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Marek Szmid played for which team in Jun 2002?
Marek Szmid Marek Andrezj Szmid ( born 2 March 1982 ) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder . Early life . Szmid was born in Nuneaton , Warkwickshire . Club career . Manchester United . Szmid signed for Manchester United as a youth trainee in July 1998 . He made his first appearance for United in the friendly against the San Diego Nomads in August . He scored his first goal for the club in the FA Premier Academy League under-17 match against Derby County on 12 September . United won the game 4−0 . On 5 December , Szmid made his first appearance for the reserves ; he replaced Lee Roche in the friendly against a Major League Soccer under-21 side . He featured in the NIVEA Junior Football Tournament in April 1999 and played against the likes of Bayern Munich and VfB Stuttgart as United were runners-up . In July , he played in every game as United participated in the Milk Cup in Northern Ireland . They lost 2−1 to Crewe Alexandra in the final . Szmid played in the Jersey Tournament in August 1999 ; he took part in the win versus Rangers and the defeat against Benfica . On 21 September , he signed his first professional contract with United . He played in the 2−1 defeat against Nottingham Forest in the FA Youth Cup third round at Gigg Lane . Szmid made 20 appearances as United finished third in Group B before falling to West Ham United in FA Premier Academy League under-19 playoffs . Post season he was part of the squad that took part in the International Youth Tournament hosted by Real Sociedad . He started all three group games against Sevilla , Osasuna , and Real Sociedad , but United failed to qualify for the final . In August 2000 , Szmid played in the Bayern Munich Centenary Youth Tournament ; he featured in four games and scored in the 2−2 draw with IFK Göteborg . He scored for the reserves in the friendly against Bristol City in September . The game , a testimonial for Citys Buster Footman , finished 4−0 at Ashton Gate . He featured throughout Uniteds run to the Manchester Senior Cup final but was an unused substitute in the final defeat to Manchester City at Old Trafford in May 2001 . He was released by United on 30 June . Szmid spent just over three years at United but failed to make a senior appearance . Southend United . Szmid signed for Third Division club Southend United in November 2001 . His first involvement with the first team was as an unused substitute in the defeat at Shrewsbury Town on 24 November . On 23 February 2002 , he made his debut when he replaced Brian Barry-Murphy in the 80th minute of the 5−1 defeat against Hartlepool United . Szmid was involved in several other matchday squads before the end of the season , but he only made one more appearance for United when he started the defeat against Leyton Orient in March . This was his final appearance for Southend and he left the club in the summer . Later career . Szmid later played non-league football with Sutton Coldfield Town and Marine . In the same season he moved to play for Nuneaton Griff . In 2004 , he played for Nuneaton Borough . The next season saw him playing for Vauxhall Motors . That season saw him suffering a bad injury which caused him to retire from playing football . After retiring , he attended Liverpool John Moores University where he graduated with a B.A . in Sports Development in 2007 . Whilst studying he suffered a severe injury which caused his playing career to stop . The following year he attended the University of Chester where he took part in the GTP ( Graduate Teacher Programme ) . He started teaching Physical Education at Ashton-on-Mersey School in Trafford in 2008 . In September 2010 he started work as the Assistant Head of Education and Welfare at Manchester United F.C . International career . ESFA U15 . Szmid represented English Schools Football Association ( ESFA ) under-15s and the team reached 3rd place of the mini World Cup at the Montaigu Tournament in France . He was in the last ESFA under-15 team when they beat Germany 1–0 at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin , before The Football Association took over the running of Schools Football . England U16 . Szmid represented England at 1999 UEFA European Under-16 Championship in the Czech Republic . He featured in the quarter final defeat against the Czech Republic on 2 May 1999 ; he played 61 minutes before being replaced by Jay Bothroyd as England lost 1−0 after extra time . England futsal . Szmid was called up to the England national futsal team for the Four Nations tournament in March 2005 . On 9 March , he made his debut against France and scored a penalty in the 5−2 defeat in Villeneuve-dAscq , France . Two days later , he played in the loss against Finland as England finished last place in the tournament . External links . - Marek Szmid at SouthendUnited.co.uk