Adam Kokoszka (, born 6 October 1986) is a Polish former professional

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who played as a

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. Besides Poland, he has played in Italy and Russia.

Club career

His debut for

Wisła Kraków Towarzystwo Sportowe Wisła Kraków Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Wisła Kraków (), is a Polish professional football club based in Kraków. It currently competes in the I liga, the second level of Polish football league system. It ...

came on 4 August 2006 against

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. On 28 July 2008 he signed a five-year contract with

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, using the

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to leave Wisla. Wisla brought the matter to

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but in October the organization cleared Kokoszka to play for Empoli. He debuted for his new club in a 4-0 win over

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on 28 October. On 19 January 2011 a half-year loan transfer to

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was announced. In July 2014, Kokoszka signed a three-year contract with

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, however in April 2015, Kokoszka left Torpedo Moscow having not been paid by the club for four months.

International career

Although he had made only a few appearances for his club, he was noticed by

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and debuted for the

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a short while later, in a friendly away to the

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on 6 December 2006. In the next friendly match against

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he scored his first goal for Poland. He was called up for

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and made one appearance, in Poland's final match against Croatia.

International goals

Honours

Wisła Kraków *

Ekstraklasa Poland Ekstraklasa (), meaning "Extra Class" in Polish, named PKO Ekstraklasa since the 2019–20 season due to its sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is the top Polish professional league for men's association football teams. Contested by 18 cl ...

: 2007–08

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kokoszka, Adam 1986 births Living people Polish men's footballers Poland men's international footballers Polish expatriate sportspeople in Italy Polish expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Polish expatriate men's footballers Empoli FC players Wisła Kraków players Polonia Warsaw players Śląsk Wrocław players Zagłębie Sosnowiec players UEFA Euro 2008 players People from Andrychów Ekstraklasa players III liga players IV liga players Serie B players Footballers from Lesser Poland Voivodeship FC Torpedo Moscow players Russian Premier League players Men's association football defenders