sosnowiec Zagłębie Sosnowiec () is a football club based in Sosnowiec, Poland. The club was established in 1906. It won Polish Cup four times (1962, 1963, 1977, 1978), and also was four times Polish runner up (1955, 1964, 1967, 1972). Apart from footbal ...

. From 1997 to 2015, he made 458

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 ...

appearances for

Odra Wodzisław Odra may refer to: Rivers * Odra (Poland), also known as Oder, a river in Czech Republic, Poland and Germany * Odra (Kupa), a river in Croatia * Odra (Spain), a river in Spain Populated places * Odra, Silesian Voivodeship, a village in south ...

and Ruch Chorzów, the 2nd highest amount of appearances in the league's history. He began his career in

Gwarek Zabrze Szkolny Klub Sportowy Gwarek Zabrze is a Polish football club based in Zabrze, focusing on youth development. History The club was established on 12 June 1974, inspired by the successes of the local club Górnik Zabrze in the 1970s. With the wor ...

, then moved to

Polonia Bytom Polonia Bytom () is a Polish football club based in Bytom, founded in 1920, two times Polish Champions. The team currently plays in the III liga (as of 2022–23). History Beginnings Polonia was founded on 4 January 1920 in the Upper Silesia ...

. In 1997, he signed a contract with Polish top division side

. The club won 3rd place in the league in 1997 and played in UEFA Europa League. In 2002, for 2 years he moved to Ruch Chorzów. He returned to

in 2004 and played until the club was finally relegated to the I liga in 2010. Malinowski was appointed

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from

Wodzisław Śląski Wodzisław Śląski (; german: Loslau, cs, Vladislav, la, Vladislavia, yi, וואידסלוב, Voydislav, szl, Władźisłůw) is a city in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland with 47,992 inhabitants (2019). It is the seat of Wodzisław Cou ...

. For Odra he played 12 seasons, 303 matches and scored 12 goals in

. In 2010, he moved to Ruch Chorzów.

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* 1975 births Living people Polish footballers Gwarek Zabrze players Polonia Bytom players Odra Wodzisław Śląski players Ruch Chorzów players Ekstraklasa players I liga players III liga players People from Wodzisław Śląski Sportspeople from Silesian Voivodeship Association football midfielders Polish football managers {{Poland-footy-midfielder-stub