Daniel Piorkowski

Daniel Piorkowski

Personal information
Full name	Daniel Piorkowski
Date of birth	(1984-01-12) 12 January 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Melbourne, Australia
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Centre back / right back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2005	Melbourne Knights FC	26	(0)
2005–2008	Melbourne Victory FC	30	(0)
2008	Newcastle Jets FC	7	(0)
2009–2011	Gold Coast United FC	2	(0)
International career^‡
2002–2003	Australia U-20	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 October 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:30, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

Daniel Piorkowski (born 12 January 1984) is an Australian footballer.

Club career

Melbourne Knights

His progress as a footballer was delayed by a knee reconstruction, sustained during his playing days with ex NSL club Melbourne Knights FC. Daniel also was a member of the Australian Under 20 Side and missed out on a place in the Under-20 World Cup due to a knee reconstruction.^[1]

Melbourne Victory

After signing for Melbourne Victory, Piorkowski made 11 appearances and was signed to a new two-year deal in April 2006.^[2] Piorkowski was an important part of the Victory defence during their premiership winning season in 06/07 along with Adrian Leijer and Rodrigo Vargas. He unfortunately injured his knee during the season and did not feature in the finals series.^[3][4] On 13 February 2008 he was tabled a new contract by Victory but remained undecided whether to stay with the club.^[5] On 13 May 2008 he finally decided to pursue his ambitions of playing in Europe.^[6][7][8]

Newcastle Jets

On 13 September 2008 he signed a short deal after a week-long trial to cover injured defender Shaun Ontong.^[9][10]

Gold Coast United

On 20 November 2008 he joined Gold Coast United FC on a two-year deal.^[11][12]

Honours

Melbourne Victory

• A-League Championship: 2006-2007
• A-League Premiership: 2006-2007

References

1. Top Knights teenager out for season
2. Melbourne duo solid in defence Archived 21 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
3. Trio reunite in heart of Victory's defence
4. Injury forces Piorkowski out
5. Two sign for Victory but more deals are pending^{[permanent dead link‍]}
6. Piorkowski set to chase European dream Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
7. Piorkowski starts European adventure
8. Piorkowski quits Victory for europe
9. "Jets Check Out Piorkowski". Archived from the original on 18 September 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
10. Jets Sign Up Piorkowski Archived 18 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
11. Piorkowski Off To Gold Coast Too Archived 17 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine
12. Six more names confirmed for United Archived 2 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Gold Coast United profile
• Oz Football profile