Arkadiusz Głowacki

Arkadiusz Rafał Głowacki (Polish pronunciation: [arˈkadjuʐ ɡwɔˈvat͡skʲi]; born 13 March 1979) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Arkadiusz Głowacki

Głowacki in 2015 with Wisła Kraków
Personal information
Full name	Arkadiusz Rafał Głowacki[1]
Date of birth	(1979-03-13) 13 March 1979 (age 46)
Place of birth	Poznań, Poland
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	TPS Winogrady
	SKS 13 Poznań
1995–1997	Lech Poznań
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–1999	Lech Poznań	75	(1)
2000–2010	Wisła Kraków	204	(6)
2010–2012	Trabzonspor	33	(2)
2012–2018	Wisła Kraków	156	(7)
Total		468	(16)
International career
1993–1994	Poland U15	4	(0)
1994–1995	Poland U16	17	(0)
1995–1997	Poland U17	21	(2)
1996–1998	Poland U18	23	(3)
1998	Poland U20	1	(0)
1998–2001	Poland U21	32	(5)
2002–2011	Poland	29	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Głowacki made his Ekstraklasa debut on 7 May 1997 in a match against Amica Wronki. In 2000, he moved to Wisła Kraków from Lech Poznań. In 2005 Głowacki was chosen as the new Wisła Kraków captain. He was named to the Ekstraklasa Best XI in the 2007–08 season as well as in 2009 in Polish Footballers' Association voting.^[2][3] In 2009, he was chosen the best defender in Poland by Ekstraklasa players.^[4] 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 Trabzonspor.^[5] Głowacki made his debut for the club in the 2010 Turkish Super Cup final, starting alongside Egemen Korkmaz in the heart of the defense.^[6] Głowacki spent two seasons at Trabzonspor, playing in the UEFA Champions League 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 2002 FIFA World Cup.^[7] He played regularly for the national team until 2006 when Leo Beenhakker gave up him after only one match.^[8] After Beenhakker was sacked, Głowacki received a recall to the national side for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against the Czech Republic and Slovakia 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 Romania and Canada, but he sustained an injury in club action which ruled him out for those matches.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[9][10]

Club	Season	League	League		Cup		Europe		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lech Poznań	1996–97	Ekstraklasa	7	0	—		—		7	0
	1997–98	Ekstraklasa	25	0	2	0	—		27	0
	1998–99	Ekstraklasa	30	1	1	0	—		31	1
	1999–2000	Ekstraklasa	13	0	1	0	4	0	18	0
	Total		75	1	4	0	4	0	83	1
Wisła Kraków	1999–2000	Ekstraklasa	6	2	3	0	—		9	2
	2000–01	Ekstraklasa	17	0	5	0	6	0	28	0
	2001–02	Ekstraklasa	25	0	8	0	7	1	40	1
	2002–03	Ekstraklasa	27	0	6	0	10	0	43	0
	2003–04	Ekstraklasa	14	0	0	0	2	0	16	0
	2004–05	Ekstraklasa	18	0	6	2	6	0	30	2
	2005–06	Ekstraklasa	12	0	3	0	4	0	19	0
	2006–07	Ekstraklasa	17	1	4	0	4	0	25	1
	2007–08	Ekstraklasa	26	0	8	0	—		34	0
	2008–09	Ekstraklasa	19	1	7	2	2	0	28	3
	2009–10	Ekstraklasa	23	2	3	0	1	0	27	2
	Total		204	6	53	4	42	1	299	11
Trabzonspor	2010–11	Süper Lig	15	2	4	0	1	0	20	2
	2011–12	Süper Lig	18	0	0	0	9	0	27	0
	Total		33	2	4	0	10	0	47	2
Wisła Kraków	2012–13	Ekstraklasa	20	0	3	0	—		23	0
	2013–14	Ekstraklasa	26	3	1	0	—		27	3
	2014–15	Ekstraklasa	34	1	0	0	—		34	1
	2015–16	Ekstraklasa	32	1	0	0	—		32	1
	2016–17	Ekstraklasa	27	2	2	0	—		29	2
	2017–18	Ekstraklasa	17	0	0	0	—		17	0
	Total		156	7	6	0	0	0	162	7
Career total			468	16	67	4	56	1	591	21

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[11]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Poland	2002	6	0
	2003	5	0
	2004	5	0
	2005	2	0
	2006	1	0
	2007	0	0
	2008	0	0
	2009	2	0
	2010	0	0
	2011	8	0
Total		29	0

Honours

Wisła Kraków

• Ekstraklasa: 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2008–09
• Polish Cup: 2001–02, 2002–03
• Polish League Cup: 2000–01

Trabzonspor

• Turkish Super Cup: 2010

Individual

• Ekstraklasa Defender of the Year/Season: 2009, 2013–14^[12]
• Ekstraklasa Best XI: 2007–08, 2009
• Ekstraklasa Hall of Fame: 2024^[13]