Grzegorz Bronowicki (; born 4 August 1980) is a Polish

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who plays as a defender for Błękit Cyców. He is currently an assistant coach of

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's reserve team.

Career

Bronowicki spent most of his early career at

, apart from one season on loan at Lewart Lubartów. He attracted interest from many French clubs during the 200607 season, impressing for both

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and the Poland national team, including Poland's 2–1 UEFA EURO 2008 qualifier win over

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where he was named man of the match. He was named in the provisional squad for

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with the hope that he would recover from a knee injury in time for the tournament. However, he was ultimately removed from the squad after coach

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determined that his return to fitness would take longer than expected. He signed with

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in the

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however due to his persistent injury problems he had inconsistent exhibitions. Playing as

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, in his first season in Serbia he managed to play 13 league matches, but in 2008-09 he ended up not playing any league match. At the end of his contract in summer 2009, he returned to Górnik Łęczna where he progressively recovered, and subsequently, in summer 2010, he signed with

Ruch Chorzów Ruch Chorzów () is a Polish professional association football, football club based in Chorzów, Upper Silesia. It is one of the most successful football teams in Poland, having won fourteen List of Polish football champions, Polish Championship ...

returning to

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, the top Polish division. He was released from Ruch in May 2011.

Personal life

His brother, Piotr Bronowicki was also a footballer.

Honours

;Legia Warsaw *

: 2005–06

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bronowicki, Grzegorz 1980 births Living people People from Łęczna County Footballers from Lublin Voivodeship Polish men's footballers Poland men's international footballers Men's association football defenders GKS Górnik Łęczna players Legia Warsaw players Red Star Belgrade footballers Ruch Chorzów players JKS Jarosław players Ekstraklasa players I liga players II liga players III liga players Serbian SuperLiga players Polish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia 21st-century Polish sportsmen