Jerzy Dudek

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Jerzy Dudek
Personal information
Date of birth	March 23, 1973 (1973-03-23) (age 35)
Place of birth	Rybnik, Poland
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Real Madrid
Number	25
Youth clubs
	Concordia Knurów
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1995–1996 1996–2001 2001–2007 2007–	Sokół Tychy Feyenoord Liverpool Real Madrid	015 (0) 139 (0) 180 (0) 005 (0)
National team2
1998–	Poland	058 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 27, 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of May 27, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Jerzy Dudek (pronounced [ˈjɛʒɨ ˈdudɛk]]; born March 23, 1973 in Rybnik, Poland) is a Polish football player who plays for La Liga champions Real Madrid. He has been capped 58 times for the Polish national team.

Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 Honours 4 Career statistics 5 External links

[edit] Career

Prior to Real Madrid, Dudek played for Concordia Knurów, Sokół Tychy, Feyenoord Rotterdam and most recently Liverpool FC.

He made a phenomenal contribution to Liverpool F.C. during the Champions League final against AC Milan in 2005. He also was a squad member at Liverpool F.C. when they won the Worthington Cup in 2003, the FA Cup in 2006, the UEFA Super Cup in 2005 and the FA Community Shield in 2006. He lost his place in the starting line up to Jose Manuel Reina in 2005. After he was deemed surplus to requirements at Liverpool, he was signed on a free transfer by Real Madrid and now serves as backup to Iker Casillas. Dudek made his La Liga debut on May 10, 2008 in league match against Real Zaragoza, which ended as a 2-2 draw.

[edit] Personal life

Dudek married his wife Mirella (b. December 1974) in June 1996. They have one son, Aleksander, born in December 1996, and two daughters, Wiktoria and Natalia, born in January 2006 and December 2006 respectively.

Dudek also has a brother, Dariusz, who is a footballer as well.

In 2004, Pope John Paul II, who played football as a goalkeeper during his youth in Poland, met members of the Polish national side. It was at this time he told Dudek that he was a great fan of his and followed Liverpool whenever they played.

[edit] Honours

Feyenoord

• 1998–99 Dutch League Championship
• 1999–00 Dutch Super Cup

Liverpool

• Winner
  • 2002–03 League Cup
  • 2004–05 UEFA Champions League
  • 2005–06 European Super Cup
  • 2005–06 FA Cup
  • 2006–07 Community Shield

• Runner Up
  • 2004–05 League Cup
  • 2005 FIFA Club World Cup
  • 2006–07 UEFA Champions League

Real Madrid

• 2007–08 La Liga

Personal honours

• 1998–99 Dutch Keeper Of The Year
• 1999–00 Dutch Player Of The Year

[edit] Career statistics

Club Performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Poland			League		Polish Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
1995-96	GKS Tychy		15	0	-		-		-		15	0
Netherlands			League		KNVB Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
1996-97	Feyenoord	Eredivisie	0	0	-		-		-		0	0
1997-98			34	0	-		-		2	0	36	0
1998-99			34	0	-		-		-		34	0
1999-00			34	0	-		-		6	0	40	0
2000-01			34	0	-		-		8	0	42	0
2001-02			3	0	-		-		-		3	0
England			League		FA Cup		Football League Cup		Europe		Total
2001-02	Liverpool	Premier League	35	0	2	0	0	0	12	0	49	0
2002-03			30	0	2	0	2	0	11	0	45	0
2003-04			30	0	3	0	1	0	4	0	38	0
2004-05			24	0	1	0	6	0	10	0	41	0
2005-06			6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
2006-07			1	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	5	0
Spain			League		Copa del Rey		Copa de la Liga		Europe		Total
2007-08	Real Madrid	La Liga	1	0	4	0	-		0	0	5	0
Total	Poland		15	0	-		-		-		15	0
	Netherlands		139	0	-		-		16	0	155	0
	England		126	0	9	0	11	0	38	0	184	0
	Spain		1	0	4	0	-		0	0	5	0
Career Total			281	0	13	0	11	0	54	0	359	0

[edit] External links

• Jerzy Dudek career stats at Soccerbase
• Jerzy Dudek's Official Website
• Jerzy Dudek Official Website at Icons.com
• Jerzy Dudek Polish Website
• LFChistory.net player profile

v • d • e Poland squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup 1 Dudek • 2 Kłos • 3 Zieliński • 4 Michał Żewłakow • 5 Rząsa • 6 Hajto • 7 Świerczewski • 8 Kucharski • 9 Kryszałowicz • 10 Kałużny • 11 Olisadebe • 12 Majdan • 13 Głowacki • 14 Marcin Żewłakow • 15 Wałdoch • 16 Murawski • 17 A. Bąk • 18 Krzynówek • 19 Żurawski • 20 J. Bąk • 21 Koźmiński • 22 Matysek • 23 Sibik • Coach: Engel

v • d • e Real Madrid C.F. – current squad 1 Casillas • 2 Salgado • 3 Pepe • 4 Ramos • 5 Cannavaro • 6 Diarra • 7 Raúl • 8 Gago • 9 Soldado • 10 Robinho • 11 Robben • 12 Marcelo • 13 Codina • 14 Guti • 15 Drenthe • 16 Heinze • 17 van Nistelrooy • 18 Saviola • 19 Baptista • 20 Higuaín • 21 Metzelder • 22 Torres • 23 Sneijder • 24 Balboa • 25 Dudek • Coach: Schuster

Awards
Preceded by Edwin van der Sar	Dutch Football Goalkeeper of the Year 1998 – 1999	Succeeded by Ronald Waterreus
Preceded by Michael Mols	Dutch Golden Shoe Winner 2000	Succeeded by Johann Vogel

Persondata
NAME	Dudek, Jerzy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Dudek, Jerzy
SHORT DESCRIPTION	footballer
DATE OF BIRTH	1973-03-23
PLACE OF BIRTH	Rybnik , Poland
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH