Jerzy Dudek

Jerzy Dudek
Dudek in 2008
Personal information
Full name Jerzy Henryk Dudek[1]
Date of birth (1973-03-23) 23 March 1973 (age 51)[2]
Place of birth Rybnik, Poland[3][4]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[5]
Position(s) Goalkeeper[2]
Youth career
1985–1991 Górnik Knurów
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1995 Concordia Knurów 119 (0)
1995–1996 Sokół Tychy 15 (0)
1996–2001 Feyenoord 139 (0)
2001–2007 Liverpool 127 (0)
2007–2011 Real Madrid 2 (0)
Total 402 (0)
International career
1998–2013 Poland 60 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jerzy Henryk Dudek (born 23 March 1973) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

After beginning his career in his home country, he went on to have successful spells in the Netherlands and England, winning the Champions League with Liverpool in 2005 and appearing in 186 official matches for the club over six seasons. He also spent four years at Real Madrid.

Dudek played 60 times for Poland – the second most-capped player in his position for several years – representing the nation at the 2002 World Cup.

  1. ^ "Acta del partido celebrado el 19 de diciembre de 2009, en Madrid" [Minutes of the match held on 19 December 2009, in Madrid] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Archived from the original on 15 June 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Jerzy Dudek". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Jerzy Dudek". Liverpool F.C. Archived from the original on 16 December 2006. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Jerzy DUDEK". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  5. ^ "FIFA Club World Championship Japan 2005 – Official rosters". FIFA. 4 December 2005. Archived from the original on 19 December 2005. Retrieved 23 December 2022.