Marcin Garuch

{{Short description|Polish footballer (born 1988)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Marcin Garuch | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1988|9|14}} | birth_place = Legnica, Poland | height = 1.54 m | position = Midfielder | currentclub = Miedź Legnica II (caretaker manager) | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Cicha Woda Tyniec Legnicki | youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = Miedź Legnica | years1 = 2007–2016 | clubs1 = Miedź Legnica | caps1 = 226 | goals1 = 27 | years2 = 2012–2013 | clubs2 = → Chojniczanka (loan) | caps2 = 29 | goals2 = 8 | years3 = 2015 | clubs3 = Miedź Legnica II | caps3 = 4 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2016–2017 | clubs4 = OFK Grbalj | caps4 = 26 | goals4 = 1 | years5 = 2017–2018 | clubs5 = GKS Bełchatów | caps5 = 28 | goals5 = 1 | years6 = 2018–2025 | clubs6 = Miedź Legnica II | caps6 = 133 | goals6 = 29 | years7 = 2020–2025 | clubs7 = Miedź Legnica | caps7 = 38 | goals7 = 1 | totalcaps = 484 | totalgoals = 67 | manageryears1 = 2025– | managerclubs1 = Miedź Legnica II (caretaker) }} '''Marcin Garuch''' (born 14 September 1988) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.<ref>[http://miedzlegnica.eu/aktualnosci/marcin-garuch-wraca-do-miedzi-legnica-4928 Marcin Garuch wraca do Miedzi Legnica] MKS Miedź Legnica</ref> He currently serves as the caretaker head coach of III liga club Miedź Legnica II.<ref>{{cite web |title=Marcin Garuch II trenerem Miedzi II Legnica |url=https://miedzlegnica.eu/aktualnosci/marcin-garuch-ii-trenerem-miedzi-ii-legnica-15661 |publisher=Miedź Legnica |access-date=6 August 2025 |language=pl |date=18 June 2025}}</ref> Garuch was known to be the shortest professional footballer in Europe.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-02-06 |title=Who are the tallest and smallest footballers playing right now and of all-time? |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/who-are-the-tallest-and-smallest-footballers-playing-right-now-and-of-all-time/1ji4lav3ioorp1cuzel9b7c8uz |access-date=2023-05-28 |website=www.goal.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kogi |first=Claudia |date=2022-12-15 |title=A top 10 list of the best shortest soccer players in the world right now |url=https://sportsbrief.com/football/30115-a-top-10-list-shortest-soccer-players-world-now/ |access-date=2023-05-28 |website=SportsBrief |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2023-05-28 |title=Najniższy piłkarz świata zadebiutował w ekstraklasie |url=https://www.sport.pl/pilka/7,64946,29806303,najnizszy-pilkarz-swiata-zadebiutowal-w-ekstraklasie.html |access-date=2023-05-28 |website=Sport.pl |language=pl}}</ref>

==Career== Garuch started his senior career with Miedź Legnica. In 2012, he was loaned to Chojniczanka Chojnice.<ref>[https://int.soccerway.com/players/marcin-garuch/151271/ at Soccerway]</ref> On 28 May 2023, the last matchday of the 2022–23 season, Garuch made his Ekstraklasa debut in a goalless draw against Górnik Zabrze, becoming the shortest player to ever feature in the Polish top division.<ref name=":0" />

==Managerial statistics== {{updated|match played 27 September 2025}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Managerial record by team and tenure |- !rowspan="2"|Team !rowspan="2"|From !rowspan="2"|To !colspan="8"|Record |- !{{Tooltip|G|Games managed}} !{{Tooltip|W|Games won}} !{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}} !{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}} !{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}} !{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}} !{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}} !{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}} |- |align=left|Miedź Legnica II (caretaker) |align=left|20 September 2025 |align=left|''Present'' {{WDL|2|0|1|1|for=1|against=3|diff=yes}} |- !colspan="3"|Total {{WDLtot|2|0|1|1|for=1|against=3|diff=yes}} |}

