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Intro | Polish footballer | ||||
Places | Poland | ||||
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Work field | Sports | ||||
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Birth | 19 November 1984, Kostrzyn nad Odrą, Gorzów County, Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland | ||||
Age | 40 years | ||||
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Biography
Dawid Kucharski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈda.vʲit ku.ˈxar.skʲi]; born November 19, 1984 in Kostrzyn nad Odrą) is a Polish professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for Okocimski KS Brzesko.
Career
Early career in Poland
Kucharski began his playing career at Celulozy Kostrzyn. Before the 2002/2003 season, he moved to Amica Wronki, where he debuted in the Ekstraklasa for Szczakowianka Jaworzno on 5 October 2002. He joined Lech Poznań at the beginning of the 2006/2007 season. He has played in 97 matches in the Polish Ekstraklasa as well as scoring 3 goals. He helped Lech Poznań to third place in the 2008-09 Ekstraklasa and the 2009 Polish Cup final but missed out on the 1-0 victory over Ruch Chorzów due to injury.
Moving abroad to Hearts
Kucharski signed for Scottish Premier League side Hearts on 5 July 2009. He made his debut on the opening day of the season in a 2-0 defeat to Dundee United at Tannadice. He made a total of 15 appearances during his first season for the club. Kucharski did not feature at all for Hearts during the 2010-11 season and on 26 May 2011 it was announced that he would not be offered a new contract at Tynecastle and was free to find a new club.
Pogoń Szczecin
In June 2011, he joined Pogoń Szczecin on a one-year contract.
International career
Kucharski used to be the captain of the Poland U21 national team