Grzegorz Sandomierski (; born 5 September 1989) is a Polish former professional

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who played as a

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. He currently serves as the goalkeeping coach of

Jagiellonia Białystok Jagiellonia Białystok () is a Polish football club based in Białystok that plays in the Ekstraklasa, the top level of Polish football. The club was founded in 1920 by soldiers in the Reserve Battalion in Białystok. Jagiellonia play their home g ...

's U19 team and A-class club KS Turośnianka. At international level, Sandomierski has represented the Poland senior team at

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Club career

Jagiellonia Bialystok

Sandomierski's career began at

, starting in the reserve side from 2006. He played in four games and then was loaned out to

Lech Poznań Kolejowy Klub Sportowy Lech Poznań S.A., commonly referred to as KKS Lech Poznań or simply Lech Poznań (), is a Polish professional association football, football club based in Poznań and currently competing in the Ekstraklasa, the nation' ...

. He made two appearances in the fourth division, after which he returned to Jagiellonia. In the 2007–08 season, due to an injury to Jacek Banaszyński, Sandomierski made his

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debut against

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in which he conceded two goals. By the end of the competition, he appeared in four other matches. Sandomierski then sustained a serious injury which excluded him from play for half a year. In January 2009, he was loaned to Ruch Wysokie Mazowieckie, where he played as a first choice goalkeeper. Prior to the 2009–10 season, he returned to Białystok. Sandomierski got his chance for Jagiellonia after

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suffered a poor run of form. During his time at Jagiellonia, for six matches in a row, Sandomierski kept a clean sheet. His streak lasted 564 minutes, a club record, and ended in a clash with

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Genk

In August 2011, Sandomierski signed a five-year contract with Belgian champions

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, as a replacement for

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Blackburn Rovers

On 31 August 2012, Sandomierski signed on a season long loan with

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with a view to signing long-term. He made his debut for ''Rovers'' against

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in a 3–0 defeat conceding two goals one of which was a penalty, coming on for injured counterpart

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in the 52nd minute. Sandomierski's second appearance came against

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after it was announced that Kean would miss the remainder of the season through injury. Caretaker manager Gary Bowyer expressed his faith in the

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international, however Rovers were beaten 3–2 on the day. His next match saw him gain two impressive clean sheets against Derby County and Huddersfield Town. He then conceded four goals against Watford in a not so impressive match. In his next match against Millwall he only conceded one goal but had a fairly comfortable game.

Honours

Jagiellonia Białystok *

Polish Cup The Polish Cup in football ( pl, Puchar Polski w piłce nożnej ) is an elimination tournament for Polish football clubs, held continuously from 1950, and is the second most important national title in Polish football after the Ekstraklasa title. ...

: 2009–10 *

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: 2010 Dinamo Zagreb *

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: 2013–14 Zawisza Bydgoszcz *

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CFR Cluj *

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: 2019–20,

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Individual *

Player of the Month:

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, March 2015

References

External links

*
Sandomierski on jagiellonia.neostrada.pl
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sandomierski, Grzegorz 1989 births Living people Footballers from Białystok Polish men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Poland men's youth international footballers Poland men's under-21 international footballers Poland men's international footballers UEFA Euro 2012 players Jagiellonia Białystok players Lech Poznań II players Lech Poznań players Ruch Wysokie Mazowieckie players Zawisza Bydgoszcz players MKS Cracovia players K.R.C. Genk players Blackburn Rovers F.C. players GNK Dinamo Zagreb players CFR Cluj players Górnik Zabrze players Levadiakos F.C. players Ekstraklasa players II liga players III liga players IV liga players English Football League players Croatian Football League players Liga I players Polish expatriate men's footballers Polish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Polish expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England Polish expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia Polish expatriate sportspeople in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Polish expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Association football goalkeeping coaches