{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}} {{short description|Polish footballer}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Zbigniew Małkowski |image = Zbigniew Małkowski 2009.jpg |caption = |height = |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|1|19|df=y}} |birth_place = Olsztyn, Poland |currentclub = Legia Warsaw II (goalkeeping coach) |position = Goalkeeper |youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Warmia Olsztyn |youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = Stomil Olsztyn |years1 = 1995–2000| clubs1 = Stomil Olsztyn| caps1 = 28| goals1 = 0 |years2 = 2000–2005| clubs2 = Feyenoord| caps2 = 1| goals2 = 0 |years3 = 2001–2003| clubs3 = → Excelsior (loan)| caps3 = 55| goals3 = 0 |years4 = 2005–2008| clubs4 = Hibernian| caps4 = 51| goals4 = 0 |years5 = 2007 | clubs5 = → Gretna (loan)| caps5 = 8| goals5 = 0 |years6 = 2007–2008| clubs6 = → Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan)|caps6 = 2| goals6 = 0 |years7 = 2009 | clubs7 = OKS 1945 Olsztyn| caps7 = 15| goals7 = 0 |years8 = 2009–2016| clubs8 = Korona Kielce| caps8 = 146| goals8 = 0 |years9 = 2017| clubs9 = Zagłębie Lubin| caps9 = 1 | goals9 = 0 |years10 = 2018 | clubs10 = Widzew Łódź | caps10 = 0 | goals10 = 0 |manageryears1 = 2017–2018 | managerclubs1 = Poland U16 (goalkeeping coach) |manageryears2 = 2017–2018 | managerclubs2 = Widzew Łódź (goalkeeping coach) |manageryears3 = 2018–2019 | managerclubs3 = Poland U17 (goalkeeping coach) |manageryears4 = 2018–2019 | managerclubs4 = Widzew Łódź (goalkeeping coach) |manageryears5 = 2020–2021 | managerclubs5 = Podbeskidzie (goalkeeping coach) |manageryears6 = 2022–2025 | managerclubs6 = Stomil Olsztyn (goalkeeping coach) |manageryears7 = 2025– | managerclubs7 = Legia Warsaw II (goalkeeping coach) }}
'''Zbigniew "Zibi" Małkowski''' (born 19 January 1978) is a Polish professional football coach and former player who played as a goalkeeper.<ref>[https://weszlo.com/2017/08/28/zalozenie-taktyczne-bandy-swirow-zabronione-dozwolone/ Założenie taktyczne „bandy świrów"? Co nie jest zabronione, jest dozwolone] weszlo.com</ref> He is currently the goalkeeping coach for Legia Warsaw II.
==Club career==
===Hibernian=== 'Zibi' first appeared for Hibernian as a trialist in a 5–0 win over St Patrick's Athletic in the 2005–06 pre-season tour of Ireland. He then made a second showing in the game 24 hours later against Shamrock Rovers. He impressed Tony Mowbray, and on returning to Edinburgh was signed on a two-year contract. After initially impressing during the first half of the 2005–06 league season,<ref>{{cite web|title=Mowbray hails 'keeper Malkowski|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/4169086.stm|date=20 August 2005|access-date=1 January 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140710004628/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/4169086.stm|archive-date=10 July 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> he started to make errors around the turn of the year.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=BBC|title=Malkowski refuses to take blame|work=BBC Sport|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/4578282.stm|date=3 January 2006|access-date=1 January 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109021245/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/4578282.stm|archive-date=9 November 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Małkowski was notable for making a series of errors in derby matches against Hibs' rivals, Hearts. His first two mistakes in the 2006 Scottish Cup defeat,<ref>{{cite web|title=Hibernian 0–4 Hearts|work=BBC Sport|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_cups/4860944.stm|access-date=1 January 2010|date=2 April 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109021304/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_cups/4860944.stm|archive-date=9 November 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> followed by an error leading to a Hearts equaliser in the next derby, which Hibs won 2–1. Having kept his place under Tony Mowbray during the following season, he made two bad errors in the first derby after Mowbray's departure to West Brom.