Tomasz Kuszczak
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Kuszczak in 2016 with Birmingham City | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Tomasz Mirosław Kuszczak | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 20 March 1982 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Krosno Odrzańskie, Poland | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Śląsk Wrocław | ||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Uerdingen | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–2004 | Hertha BSC II | 87 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2001–2004 | Hertha BSC | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2007 | West Bromwich Albion | 31 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | → Manchester United (loan) | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2012 | Manchester United | 26 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012 | → Watford (loan) | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 84 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2019 | Birmingham City | 89 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 349 | (0) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Poland U16 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Poland U18 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2001–2003 | Poland U21 | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2012 | Poland | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Poland (goalkeeping coach) | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Tomasz Mirosław Kuszczak (Polish pronunciation: [ˈtɔmaʂ ˈkuʂt͡ʂak] ⓘ; born 20 March 1982) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was most recently the goalkeeping coach of the Poland national team.
Born in Krosno Odrzańskie, Kuszczak previously played for Śląsk Wrocław in Poland, as well as for the German clubs KFC Uerdingen 05 and Hertha BSC, before moving in 2004 to England with West Bromwich Albion. During the summer of 2006 he transferred to Manchester United, where as backup goalkeeper to Edwin van der Sar he won three Premier League titles, two Football League Cups, three FA Community Shields, the FIFA Club World Cup and the UEFA Champions League. In 2012 Kuszczak joined Brighton & Hove Albion, who released him at the end of the 2013–14 season. After spending the latter part of the 2014–15 season with Wolverhampton Wanderers, he signed for Birmingham City in July 2015, playing for the club until his retirement in 2019.
Kuszczak made 14 appearances for the Poland under-21 side and was capped 11 times at senior level. He was a member of the nation's squad at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.