Daniel Piorkowski
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Piorkowski | ||
| Date of birth | 12 January 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back / right back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2005 | Melbourne Knights | 26 | (0) |
| 2005–2008 | Melbourne Victory | 30 | (0) |
| 2008 | Newcastle Jets | 7 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Gold Coast United | 2 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002–2003 | Australia U-20 | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 October 2011. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:30, 1 November 2010 (UTC) | |||
Daniel Piorkowski (born 12 January 1984) is an Australian footballer.
Club career
Melbourne Knights
His progress as a footballer was delayed by a knee reconstruction, sustained during his playing days with ex NSL club Melbourne Knights. Daniel also was a member of the Australian Under 20 Side and missed out on a place in the Under-20 World Cup due to a knee reconstruction.[1]
Melbourne Victory
After signing for Melbourne Victory, Piorkowski made 11 appearances and was signed to a new two-year deal in April 2006.[2] Piorkowski was an important part of the Victory defence during their premiership winning season in 06/07 along with Adrian Leijer and Rodrigo Vargas. He unfortunately injured his knee during the season and did not feature in the finals series.[3][4] On 13 February 2008 he was tabled a new contract by Victory but remained undecided whether to stay with the club.[5] On 13 May 2008 he finally decided to pursue his ambitions of playing in Europe.[6][7][8]
Newcastle Jets
On 13 September 2008 he signed a short deal after a week-long trial to cover injured defender Shaun Ontong.[9][10]
Gold Coast United
On 20 November 2008 he joined Gold Coast United on a two-year deal.[11][12]
Honours
With Melbourne Victory:
References
- ↑ Top Knights teenager out for season
- ↑ Melbourne duo solid in defence
- ↑ Trio reunite in heart of Victory's defence
- ↑ Injury forces Piorkowski out
- ↑ Two sign for Victory but more deals are pending
- ↑ Piorkowski set to chase European dream
- ↑ Piorkowski starts European adventure
- ↑ Piorkowski quits Victory for europe
- ↑ Jets Check Out Piorkowski
- ↑ Jets Sign Up Piorkowski Archived 18 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Piorkowski Off To Gold Coast Too Archived 17 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Six more names confirmed for United