<ref name="two two"/> Małkowski's errors resulted in a draw, in a game where they had been 2–0 up after sixteen minutes.<ref name="two two">{{cite web|url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/6044570.stm |title=Hibernian 2–2 Hearts|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|author=Colin Moffat|date=15 October 2006|access-date=16 October 2006}}</ref> In what proved to be Malkowski's last game for the club, he made a serious error in the next derby match, when he dropped a tame free kick by Paul Hartley into the path of Edgaras Jankauskas, who scored into the unguarded net. This led to Małkowski being dropped from the Hibernian squad entirely for the following match against Dunfermline, being replaced by Andrew McNeil.<ref>{{cite web|title=Collins makes McNeil No.1 choice|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/6219527.stm|date=30 December 2006|access-date=1 January 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108124235/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/6219527.stm|archive-date=8 November 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
====Gretna==== Having completely fallen out of favour at Hibs, Małkowski was loaned out to Scottish First Division leaders Gretna towards the end of the 2006–07 season. He replaced Alan Main, who had signed a pre-contract agreement with their promotion rivals St Johnstone. Małkowski made a positive impression at Gretna, keeping several clean sheets, including a penalty save against Dundee that preserved a 1–0 win. Małkowski's performances contributed towards Gretna's promotion to the Scottish Premier League.
====Inverness==== Małkowski returned to Hibs after completing his loan spell at Gretna. He was still completely out of favour at Hibs, who had signed Yves Ma-Kalambay to be their first choice goalkeeper. Małkowski played as a trialist in a match for Falkirk,<ref>{{cite web|title=Falkirk target Małkowski signing|work=BBC Sport|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/f/falkirk/6925302.stm|access-date=1 January 2010|date=31 July 2007|publisher=BBC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111182053/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/f/falkirk/6925302.stm|archive-date=11 November 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> who subsequently signed Tim Krul on loan from Newcastle.<ref>{{cite web|title=Falkirk move for goalkeeper Krul|work=BBC Sport|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/f/falkirk/6929718.stm|access-date=1 July 2010|date=3 August 2007|publisher= BBC}}</ref> On 31 August 2007, he joined Inverness on a season-long loan.<ref>{{cite news|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/i/inverness_ct/6972993.stm|title=Malkowski heads to Caley Thistle|date=31 August 2007|access-date=1 January 2010|archive-date=2 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110202212024/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/i/inverness_ct/6972993.stm|url-status=dead}}</ref> Małkowski made an error in his first match for Inverness against Aberdeen, which they lost 2–1.
===Poland=== After completing loan spells at Gretna and Inverness, Małkowski was released by Hibernian on 1 September 2008. He has since returned to Poland to continue playing his football at a lower level, with OKS 1945 Olsztyn, his first senior club.<ref>[http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/hibernian/hibernian.html HIBERNIAN : 1946/47 - 2007/08], Newcastle Fans.</ref>
==Honours== '''Zagłębie Lubin II''' * IV liga Lower Silesia West: 2016–17<ref>{{cite web |title=Saltex IV liga 2016/2017, grupa: dolnośląska (zachód) |url=http://www.90minut.pl/liga/0/liga8768.html |website=90minut.pl |access-date=30 May 2024 |language=pl}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Zawodnik: Zbigniew Małkowski |url=https://www.laczynaspilka.pl/rozgrywki/zawodnik/268334d1-bbd1-4f46-a0aa-46d10600bbf2?season=2016%2F2017&leagueId=1bbf167f-ec17-4d1f-91f2-6ef0e4b8fc18&tab=tab-matches |website=laczynaspilka.pl |access-date=30 May 2024 |language=pl}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{90minut|1249}} *{{Soccerbase}}
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