One of the most famous Polish football players is Boruc Arthur. This goalkeeper has excellent gaming characteristics and a rich career. No wonder he was nicknamed "King Arthur" and "Holy Goalkeeper."
Childhood and youth
Boruts Arthur was born in 1980, February 20, inSiedlce city. Interestingly, his father is a former hockey player. Mom was a housewife. But Arthur is not the only child in the family. He has a brother and three sisters. The boys shared their passion for football: they spent a lot of time together, chasing the ball on the pitch.
А в девять лет Артур пошел в футбольную школу при club “chase”. First, he took the position of the attacker. However, his coach quickly saw the boy in the future goalkeeper and decided to put him at the gate. The grandmother of the boy was sure that football was just a hobby and entertainment for him. Because she insisted on receiving education. As a result, Arthur studied at the local technical school and became a mechanic. However, he continued to play football. Here is such an interesting biography of the goalkeeper named Arthur Boruts.
Carier start
The first contract the young Pole signed in 1996 with the club “Pogon”. In many ways, thanks to him, the team won the Province Polish Cup trophy in the 1997/98 season.
В следующем году юный голкипер привлек к себе attention of representatives of "Legia" from Warsaw. The capital club made a proposal to the young man to join them, and he agreed. True, the first one and a half years he remained in the backup. He was also rented for a while by FC Doltsan, where the goalkeeper acquired playing practice. Only in 2002, Arthur was given a chance to prove himself as part of the capital club. And by the end of the 2002/03 season, he managed to win a place at the base thanks to his good game.
Interestingly, in 2004, he scored his first andso far the only goal. It happened in the match against FC “Vidzev”. Then Arthur realized a penalty. True, he celebrated this event, waving a corner flag, for which the referee showed him a yellow card.
In 2005, Arthur Boruc moved to Celtic.As part of this club for five years, he played 153 matches and reflected 127 goals. Thanks to this performance, he was even included in the list of players who claimed to be included in the symbolic world team of 2008.
Other clubs
After “Celtic” Arthur Boruz moved to“Fiorentina”. At first, he was not given enough time on the field, than the Pole was unhappy. And even assured that if the situation does not improve, he will leave the team in the same season. His discontent was heard, and Arthur began to receive playing time. Moreover, in the early summer of 2011, he entrenched in the role of the main goalkeeper, “violets”.
In 2012, Arthur Boruts moved to another club.The goalkeeper has become part of Southampton. With the English club, he signed a contract for one year. But then he extended the agreement until 2015, as he established himself as the main goalkeeper of the team.
However, in 2014 it was leased by Bournemouth.The goalkeeper helped his new club climb to the top of the standings, which was the reason why the British finally bought the goalkeeper. So today the Pole continues to defend the colors of this club.
Interesting Facts
A few words should be said about gamingthe characteristics of this football player. He has a lot of strengths. He confidently behaves on the goal line, as well as at the exits, has a great response. Boruts Arthur is charismatic. He is a leader by nature, and this quality gives other players a sense of confidence in the “rear”. Thanks to this, the defenders act calmly and accurately, which is reflected in the overall result of the match. True, Arthur has and cons. This is his excessive emotionality and inability to restrain himself. Because of this, conflicts and fights often occur with his participation. In a match against Tottenham, for example, he threw a bottle of water at his opponents fans. And after the victory of “Celtic” over the club “Rangers”, he decided to tease the opponents fans by arranging a dance in front of their stands, the main attribute of which was the flag of his team with the words “Champions!”. Because of his temper, Arthur often tolerated deletions and received warnings.
But he is definitely a good person. For example, in 2007, on April 21, Boruts Arthur saved a Polish family from an attack by hooligans: a young girl, her pregnant sister and brother-in-law.
Another Pole is known as the hero of intrigue.He had a wife Katarzhina, who gave birth to a goalkeeper son in 2008. The couple, however, broke up in the same year because details of Boruc’s romance with Sarah Mannay, the star of the Idol show, came to light. By the way, she also gave birth to a child 2 years after the birth of her son Katarzyna. Now Boruts lives with Sarah.