==Honours== '''Miedź Legnica''' *I liga: 2021–22<ref>{{cite web |title=Fortuna I liga 2021/2022 |url=http://www.90minut.pl/liga/1/liga11754.html |website=90minut.pl |access-date=14 September 2024 |language=pl}}</ref> *II liga West: 2011–12<ref>{{cite web |title=II liga 2011/2012, grupa: zachodnia |url=http://www.90minut.pl/liga/0/liga5662.html |website=90minut.pl |access-date=14 September 2024 |language=pl}}</ref>

'''Miedź Legnica II''' * IV liga Lower Silesia: 2023–24<ref>{{cite web |title=IV liga 2023/2024, grupa: dolnośląska |url=http://www.90minut.pl/liga/1/liga13010.html |website=90minut.pl |access-date=17 June 2024 |language=pl}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Zawodnik: Marcin Garuch |url=https://www.laczynaspilka.pl/rozgrywki/zawodnik/70d386d6-572f-4a1a-a0cf-5bbc57e3b2a6?season=2023%2F2024&leagueId=1bbf167f-ec17-4d1f-91f2-6ef0e4b8fc18&tab=tab-matches |website=laczynaspilka.pl |access-date=17 June 2024 |language=pl}}</ref> * Polish Cup (Lower Silesia regionals): 2022–23<ref>{{cite web |title=Puchar Polski 2022/2023, grupa: Dolnośląski ZPN |url=http://www.90minut.pl/liga/1/liga12892.html |website=90minut.pl |access-date=21 February 2025 |language=pl}}</ref> 2024–25<ref>{{cite web |title=JAXAN Dolnośląski Puchar Polski dla rezerw Miedzi Legnica! |url=https://www.laczynaspilka.pl/aktualnosci/pilka-w-regionie/jaxan-dolnoslaski-puchar-polski-dla-rezerw-miedzi-legnica |website=laczynaspilka.pl |access-date=18 June 2025 |language=pl |date=11 June 2025}}</ref> * Polish Cup (Legnica regionals): 2022–23,<ref>{{cite web |title=Puchar Polski 2022/2023, grupa: Dolnośląski ZPN - Legnica |url=http://www.90minut.pl/liga/1/liga12476.html |website=90minut.pl |access-date=21 February 2025 |language=pl}}</ref> 2024–25<ref>{{cite web |title=Puchar jedzie do Legnicy! |url=https://miedzlegnica.eu/aktualnosci/puchar-jedzie-do-legnicy-15177 |publisher=Miedź Legnica |access-date=23 February 2025 |language=pl |date=23 February 2025}}</ref> * Lower Silesia Super Cup: 2024<ref>{{cite web |title=Relacja: Superpuchar Dolnego Śląska jest nasz! |url=https://miedzlegnica.eu/aktualnosci/relacja-superpuchar-dolnego-slaska-jest-nasz-14423 |publisher=Miedź Legnica |access-date=14 September 2024 |language=pl |date=31 July 2024}}</ref>

== References == {{Reflist}}

== External links == * [https://archive.today/20200304054351/http://weszlo.com/2017/03/26/marcin-garuch-czyli-czlowiek-czarnogorze/ Marcin Garuch, our man in Montenegro] * [https://archive.today/20200304054403/https://sport.interia.pl/reprezentacja-polski/news-czarnogora-polska-marcin-garuch-o-grze-w-lidze-czarnogorskie,nId,2373446 Montenegro - Poland. Marcin Garuch about the game in the Montenegrin league] * [https://archive.today/20200304054349/https://www.przegladsportowy.pl/pilka-nozna/mundial-2018/marcin-garuch-czarnogora-lepiej-tu-sie-zyje-niz-gra-w-pilke/x06p9jb A Pole from the Montenegrin league: "They believe they have a good team here. It will be hot!"] * [https://transfery.info/ekstra/felietony/garuch-jak-zostalem-przybyszem-znikad/112347 GARUCH: How did I become a stranger from nowhere?!] * [https://igol.pl/marcin-garuch-wywiad/ Marcin Garuch: "The boys don't realize that a moment on the pitch can change their lives" (INTERVIEW)] * [https://www.gks.net.pl/wywiady/item/2427-marcin-garuch-historie-trzeba-pamietac-ale-nie-nalezy-nia-zyc Marcin Garuch: You have to remember history, but you shouldn't live it]

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