Arkadiusz Onyszko

Arek Onyszko

Personal information
Full name	Arkadiusz Onyszko
Date of birth	12 January 1974 (1974-01-12) (age 37)
Place of birth	Lublin, Poland
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Polonia Warszawa
Number	29
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1989–1990	KS Lublinianka
1990–1993	Zawisza Bydgoszcz	12	(0)
1993–1994	Legia Warszawa	0	(0)
1993–1994	→ Polonia Warszawa (loan)	13	(0)
1994–1996	Warta Poznań	25	(0)
1996–1997	Lech Poznań	31	(0)
1997–1998	Widzew Łódź	30	(0)
1998–2003	Viborg	173	(0)
2003–2009	OB	177	(0)
2009	Midtjylland	13	(0)
2010	Odra Wodzisław	13	(0)
2010–	Polonia Warszawa	0	(0)
National team‡
1997	Poland	2	(0)
Honours Competitor for  Poland Men's Football Silver 1992 Barcelona Team Competition
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 June 2010. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 June 2010

Arkadiusz "Arek" Onyszko (born 12 January 1974 in Lublin) is a Polish goalkeeper, who is currently playing for Polish side Polonia Warsaw.

Career

He began his career in 1989 with KS Lublinianka. In 1998 he moved to Viborg FF from Widzew Łódź and established himself as Viborg's number one goalkeeper. In 2003 he transferred to Odense Boldklub, where he spent the next six years as OB's first choice goalkeeper. Between 1998 and 2009 he played 363 games in the Danish Superliga, which makes him the 5th most capped player and the most capped foreigner.

After a turbulent time in Denmark, Onyszko returned to Poland and on 13 January 2010 signed a short-term contract with Odra Wodzislaw.^[1] The club came last in the league this season and were relegated, but Onyszko's displays were impressive enough to earn him a 2 year contract with Polonia Warsaw, which he signed in May 2010.^[2] However, in June 2010 Onyszko was diagnosed with a kidney failure, and as of late 2010 his career is on hold while he is awaiting a transplant.

International career

He was a member of the Polish national team, that won the silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

Controversies

On 2 March 2009 Onyszko was arrested by Danish police, facing charges of assaulting his former wife in her home. On 24 June the same year he was sentenced three months of prison by the City Court of Odense. As a result of his conviction he was fired by his club the very same day.^[3]

A few days later he signed a contract with Danish club FC Midtjylland. - He was fired on 2 November for issuing a book containing verbal attacks on homosexuals and female sport reporters.^[4]

References

1. ^ Onyszko har skrevet under
2. ^ Onyszko podpisał kontrakt z Polonią Warszawa
3. ^ Danish goalie to play with 'criminal leash'
4. ^ Danish club fires footballer for 'I hate gays' comment

External links

• OB profile
• Career statistics at Danmarks Radio
• National Football Teams

Persondata
Name	Onyszko, Arkadiusz
Alternative names
Short description	Polish footballer
Date of birth	12 January 1974
Place of birth	Lublin, Poland
Date of death
Place of death