Marek Szmid

Marek Szmid
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-03-02) 2 March 1982
Place of birth Nuneaton, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 Southend United 2 (0)
2002–2003 Sutton Coldfield Town
2003 Marine
2003–2004 Nuneaton Griff
2004–2005 Nuneaton Borough
2004–2005 Liverpool John Moores University
2005–2006 Vauxhall Motors
National team
1997–1998 ESFA U15 15
1998–1999 England U16 8
England U17
2005 England futsal 6
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Marek Szmid (born 2 March 1982) is an English former professional footballer, who played as a midfielder.

Career

Club career

Born in Nuneaton, Szmid began his career with the youth team of Manchester United which he captained and then went on to make several reserve team appearances, before moving to Southend United in November 2001.[1][2] He made 2 appearances in the Football League for Southend.[3][4] Szmid later played non-league football with Sutton Coldfield Town and Marine.[5] In the same season he moved to play for Nuneaton Griff F.C..[6] In 2004, he played for Nuneaton Town F.C..[7] The next season saw him playing for Vauxhall Motors.[8] That season saw him suffering a bad injury which caused him to retire from playing football. After retiring, he attended Liverpool John Moores University where he graduated with a B.A. in Sports Development in 2007.[9] Whilst studying he suffered a severe injury which caused his playing career to stop. The following year he attended the University of Chester where he took part in the GTP (Graduate Teacher Programme).[10] He started teaching Physical Education at Ashton-on-Mersey School in Trafford in 2008.[11] In September 2010 he started work as the Assistant Head of Education and Welfare at Manchester United F.C.[12]

International career

Szmid represented ESFA U-15 and the team reached 3rd place of the mini World Cup at the Montaigu Tournament in France.[13] He was in the last ESFA Under-15 team, when they beat Germany 1–0 at the Olympic Stadium Berlin, before the Football Association took over the running of Schools Football. The following season, he represented England U-16 playing in the UEFA European Championship where they lost in the quarter-final to the Czech Republic who had Petr Cech in goal.[14] Szmid played international futsal for England, receiving his first call-up in March 2005.[15]

References

  1. ↑ "Football Transfers". BBC Sport. 1 August 2002.
  2. ↑ ""It's A Good Club" – Marek Szmid". Southend United F.C.
  3. ↑ "SOUTHEND UNITED : 1946/47 – 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database.
  4. ↑ Marek Szmid at Soccerbase
  5. ↑ "Latest Transfers". NonLeagueDaily.com. 29 November 2003.
  6. ↑ Coventry Evening Telegraph 10/09/2003
  7. ↑ Coventry Evening Telegraph 04/08/2004
  8. ↑ Liverpool Echo 06/08/2005
  9. ↑ Liverpool John Moores University 2007 Graduates Award Ceremony
  10. ↑ University of Chester Graduates Award Ceremony 2008
  11. ↑ http://issuu.com/ashton-on-mersey_school/docs/ashton_magazine_2011
  12. ↑ http://youblisher.com/p/238592-Man-U-Tour-Diary-2011/
  13. ↑ ESFA Handbook 1998/99
  14. ↑ FA Handbook1999/2000
  15. ↑ "4 Nations tournament". Futsal Planet. 3 March 2005.
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