Daniel Piorkowski
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Piorkowski | ||
| Date of birth | 12 January 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back / right back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2005 | Melbourne Knights FC | 26 | (0) |
| 2005–2008 | Melbourne Victory FC | 30 | (0) |
| 2008 | Newcastle Jets FC | 7 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Gold Coast United FC | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2002–2003 | Australia U-20 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 October 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:30, 1 November 2010 (UTC) | |||
Daniel Piorkowski (born 12 January 1984) is an Australian footballer.
Club career
[edit]Melbourne Knights
[edit]His progress as a footballer was delayed by a knee reconstruction, sustained during his playing days with ex NSL club Melbourne Knights FC. Daniel also was a member of the Australian Under 20 Side and missed out on a place in the Under-20 World Cup due to a knee reconstruction.[1]
Melbourne Victory
[edit]After signing for Melbourne Victory, Piorkowski made 11 appearances and was signed to a new two-year deal in April 2006.[2] Piorkowski was an important part of the Victory defence during their premiership winning season in 06/07 along with Adrian Leijer and Rodrigo Vargas. He unfortunately injured his knee during the season and did not feature in the finals series.[3][4] On 13 February 2008 he was tabled a new contract by Victory but remained undecided whether to stay with the club.[5] On 13 May 2008 he finally decided to pursue his ambitions of playing in Europe.[6][7][8]
Newcastle Jets
[edit]On 13 September 2008 he signed a short deal after a week-long trial to cover injured defender Shaun Ontong.[9][10]
Gold Coast United
[edit]On 20 November 2008 he joined Gold Coast United FC on a two-year deal.[11][12]
Honours
[edit]Melbourne Victory
References
[edit]- ^ Top Knights teenager out for season
- ^ Melbourne duo solid in defence Archived 21 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Trio reunite in heart of Victory's defence
- ^ Injury forces Piorkowski out
- ^ Two sign for Victory but more deals are pending[permanent dead link]
- ^ Piorkowski set to chase European dream Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Piorkowski starts European adventure
- ^ Piorkowski quits Victory for europe
- ^ "Jets Check Out Piorkowski". Archived from the original on 18 September 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
- ^ Jets Sign Up Piorkowski Archived 18 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Piorkowski Off To Gold Coast Too Archived 17 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Six more names confirmed for United Archived 2 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine
External links
[edit]- 1984 births
- Living people
- Soccer players from Melbourne
- Men's association football defenders
- A-League Men players
- National Soccer League (Australia) players
- Gold Coast United FC players
- Melbourne Knights FC players
- Melbourne Victory FC players
- Newcastle Jets FC players
- Walsall F.C. players
- Brunswick Juventus FC players
- Australian people of Polish descent
- Australian men's soccer players
- Australia men's under-20 international soccer players