Jerzy Dudek

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Personal information
Jerzy Dudek

Date of birth	March 23 1973 (1973-03-23) (age 36)
Place of birth	Rybnik, Poland
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Real Madrid
Number	25
Youth clubs
	Concordia Knurów
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1995–1996 1996–2001 2001–2007 2007–	Sokół Tychy Feyenoord Liverpool Real Madrid	015 (0) 139 (0) 180 (0) 004 (0)
National team²
1998–	Poland	058 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 1, 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of December 1, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Jerzy Dudek ['jɛʒɨ 'dudɛk] (born March 23, 1973 in Rybnik, Poland) is a Polish football player who plays for La Liga champions Real Madrid. He has been capped 58 times for the Polish national team.

1 Career
2 Personal life
3 Honours
4 Statistics
5 External links

Career

Prior to Real Madrid, Dudek played for Concordia Knurów, Sokół Tychy, Feyenoord Rotterdam and most recently Liverpool FC.

He made a phenomenal contribution to Liverpool F.C. during the Champions League final against AC Milan in 2005. He also was a squad member at Liverpool F.C. when they won the Worthington Cup in 2003, the FA Cup in 2006, the UEFA Super Cup in 2005 and the FA Community Shield in 2006. Then he was signed on a free transfer by Real Madrid after he was deemed surplus to requirements and now serves as backup to Iker Casillas.

Personal life

Dudek married his wife Mirella (b. December 1974) in June 1996. They have one son, Aleksander, born in December 1996, and two daughters, Wiktoria and Natalia, born in January 2006 and December 2006 respectively.

Dudek also has a brother, Dariusz, who is a footballer as well.

In 2004, Pope John Paul II, who played football as a goalkeeper during his youth in Poland, met members of the Polish national side. It was at this time he told Dudek that he was a great fan of his and followed Liverpool whenever they played.

Honours

Feyenoord

1998–99 Dutch League Championship
1999–00 Dutch Super Cup

Liverpool

Winner
- 2002–03 League Cup
- 2004–05 UEFA Champions League
- 2005–06 European Super Cup
- 2005–06 FA Cup
- 2006–07 Community Shield

Runner Up
- 2004–05 League Cup
- 2005 FIFA Club World Cup
- 2006–07 UEFA Champions League

Personal honours

1998–99 Dutch Keeper Of The Year
1999–00 Dutch Player Of The Year

Statistics

**Club Performance**
Club	Season	Premiership		FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Others		Total
Club	Season	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Liverpool F.C.	2006-07	1	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
	2005-06	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	2004-05	24	0	1	0	6	0	10	0	0	0	41	0
	2003-04	30	0	3	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	38	0
	2002-03	30	0	2	0	2	0	11	0	1	0	111	0
	2001-02	35	0	2	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	49	0
Club	Season	Eredivisie		Dutch Cup		---------		Europe		Others		Total
Club	Season	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Feyenoord	2001-02	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	2000-01	34	0	?	?	-	-	8	0	0	0	42	0
	1999-00	34	0	?	?	-	-	6	0	0	0	40	0
	1998-99	34	0	?	?	-	-	0	0	0	0	34	0
	1997-98	34	0	?	?	-	-	2?	0	0	0	36	0
	1996-97	0	0	?	?	-	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
Club	Season	Premier League		Polish Cup		---------		Europe		Others		Total
Club	Season	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Sokół Tychy	1995-96	15	0	?	?	-	-	0	0	0	0	15	0
Total		279	0	8	0	10	0	54	0	1	0	352	0

External links

v • d • e Poland squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup
1 Dudek • 2 Kłos • 3 Zieliński • 4 Michał Żewłakow • 5 Rząsa • 6 Hajto • 7 Świerczewski • 8 Kucharski • 9 Kryszałowicz • 10 Kałużny • 11 Olisadebe • 12 Majdan • 13 Głowacki • 14 Marcin Żewłakow • 15 Wałdoch • 16 Murawski • 17 A. Bąk • 18 Krzynówek • 19 Żurawski • 20 J. Bąk • 21 Koźmiński • 22 Matysek • 23 Sibik • Coach: Engel

v • d • e Real Madrid C.F. – current squad
1 Casillas • 2 Salgado • 3 Pepe • 4 Ramos • 5 Cannavaro • 6 Diarra • 7 Raúl • 8 Gago • 9 Soldado • 10 Robinho • 11 Robben • 12 Marcelo • 13 Codina • 14 Guti • 15 Drenthe • 16 Heinze • 17 van Nistelrooy • 18 Saviola • 19 Baptista • 20 Higuaín • 21 Metzelder • 22 Torres • 23 Sneijder • 24 Balboa • 25 Dudek • Coach: Schuster

Awards
Preceded by Edwin van der Sar	Dutch Football Goalkeeper of the Year 1998 – 1999	Succeeded by Ronald Waterreus
Preceded by Michael Mols	Dutch Golden Shoe Winner 2000	Succeeded by Johann Vogel

Persondata
NAME	Dudek, Jerzy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Dudek, Jerzy
SHORT DESCRIPTION	footballer
DATE OF BIRTH	1973-03-23
PLACE OF BIRTH	Rybnik , Poland
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH