Arkadiusz Rafał Głowacki (; born 13 March 1979) is a Polish former professional

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who played as a defender.

Club career

Głowacki made his

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debut on 7 May 1997 in a match against Amica Wronki. In 2000, he moved to Wisła Kraków from

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. In 2005 Głowacki was chosen as the new Wisła Kraków

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. He was named to the Ekstraklasa Best XI in the 2007–08 season as well as in 2009 in Polish Footballers' Association voting. In 2009, he was chosen the best defender in Poland by Ekstraklasa players. During his eleven seasons at Wisła Kraków, Głowacki won the Ekstraklasa championship six times. On 15 June 2010, he signed a two-year contract with Turkish club

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. Głowacki made his debut for the club in the 2010 Turkish Super Cup final, starting alongside Egemen Korkmaz in the heart of the defense.'Trio'filo!
ligtv.com.tr , accessed 10 August 2010 Głowacki spent two seasons at Trabzonspor, playing in the

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group stage in 2011–12.

International career

Głowacki made his debut for the Poland national team in 2002, and subsequently he was called up to the 23-man squad for

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. He played regularly for the national team until 2006 when Leo Beenhakker gave up him after only one match. After Beenhakker was sacked, Głowacki received a recall to the national side for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against the

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and

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by interim Polish manager Stefan Majewski. He earned his 20th and 21st caps as a starter in both matches which saw Poland succumb to defeat, ending their World Cup qualification hopes. New manager Franciszek Smuda had also selected him to play against

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and

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, but he sustained an injury in club action which ruled him out for those matches.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Wisła Kraków *

: 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2008–09 *

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: 2001–02, 2002–03 * Polish League Cup: 2000–01 Trabzonspor * Turkish Super Cup:

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Individual * Ekstraklasa Defender of the Year/Season: 2009, 2013–14 * Ekstraklasa Best XI: 2007–08, 2009 * Ekstraklasa Hall of Fame: 2024

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Glowacki, Arkadiusz 1979 births Living people Footballers from Poznań Men's association football defenders Polish men's footballers Poland men's youth international footballers Poland men's under-21 international footballers Poland men's international footballers Lech Poznań players Wisła Kraków players Trabzonspor footballers Ekstraklasa players Süper Lig players 2002 FIFA World Cup players Polish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Polish expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Polish sports executives and administrators Polish football executives Wisła Kraków non-playing staff