Tomasz Unton

Tomasz Unton

Personal information
Full name	Tomasz Unton
Date of birth	(1970-11-01) 1 November 1970
Place of birth	Szczecin, Poland
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1986–1987	Arka Gdynia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1988–1994	Lechia Gdańsk	212	(36)
1994–1995	Legia Warsaw	12	(1)
1995–1996	Olimpia-Lechia Gdańsk	21	(5)
1996	Polonia Warsaw	12	(1)
1997	Śląsk Wrocław	7	(0)
1997	Wierzyca Starogard Gdański
1998	Stilon Gorzów Wielkopolski
1998–2000	Eisenhüttenstädter FC Stahl
2001	Arka Gdynia
2004–2005	Kaszuby Połchowo
2005–2007	GKS Luzino
2008	Zatoka Puck
Managerial career
2007	Gryf Wejherowo
2008	Orlęta Reda
2009	Unia Tczew
2011–2013	Lechia Gdańsk II
2014	Lechia Gdańsk (caretaker)
2015	Lechia Gdańsk II
2017–2018	Lechia Gdańsk (youth)
2021	AS Pomorze Gdańsk
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tomasz Unton (born 1 November 1970) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Unton spent the majority of his career playing in Pomerania, with his longest spell at Lechia Gdańsk.

Senior career

Unton began his career at the youth levels with Arka Gdynia before joining Arka's rivals Lechia Gdańsk in 1988. During his 8 seasons at Lechia, Unton played 212 times in the league, and scored 36 goals placing him in the top 20 for all time appearances and goals scored while playing for Lechia. Despite an enjoyable time with Lechia, Unton's most successful period was his time with Legia Warsaw. Despite only playing 14 games in all competitions, Unton won the Ekstraklasa and the Puchar Polski before leaving the club months after he joined.

After Legia, Unton rejoined Lechia, now called Olimpia-Lechia Gdańsk due to a merger from Lechia Gdańsk and Olimpia Poznań. After the season Olimpia-Lechia were relegated, and Unton joined Polonia Warsaw. This started a period of Unton rarely staying at a club for more than one season. After Polonia, Unton played for Śląsk Wrocław, before playing for lower league Pomoranian sides Wierzyca Starogard Gdański and Stilon Gorzów Wielkopolski. Unton had a brief spell in Germany from 1998 to 2000 with Eisenhüttenstädter FC Stahl, before re-joining Arka Gdynia who he played for as a youth. With Arka, Unton won promotion from the third tier, after winning the league. Unton played for 3 more teams after Arka, all smaller Pomeranian teams, Kaszuby Połchowo from Połchowo, GKS Luzino from Luzino, and Zatoka Puck from Puck.

Managerial career

In 2007, Unton started his managerial career with Gryf Wejherowo. In 2014, he was named caretaker manager of Lechia Gdańsk, a position he held from 21 September to 17 November.

Personal life

Unton was born in Szczecin, where his father played football for Arkonia Szczecin, and his mother played handball for Pogoń Szczecin.

Honours

Legia Warsaw

• Ekstraklasa: 1994–95
• Polish Cup: 1994–95