Artur Boruc (Polish pronunciation: [ˈartur ˈbɔruts]; born 20 February 1980 in Siedlce) is a Polish football player. He is a professional goalkeeper for Celtic and the Polish national football team. On 20 October 2008, Boruc was one of 55 players (including 5 goalkeepers) shortlisted for the FIFPro World XI Player Awards.
Boruc began his career in 1998 at Pogoń Siedlce, in his hometown. The next season he joined Legia Warszawa, initially playing f...
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Artur Boruc (Polish pronunciation: [ˈartur ˈbɔruts]; born 20 February 1980 in Siedlce) is a Polish football player. He is a professional goalkeeper for Celtic and the Polish national football team. On 20 October 2008, Boruc was one of 55 players (including 5 goalkeepers) shortlisted for the FIFPro World XI Player Awards.
Boruc began his career in 1998 at Pogoń Siedlce, in his hometown. The next season he joined Legia Warszawa, initially playing for the reserve team, as well as being loaned out for half a season to Dolcan Ząbki.
In March 2002, Boruc played his first league match for Legia. In the second half of the 2002/03 season he established himself as the club's first choice goalkeeper.
In June 2004, Boruc scored his only goal for the club, converting a penalty kick in a home game against Widzew Łódź (final score: 6–0) and then celebrated by waving the corner flag.
On 20 July 2005, he signed with Celtic from the Polish club Legia Warszawa. The deal was initially a year's loan, with...
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