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Gabriel McKay

Artur Boruc and the Celtic legacy that lives on as goalkeeper stars in 'Holy Goalie' hip hop tribute

Former Celtic goalkeeper Artur Boruc has been honoured in his homeland with a new hip-hop track which sees him star in the video.

The 41-year-old is still playing at Legia Warsaw, the club he grew up supporting, but may well hang up his gloves at the end of the season.

Boruc became a cult hero in his time at Parkhead but is even more beloved at Legia, even sitting with their fans for a Europa League game at Rangers when he was a Bournemouth player.

One of his most famous antics with Celtic was unveiling a t-shirt with Pope John Paul II on it at Ibrox, earning him the nickname 'The Holy Goalie' and that legacy lives on.

Polish rappers Jacol PP and Mayon WD have released a track with that title paying tribute to Boruc, with the veteran appearing in the video.

Artur Boruc wears a 'God bless the pope' t-shirt after a match against Rangers in 2008 (Getty)

The lyrics describe him as 'King Artur the great, proud of his origins', declaring "even when playing abroad he did not forget about Legia" and affirming "even his enemies respect him".

The music video includes some of his greatest saves and that incident against Rangers gets a mention in the second verse.

Translated the lyrics read: "He sets the defence like a strategist/so you don't hear the net ripple/he's a strong character, not a limp noodle/A t-shirt with the Pope shown to Rangers/cheers with us at away games like Wisla Plock".

Boruc won three SPL titles during his time at Celtic and was named in the PFA Team of the Year twice.

He helped Legia to win the Polish top flight last season and you can watch the video in the player above.

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