Adam Kokoszka

Polish footballer
Adam Kokoszka
Kokoszka in KSP colours, 2011
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-10-06) 6 October 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth Andrychów, Poland
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
Beskid Andrychów
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2008 Wisła Kraków 21 (1)
2008–2011 Empoli 43 (0)
2011 → Polonia Warsaw (loan) 11 (0)
2011–2013 Polonia Warsaw 38 (0)
2013–2014 Śląsk Wrocław 45 (2)
2014–2015 Torpedo Moscow 22 (0)
2015–2018 Śląsk Wrocław 57 (3)
2018–2019 Zagłębie Sosnowiec 4 (0)
2021–2022 Unia Tarnów 15 (0)
Total 256 (6)
International career
2006–2014 Poland 11 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Adam Kokoszka (Polish pronunciation: [ˈadam kɔˈkɔʂka], born 6 October 1986) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Besides Poland, he has played in Italy[1] and Russia.

Club career

His debut for Wisła Kraków came on 4 August 2006 against Arka Gdynia.

On 28 July 2008 he signed a five-year contract with Empoli,[2] using the Webster ruling to leave Wisla. Wisla brought the matter to FIFA but in October the organization cleared Kokoszka to play for Empoli.[3] He debuted for his new club in a 4-0 win over U.S. Sassuolo Calcio on 28 October.

On 19 January 2011 a half-year loan transfer to Polonia Warsaw was announced.[4]

In July 2014, Kokoszka signed a three-year contract with Torpedo Moscow,[5] however in April 2015, Kokoszka left Torpedo Moscow having not been paid by the club for four months.[6]

International career

Although he had made only a few appearances for his club, he was noticed by Leo Beenhakker and debuted for the Poland national team a short while later, in a friendly away to the United Arab Emirates on 6 December 2006. In the next friendly match against Estonia he scored his first goal for Poland. He was called up for Euro 2008 and made one appearance, in Poland's final match against Croatia.

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 3 February 2007 Jerez de la Frontera, Spain  Estonia 4–0 Win Friendly
2. 2 February 2008 Pafos, Cyprus  Finland 1–0 Win Friendly

Honours

Wisła Kraków

Notes

  1. ^ Adam Kokoszka zagra w czwartej lidze. „Przyszedł czas, by podzielić się doświadczeniem” laczynaspilka.pl (Archived)
  2. ^ "Adam Kokoszka". Oficjalny portal Polskiej Reprezentacji Piłkarskiej (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2012-03-25. Retrieved 2011-07-22.
  3. ^ "Adam Kokoszka może grać w Empoli". Sport.pl (in Polish). 2008-10-14. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
  4. ^ "Adam Kokoszka w Polonii Warszawa". Onet.pl (in Polish). 2011-01-19. Archived from the original on 2011-01-22. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
  5. ^ АВТОЗАВОДЦЫ ПОДПИСАЛИ КОНТРАКТ С ЗАЩИТНИКОМ СБОРНОЙ ПОЛЬШИ (in Russian). FC Torpedo Moscow. 3 July 2014. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  6. ^ "Adam Kokoszka odchodzi z Torpieda". 90minut.pl/ (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2015.

External links

  • Adam Kokoszka at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
  • National team stats[permanent dead link]
  • Adam Kokoszka at Soccerway
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Poland squad – UEFA Euro 2008
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