Daniel Piorkowski

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Daniel Piorkowski
Personal information
Full name Daniel Piorkowski
Date of birth (1984-01-12) 12 January 1984 (age 37)
Place of birth Melbourne, Australia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Centre back / right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2005 Melbourne Knights FC 26 (0)
2005–2008 Melbourne Victory FC 30 (0)
2008 Newcastle Jets FC 7 (0)
2009–2011 Gold Coast United FC 2 (0)
National team‡
2002–2003 Australia U-20 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 October 2011
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:30, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

Daniel Piorkowski (born 12 January 1984) is an Australian footballer.

Club career[]

Melbourne Knights[]

His progress as a footballer was delayed by a knee reconstruction, sustained during his playing days with ex NSL club Melbourne Knights FC. Daniel also was a member of the Australian Under 20 Side and missed out on a place in the Under-20 World Cup due to a knee reconstruction.[1]

Melbourne Victory[]

After signing for Melbourne Victory, Piorkowski made 11 appearances and was signed to a new two-year deal in April 2006.[2] Piorkowski was an important part of the Victory defence during their premiership winning season in 06/07 along with Adrian Leijer and Rodrigo Vargas. He unfortunately injured his knee during the season and did not feature in the finals series.[3][4] On 13 February 2008 he was tabled a new contract by Victory but remained undecided whether to stay with the club.[5] On 13 May 2008 he finally decided to pursue his ambitions of playing in Europe.[6][7][8]

Newcastle Jets[]

On 13 September 2008 he signed a short deal after a week-long trial to cover injured defender Shaun Ontong.[9][10]

Gold Coast United[]

On 20 November 2008 he joined Gold Coast United FC on a two-year deal.[11][12]

Honours[]

Melbourne Victory

References[]

  1. ^ Top Knights teenager out for season
  2. ^ Melbourne duo solid in defence Archived 21 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Trio reunite in heart of Victory's defence
  4. ^ Injury forces Piorkowski out
  5. ^ Two sign for Victory but more deals are pending
  6. ^ Piorkowski set to chase European dream Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Piorkowski starts European adventure
  8. ^ Piorkowski quits Victory for europe
  9. ^ Jets Check Out Piorkowski
  10. ^ Jets Sign Up Piorkowski Archived 18 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ Piorkowski Off To Gold Coast Too Archived 17 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ Six more names confirmed for United Archived 2 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine

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