Krzysztof Warzycha
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| Krzysztof Warzycha | ||
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| Date of birth | November 17, 1964 | |
| Place of birth | Katowice, Poland | |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |
| Playing position | Academies Technical Director former Striker |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1983–1989 1989–2004 1983–2004 |
Ruch Chorzów Panathinaikos FC Total |
167 (66) 390 (244) 557 (310) |
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| 1988-1997 | Poland | 50 (9) |
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| 2007- | Arsenal FC Greek Academies | |
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Krzysztof "Kristof" Warzycha (pron. IPA: [ˈkʂɨʂtɔf vaˈʐɨxa], (Greek: Κριστόφ Βαζέχα) (born November 17, 1964 in Katowice) is a former Polish professional footballer who played for Greek club Panathinaikos FC.
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[edit] KS Ruch Chorzów
Krzysztof Warzycha played for the Polish team KS Ruch Chorzów and won the Polish Championship in 1989 and being top scorer in the Polish premier league the same year.
[edit] Panathinaikos
Krzysztof Warzycha joined Panathinaikos in December of 1989, and won 5 Greek championships (1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2004), 5 Greek cups (1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2004), 2 Greek super cups 1993, 1994, while he was the first scorer of the Greek championship 3 times (1994, 1995, 1998).
He is Panathinaikos' all-time leading goalscorer (the highest in the history of Greek football) and an idol for the club.
[edit] Best goal
In April 4, 1996, Warzycha scored one of the most important goals of his career (according to a late interview) against Ajax Amsterdam in Amsterdam Olympic Stadium [1] and gave Ajax their first home defeat in four years. This memorable goal earned him a strong reputation in European football.
[edit] First goal scorer
At the end of the 2000/01 season, Warzycha had scored an incredible 235 goals in 352 matches and had been the Greek Alpha Ethniki premier league's top scorer in three different years in the 90s (1994, 1995 and 1998 seasons). His appearances in the UEFA Champions League have been no less impressive - he scored six goals in Panathinaikos' nine games on the way to the semi-finals of the 1995/96 competition.
On the 29th of April, 2001 during the match with Ionikos, Krzysztof Warzycha scored the 233rd goal of his career in Greece, climbing to second place on the list of all-time goal scorers, tied with Mimis Papaioannou. Warzycha later scored his 234th goal and become sole occupant of this spot.
He was granted Greek citizenship in 1998. He retired in 2004.
[edit] Polish national team
He also played 50 times for the Polish national team, scoring 9 goals. He played the last game for the Polish national team in April of 1997 against Italy in Napoli (3-0 loss).
[edit] Trivia
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Warzycha's goalscoring ability made him famous throughout Europe during his career. In 2001 the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) awarded him the Second Prize for the most active goalscorer.
