Kamil Piotr Kosowski (; born 30 August 1977) is a Polish

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, co-commentator and former

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in

Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski (), often referred to as Ostrowiec, is a city in southeastern Poland, in the historical region of Lesser Poland, with 66,258 residents (as of 2021). The town is one of the historic centers of Polish industry and metallurgy ...

, Kosowski started out playing for his home town club

KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski KSZO 1929 Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski () is a Polish football club based in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Poland. It was initially founded on 11 August 1929. They currently play in group IV of the III liga, the fourth division of national football l ...

Wisła Kraków and loans

Kosowski became renowned in Poland after his performances for

Wisła Kraków Towarzystwo Sportowe Wisła Kraków Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Wisła Kraków (), is a Polish professional football club based in Kraków. They currently compete in the I liga, the second level of Polish football league system, ...

in the 2002–03

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matches. He moved to

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in Germany in 2003 and then on to

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where he played the 2005–06 season on a year-long loan and was recalled to the Poland national team. He scored once in the league for Southampton, in a 1–1 draw with

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. After being on loan at A.C. Chievo Verona, Kosowski returned to

and played very well for the first half of the season as the player with most assists in the first half of the league campaign after setting up nine goals in 13 games. However, on 14 January 2008, Wisła Kraków and Kosowski mutually voided the remainder of his contract as a result of not coming to a compromise on a new deal.

Cádiz

Kosowski signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Spanish second division team

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on 25 January 2008. Cadiz finished 20th in the Segunda División in 2007–08 and were relegated to the

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APOEL

On 7 July 2008, Kosowski was transferred to

APOEL APOEL FC (; short for Αθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Ελλήνων Λευκωσίας, ''Athletikos Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias'', "Athletic Football Club of Greeks of Nicosia") is a Cypriot professio ...

from

and signed a two-year contract. In his first official appearance with APOEL, Kosowski scored the only goal in the

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match against

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and APOEL won the title. In his first year in the club, he helped APOEL to win the Cyprus Championship 2008–09, showing his class and was one of the most valuable players of the club. The next season, he won the Super Cup again and he also appeared in five official

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matches of the

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with APOEL. He stated that his participation with APOEL in the

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was one of the most important moments in his career.

Apollon Limassol

On 31 May 2010, he signed a two-year contract with

Apollon Limassol Apollon Limassol FC (, ''Apollon Lemesou'') is a Cypriot sports club, based in Limassol. It has football, basketball and volleyball teams. Founded in 1954, Apollon FC currently plays in the Cypriot First Division and has won the championship tit ...

but at the end of the season his contract was mutually terminated.

GKS Bełchatów

In July 2011, he joined

GKS Bełchatów GKS Bełchatów is a Polish professional football club based in Bełchatów. The club currently competes in group I of the III liga. History GKS Bełchatów entered Poland's Klasa A in 1977 under the name of Węgiel Brunatny Bełchatów, and ...

on a one-year contract.

International career

Kosowski was capped 52 times for

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, scoring four goals. In August 2005 he was part of the national team's triumphant performance at the

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2005. He was selected to the 23-men national squad for the

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finals held in Germany, but he played only about 15 minutes against

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Career statistics

International

International goals

Honours

Wisła Kraków *

Ekstraklasa (; meaning "Extra Class" in Polish), officially known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its Sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is a professional association football league in Poland and the highest level of the Polish foo ...

: 2000–01, 2002–03, 2007–08 *

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: 2001–02, 2002–03 * Polish League Cup: 2000–01 *

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: 2001 APOEL *

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: 2008–09 *

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: 2008

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kosowski, Kamil Living people 1977 births People from Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski Footballers from Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship Polish men's footballers Poland men's international footballers Poland men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football midfielders KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski players Gwarek Zabrze players Górnik Zabrze players Wisła Kraków players 1. FC Kaiserslautern players Southampton F.C. players AC ChievoVerona players Cádiz CF players APOEL FC players Apollon Limassol FC players GKS Bełchatów players Ekstraklasa players Serie A players Bundesliga players Regionalliga players English Football League players Segunda División players Cypriot First Division players Polish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Polish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Polish expatriate sportspeople in England Polish expatriate sportspeople in Italy Polish expatriate sportspeople in Spain Polish expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus 2006 FIFA World Cup players