Tomasz Gruszczyński

Tomasz Gruszczyński

Personal information
Full name	Tomasz Piotr Gruszczyński
Date of birth	(1980-12-04) 4 December 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth	Wałbrzych, Poland
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Metz
	Amnéville
	Hagondange
	Malencourt
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2002	Metz B	16	(2)
2002–2011	F91 Dudelange	191	(116)
2012	Amnéville	13	(4)
2012–2013	Progrès Niederkorn	17	(4)
2013–2014	Thionville Lusitanos
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tomasz Piotr Gruszczyński (born 4 December 1980) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a forward.[1]

Early life

Gruszczyński moved to France at the age of eleven.[2] He acquired French nationality on 4 November 1997, through the collective effect of his father's naturalization.[3] As a youth player, Gruszczyński joined the youth academy of French side Metz, where he played alongside future Togo international Emmanuel Adebayor.[4]

Career

In 2002, Gruszczyński signed for Luxembourgian side F91 Dudelange, where he was regarded as one of the club's most important players, leading them to seven league titles and five national cup wins.[5][6] He is their all-time top scorer with 129 goals.[7]

In 2012, he signed for Luxembourgian side Progrès Niederkorn.[8]

Post-playing career

After retiring from professional football, Gruszczyński continued expanding his window installation business, which he launched while he was still an active player.[9]

Personal life

Gruszczyński is the father of footballer Kelya Gruszczynski.[10] He is the son of Polish footballer Jan Gruszczyński.[11]

Honours

Dudelange[6]

• Luxembourg National Division: 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12
• Luxembourg Cup: 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2011–12

References

1. "Tomasz dans les pas d e son père". republicain-lorrain.fr.
2. "Tomasz Gruszczyński - Facetpo40 article".
3. "JORF n° 0257 du 5 novembre 1997 - Légifrance" (PDF). legifrance.gouv.fr (in French). p. 16062. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
4. "Tomasz Gruszczyński - Onet article".
5. "Tomasz Gruszczyński: Lech Poznań może wpaść w tarapaty. F91 Dudelange jest w stanie zaskoczyć". tvp.pl. 25 August 2022.
6. "Gruszczyński: Dudelange to poziom polskiej pierwszej ligi". tvp.pl. 8 August 2018.
7. "Pour le meilleur et pour le pire : Tomasz Gruszczyński". mental.lu.
8. "Thomas Gruszczynski: "Paolo Amodio a transformé le Progrès"". virgule.lu.
9. "Tomasz Gruszczyński: Legia jest lepsza, nie widzę szans dla mistrza Luksemburga". se.pl.
10. "Gruszczynski może zagrać dla ojczyzny rodziców". tvp.pl. 19 September 2022.
11. "Thomas Gruszczynski sur les traces de son père à Thionville". virgule.lu.