Krzysztof Skrzyński (born 5 September 1964) is a Polish former professional

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who played as a

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. Skrzyński spent the majority of his playing career with Stilon Gorzów before having short spells with

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, and Jeziorak Iława.

Biography

Skrzyński was born in

Skwierzyna Skwierzyna () is a town in Lubusz Voivodeship in western Poland, serving as the administrative seat of the Gmina Skwierzyna. , it had a population of 9,078 inhabitants. It is located at the confluence of the Obra and Warta rivers, about north o ...

and started playing football with local team Stilon Gorzów. He made his first team debut on 6 August 1983 in an away draw against

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. Skrzyński played with Stilon for 14 years, being involved in one relegation, and winning the III liga during this time. He made more than 100 appearances for Stilon in the

II liga II liga (Druga liga, ), currently named Betclic II liga due to its sponsorship by Betclic, is a Polish football league that sits at the third tier of the Polish football league system. Until the end of the 2007–08 season, ''II Liga'' referre ...

. During his time at Stilon he was linked with

I liga I liga (, ), currently named Betclic I liga due to its sponsorship by Betclic, is the men's second professional association football division of the Polish football league system, below the Ekstraklasa and above the II liga via promotion/rel ...

side

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, but Stilon would not sanction the move. After Stilon were relegated in 1997 Skrzyński joined

who were still playing in the II liga at the time. With Polonia he made 28 appearances in the league, being the club's first choice goalkeeper. At the end of the season Polonia were involved in a merger with

creating the

team. To start with, Skrzyński was the first choice keeper of the newly formed team, making his Lechia-Polonia debut on 25 July 1998 against Polonia-

Szombierki Bytom Szombierki Bytom () is a Polish football club from Szombierki district of Bytom. Szombierki currently competes in the V liga Silesia I. Their greatest achievement was winning the Polish championship during the 1979–80 season. Honours ;Domes ...

. He made 11 appearances in the first half of the season, but decided to move in January 1999 to join Jeziorak Iława. After a short spell with Jeziorak in which he made 4 appearances, Skrzyński joined Drawa Krzyż Wielkopolski before retiring from playing football. Initially after retiring Skrzyński set up his own business, but returned to Stilon Gorzów and became a goalkeeping coach.

Honours

Stilon Gorzów Wielkopolski *III liga (gr. I): 1985–86

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Skrzyński, Krzysztof 1964 births Living people People from Skwierzyna Footballers from Lubusz Voivodeship Men's association football goalkeepers Polish men's footballers Stilon Gorzów Wielkopolski players SKS Stoczniowiec Gdańsk players Lechia Gdańsk players Jeziorak Iława players I liga players II liga players Association football goalkeeping coaches 20th-century Polish sportsmen