Tomasz Gruszczyński
Personal information
Full name Tomasz Piotr Gruszczyński
Date of birth (1980-12-04) 4 December 1980
Place of birth Wałbrzych, Poland
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Metz
Amnéville
Hagondange
Malencourt
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2002 Metz B 16 (2)
2002–2011 F91 Dudelange 191 (116)
2012 Amnéville 13 (4)
2012–2013 Progrès Niederkorn 17 (4)
2013–2014 Thionville Lusitanos
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tomasz Piotr Gruszczyński (born 4 December 1980) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a forward.[1]

Early life

Gruszczyński moved to France at the age of eleven.[2] He acquired French nationality on 4 November 1997, through the collective effect of his father's naturalization.[3] As a youth player, Gruszczyński joined the youth academy of French side Metz, where he played alongside future Togo international Emmanuel Adebayor.[4]

Career

In 2002, Gruszczyński signed for Luxembourgian side F91 Dudelange, where he was regarded as one of the club's most important players, leading them to seven league titles and five national cup wins.[5][6] He is their all-time top scorer with 129 goals.[7]

In 2012, he signed for Luxembourgian side Progrès Niederkorn.[8]

Post-playing career

After retiring from professional football, Gruszczyński continued expanding his window installation business, which he launched while he was still an active player.[9]

Personal life

Gruszczyński is the father of footballer Kelya Gruszczynski.[10] He is the son of Polish footballer Jan Gruszczyński.[11]

Honours

Dudelange[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Tomasz dans les pas d e son père". republicain-lorrain.fr.
  2. ↑ "Tomasz Gruszczyński - Facetpo40 article".
  3. ↑ "JORF n° 0257 du 5 novembre 1997 - Légifrance" (PDF). legifrance.gouv.fr (in French). p. 16062. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  4. ↑ "Tomasz Gruszczyński - Onet article".
  5. ↑ "Tomasz Gruszczyński: Lech Poznań może wpaść w tarapaty. F91 Dudelange jest w stanie zaskoczyć". tvp.pl.
  6. 1 2 "Gruszczyński: Dudelange to poziom polskiej pierwszej ligi". tvp.pl.
  7. ↑ "Pour le meilleur et pour le pire : Tomasz Gruszczyński". mental.lu.
  8. ↑ "Thomas Gruszczynski: «Paolo Amodio a transformé le Progrès»". virgule.lu.
  9. ↑ "Tomasz Gruszczyński: Legia jest lepsza, nie widzę szans dla mistrza Luksemburga". se.pl.
  10. ↑ "Gruszczynski może zagrać dla ojczyzny rodziców". tvp.pl.
  11. ↑ "Thomas Gruszczynski sur les traces de son père à Thionville". virgule.lu.
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