Mirosław Giruć (born 23 October 1972) is a Polish former professional

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who played as a

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and at times as a

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. He spent his career playing in Poland and Germany.

Biography

Born in Gdańsk, Giruć started playing in the youth sides of his local team,

Lechia Gdańsk Lechia Gdańsk () is a Polish football (soccer), football club based in Gdańsk. As of the 2025–26 Ekstraklasa, 2025–26 season, they compete in the Ekstraklasa. The club was founded in 1945 by people Polish population transfers (1944–1946 ...

. He made his first team debut on 28 May 1989 in the win against Broń Radom. For the next five seasons Giruć became an important player for Lechia, becoming a regular starter and featuring in most of the games over those five seasons. Before leaving Lechia in 1994 Giruć had made 157 appearances and scored 14 goals in all competitions. After leaving Lechia he joined recently relegated

SG Wattenscheid 09 SG Wattenscheid 09 is a Football in Germany, German association football club located in Wattenscheid, Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club claimed an official founding date of 18 September 1909 as Ballspiel-Verein Wattenscheid out of the me ...

, playing in 2. Bundesliga. In his first season with Wattenscheid he made five appearances and scored once in the league. In his second season with the club he was dropped from the team playing in the 2. Bundesliga, instead playing with the SG Wattenscheid 09 II team. At the end of the season he left Wattenscheid and played in the lower divisions in Germany, playing with

Atlas Delmenhorst Atlas Delmenhorst is a German association football club from the city of Delmenhorst, Lower Saxony, playing in the fifth-tier Oberliga Niedersachsen. The club, originally formed with a merger in 1973, discontinued in 2002 after declaring insolv ...

Rot-Weiss Essen Rot-Weiss Essen is a German association football club based in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club plays in the 3. Liga, at the Stadion an der Hafenstraße. The team won the DFB-Pokal in 1953, and the German championship in 1955. The latt ...

, and 1. FC Bocholt, before retiring in 2005.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Giruc, Miroslaw 1972 births Living people Polish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Men's association football forwards Lechia Gdańsk players SG Wattenscheid 09 players Atlas Delmenhorst players Rot-Weiss Essen players 1. FC Bocholt players Polish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Polish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Footballers from Gdańsk