Łukasz Sosin (born 7 May 1977) is Polish former professional

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who played as a striker. Besides Poland, he has played in Cyprus.Lajkonik, kablówka Beenhakkera i Odra, czyli wywiad z polskim królem Cypru
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Club career

Sosin was born in

Kraków Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ...

, Poland. In the beginning of his career he started out as a sweeper and later became a striker. Sosin came to Cyprus in 2002 and joined

Apollon Limassol Apollon Limassol FC ( el, Απόλλων Λεμεσού, ''Apollon Lemesou'') is a Cypriot sports club, based in Limassol. It has football, basketball and volleyball teams. Founded in 1954, Apollon FC currently plays in the Cypriot First Divisi ...

from

Odra Wodzisław Śląski Odra Wodzisław Śląski Spółka z o.o. (), is a Polish football club based in Wodzisław Śląski, Poland. History The club was established in 1922 as Odra Wodzisław, then changed its name several times. After the Second World War and until ...

. In 2007, he moved from Apollon Limassol to

Anorthosis Famagusta FC Anorthosis Famagusta ( el, Ανόρθωση Αμμοχώστου, translit=Anorthosi Ammochostou), commonly known as Anorthosis in English or Anorthosi in Greek, is a Cypriot football club, part of the Anorthosis Famagusta multi-sport club fo ...

. In his career he played also for

Wisła Kraków Towarzystwo Sportowe Wisła Kraków Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Wisła Kraków (), is a Polish professional football club based in Kraków. It currently competes in the I liga, the second level of Polish football league system. It ...

. Sosin was top goalscorer of the

Cypriot First Division The Cypriot First Division ( el, Πρωτάθλημα Α΄ Κατηγορίας) is the top tier football league competition in Cyprus, run by the Cyprus Football Association. Since February 2016, it is sponsored by Cyta and is thus officially ...

three years in a row (2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06) while playing for Apollon Limassol. During 2007–08 campaign he was joint top scorer (the other being David da Costa of

Doxa Katokopia Doxa Katokopias FC ( el, Δόξα Κατωκοπιάς) is a Cypriot football team from Katokopia in the Nicosia District. Since the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974, Katokopia is under Turkish occupation, and the club moved to Peristerona, ...

. He won the Cypriot Championship twice (Apollon Limassol 2005–06, Anorthosis Famagusta 2007–08), and twice the Super-Cup (Apollon Limassol in 2006, Anorthosis Famagusta in 2007). On 3 January 2010, AO Kavala have signed the former Polish international and Anorthosis Famagusta forward. The next season, he moved to

Aris Limassol Aris Limassol (Greek: ''Άρης Λεμεσού'') is a Cypriot football club based in Limassol and one of the founder members of Cyprus Football Association. The club's colours are green, black and white, and their home is the Tsirion Stadium. ...

signing a two-year contract.

International career

Sosin also played 4 times with the

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, scoring 2 goals in his debut a friendly against Saudi Arabia in March 2006. Sosin did not regularly get called up for Poland since he fell out with

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coach

Leo Beenhakker Leo Beenhakker CM (; born 2 August 1942) is a Dutch international football coach. He has had an extensive and successful career both at club and international level. He led both Ajax and Feyenoord to Dutch championships and also had domestic s ...

. His last game was against

San Marino San Marino (, ), officially the Republic of San Marino ( it, Repubblica di San Marino; ), also known as the Most Serene Republic of San Marino ( it, Serenissima Repubblica di San Marino, links=no), is the fifth-smallest country in the world an ...

in April 2009, where he struck the post, and provided an assist on Marek Saganowski's goal.

International goals

References

External links

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Profile at PZPN
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sosin, Lukasz 1977 births Living people Footballers from Kraków Association football forwards Polish footballers Poland international footballers Ekstraklasa players Cypriot First Division players Cypriot Second Division players Super League Greece players Hutnik Nowa Huta players Odra Wodzisław Śląski players Wisła Kraków players Apollon Limassol FC players Anorthosis Famagusta F.C. players Kavala F.C. players Aris Limassol FC players Polish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Expatriate footballers in Greece Polish expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Polish expatriate sportspeople in Greece