Daniel Piorkowski (born 12 January 1984) is an Australian footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Piorkowski | ||
| Date of birth | (1984-01-12) 12 January 1984 (age 38) | ||
| 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) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002–2003 | Australia U-20 | 2 | (0) |
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*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) | |||
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]
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]
On 13 September 2008 he signed a short deal after a week-long trial to cover injured defender Shaun Ontong.[9][10]
On 20 November 2008 he joined Gold Coast United FC on a two-year deal.[11][12]
Melbourne Victory