Arkadiusz Jerzy Onyszko (born 12 January 1974) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He serves as the goalkeeping coach of the Poland U15 national team.[2]
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| Full name | Arkadiusz Jerzy Onyszko[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 12 January 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lublin, Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Poland U15 (goalkeeping coach) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1990 | KS Lublinianka | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1993 | Zawisza Bydgoszcz | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1994 | Legia Warsaw | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1994 | → Polonia Warsaw (loan) | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1996 | Warta Poznań | 25 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Lech Poznań | 31 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Widzew Łódź | 30 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2003 | Viborg | 173 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2009 | OB | 177 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Midtjylland | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Odra Wodzisław | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Polonia Warsaw | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 487 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Poland U16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Poland Olympic | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | Poland | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | ŁKS Łódź (goalkeeping coach) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Poland U19 (goalkeeping coach) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2017 | Górnik Łęczna (goalkeeping coach) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2022 | Motor Lublin (goalkeeping coach) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Poland U15 (goalkeeping coach) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Poland U16 (goalkeeping coach) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Poland U17 (goalkeeping coach) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Poland U15 (goalkeeping coach) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
editOnyszko was born in Lublin. He began his career in 1989 with KS Lublinianka. In 1998, he moved to Viborg FF from Widzew Łódź, and established himself as Viborg's number one goalkeeper. In 2003, he was transferred to Odense Boldklub, where he spent the next six years as OB's first choice goalkeeper. Between 1998 and 2009, he played 363 games in the Danish Superliga, which makes him the fifth most capped player and the most capped foreigner.
After a turbulent time in Denmark, Onyszko returned to Poland and signed a short-term contract with Odra Wodzislaw on 13 January 2010.[3] The club came last in the league this season and were relegated, but Onyszko's displays were impressive enough to earn him a two-year contract with Polonia Warsaw, which he signed in May 2010.[4] However, in June 2010 Onyszko was diagnosed with kidney failure.
On 6 January 2013, Onyszko had a kidney transplant in Szczecin.[5]
International career
editOnyszko was a member of the Poland national team that won the silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.
Controversies
editIn June 2009, Onyszko was convicted on charges of assaulting his former wife and sentenced to three months imprisonment, of which two months would be suspended. His club fired him the very same day.[6]
A few days later, he signed a contract with Danish club FC Midtjylland. He was fired on 2 November after the release of his autobiography, which contained attacks on homosexuals and female sport reporters.[7]
In his native Poland, he was criticised for his homophobic statements and for sparking anti-Polish sentiment.[7]
Honours
editLegia Warsaw
- Polish Super Cup: 1994[8]
Viborg
Odense
Poland Olympic
Poland U16
- UEFA European Under-16 Championship third place: 1990[8]
References
edit- ^ "Poland - A. Onyszko - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "Reprezentacja U-15 - Sztab szkoleniowy" (in Polish). Polish Football Association. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "Onyszko har skrevet under" [Onyszko has signed]. bold.dk (in Danish). 13 January 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ "Onyszko podpisał kontrakt z Polonią Warszawa" [Onyszko has signed a contract with Polonia Warsaw]. sport.interia.pl (in Polish). 20 May 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ Maciejewski, Tomasz (17 January 2013). "Były bramkarz reprezentacji: Wreszcie mogę się wysiusiać" [The former goalkeeper: Finally, I can pee]. Sport.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ "Danish union denies currently helping controversial keeper". FIFPro World Players' Union. 4 November 2009. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ a b "Danish club fires footballer for 'I hate gays' comment". PinkNews. 3 November 2009. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Arkadiusz Onyszko". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "POKAL 1999/2000". haslund.info. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "Viborg vinder Super Cup". bold.dk. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
External links
edit- OB profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 13 March 2007)
- Arkadiusz Onyszko at DR (in Danish) (archived)
- Arkadiusz Onyszko at National-Football-Teams.com