Radosław Matusiak
Polish footballer
Radosław Matusiak (Polish pronunciation: [raˈdɔswav maˈtuɕak]; born 1 January 1982) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Club career
Matusiak's contribution at the senior national team level caught the eyes of a handful of clubs in Europe during the winter transfer window. Speculations of the Polish striker joining Italian side Palermo, third-placed team in the Serie A at the time, were finally realized on 30 January 2007, when he was announced to have signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with the Sicilian club, worth nearly €2 million. After a couple of substitute appearances, Matusiak made his debut in the starting lineup on 13 May 2007 in a league match against Ascoli, promptly scoring his first goal for the club.
On 24 August 2007, Matusiak signed a three-year contract with an option for a fourth with Dutch side SC Heerenveen. In January 2008, however, he returned to Poland, being loaned for the duration of the season to Wisła Kraków. In the summer of 2008, his contract with Heerenveen was canceled by mutual agreement. He spent the first half of the 2008–09 season pursuing interests outside of football, but rejected media reports that he had retired from the sport. On 23 December 2008, he signed with Widzew Łódź. On 21 August 2009, he joimed Cracovia on a two-year contract.
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