Thomasz Kuszczak, Biograf, Man Utd - Born in Krosno Odrzańskie, Poland, Kuszczak joined Germany's Hertha BSC in 2000, spending a year with their reserve team before being promoted to the first team in 2001. He subsequently spent three seasons as the third-choice goalkeeper at the club, behind Gábor Király and Christian Fiedler, and failed to make a single appearance in the Bundesliga. He was out of contract with Hertha when he was signed by the then-West Bromwich Albion manager Gary Megson on 14 July 2004.

Kuszczak made his debut in a Premier League match against Arsenal on 17 September 2006, and he earned the Manchester United fans' respect when he saved an early Gilberto Silva penalty. He could not, however, save United from a 1-0 defeat, when Emmanuel Adebayor scored the late winner.

Although Kuszczak didn't play enough Premier League games in the 2006-2007 season, he received a winners medal by special application to the Premier League. On 2 July 2007, Manchester United announced that the permanent transfer had been completed, for a fee of £2.125 million.

Due to Dutch keeper Edwin van der Sar's continued good form and Ben Foster's knee injury, Kuszczak was named Manchester United's number 2 for the 2007-08 season. During an interview in May 2007 Kuszczak stated that he wanted one day to become the number 1 at Manchester United.


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