Łukasz Garguła
Łukasz Garguła (Polish pronunciation: [ˈwukaʐ ɡarˈɡuwa];[1] born 25 February 1981 in Żagań, Poland) is a Polish retired footballer who played as a central midfielder.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Łukasz Garguła | ||
| Date of birth | 25 February 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Żagań, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Piast Iłowa | |||
| SMS Wrocław | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2002 | Polar Wrocław | 37 | (4) |
| 2002–2009 | GKS Bełchatów | 182 | (32) |
| 2009–2015 | Wisła Kraków | 127 | (17) |
| 2015–2019 | Miedź Legnica | 95 | (10) |
| 2019–2021 | Lechia Zielona Góra | 29 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 1997 | Poland U15 | 5 | (1) |
| 1997–1998 | Poland U16 | 12 | (2) |
| 1998–1999 | Poland U17 | 13 | (2) |
| 1999 | Poland U18 | 6 | (0) |
| 2000 | Poland U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Poland U21 | 14 | (3) |
| 2004–2005 | Poland B | 2 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | Poland | 16 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:22, 15 June 2021 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Garguła started his footballing career in Piast Iłowa and played a three seasons for Polar Wrocław.
GKS Bełchatów signed him in 2002 and in 2005 he managed to ascend with the team to the Ekstraklasa (the premier division in Poland). In the 06–07 season the team finished second in the league.
In 2009, he signed for Wisła Kraków. On July 1, 2015, Garguła signed a 1-year contract with Miedz Legnica and an option on a year extension.
In July 2019, Garguła joined Lechia Zielona Góra.[2]
International career
On 2 September 2006, Garguła made his international debut in a match against Finland, a match which Poland lost 1–3 and where he also scored his first and only goal for his country.
He was called up to participate at Euro 2008 by Leo Beenhakker,[3] however he was the only Polish player, along with Górnik Zabrze defender Michał Pazdan, who did not play in the whole tournament.
Statistics
Club
- As of 25 March 2017.[4]
| Club | Season | League | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Polar Wrocław | 1999–00 | I liga | 2 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2001–02 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 1 | – | 36 | 5 | |||
| Total | 37 | 4 | 5 | 1 | – | 42 | 5 | |||
| GKS Bełchatów | 2002–03 | I liga | 30 | 6 | 1 | 1 | – | 31 | 7 | |
| 2003–04 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 23 | 3 | |||
| 2004–05 | 34 | 7 | 7 | 0 | – | 41 | 7 | |||
| 2005–06 | Ekstraklasa | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 30 | 2 | ||
| 2006–07 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 0 | – | 30 | 7 | |||
| 2007–08 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 3 | ||
| 2008–09 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | – | 16 | 4 | |||
| Total | 182 | 32 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 199 | 33 | ||
| Wisła Kraków | 2009–10 | Ekstraklasa | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2010–11 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 39 | 1 | ||
| 2012–13 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | – | 24 | 5 | |||
| 2013–14 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 2 | – | 35 | 12 | |||
| 2014–15 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 31 | 3 | |||
| Total | 127 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 152 | 21 | ||
| Miedź Legnica | 2015–16 | I liga | 29 | 5 | 2 | 0 | – | 31 | 5 | |
| 2016–17 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 22 | 0 | |||
| Total | 50 | 5 | 3 | 0 | – | 53 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 396 | 58 | 38 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 446 | 64 | ||
International
- As of 25 March 2017.[4]
| Poland national football team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2006 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 1 | |
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2 September 2006 | Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium, Bydgoszcz, Poland |  Finland | 1–3 | 1–3 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |
References
- Łukasz in isolation: [ˈwukaʂ].
- Były reprezentant Polski Łukasz Garguła wrócił w rodzinne strony i chce pomóc Falubazowi, gazetalubuska.pl, 18 July 2019
- Tournament – Players – 10 – Łukasz Garguła
- "Łukasz Garguła". 90minut.pl. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- "Miedź Legnica awansowała do ekstraklasy! Miedź Legnica - Chojniczanka 5:1 [WYNIK, RELACJA, ZDJĘCIA, 27.05.2018]". gazetawroclawska.pl (in Polish). 27 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
External links
- Łukasz Garguła – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Łukasz Garguła at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Łukasz Garguła at Soccerway
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