Andrzej Rudy (born 15 October 1965) is a Polish former professional

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who played as a

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Playing career

Born in

Ścinawa Ścinawa (german: Steinau an der Oder, links=no) is a town and municipality on the Oder river in the Lower Silesian region of Poland. The Ścinawa train station is a key gateway for travel throughout the region, connecting major destinations suc ...

, Rudy started his career in football with Odra Ścinawa (1981–83). He debuted professionally with

Śląsk Wrocław Wrocławski Klub Sportowy Śląsk Wrocław Spółka Akcyjna, commonly known as WKS Śląsk Wrocław, Śląsk Wrocław () or simply Śląsk, is a Polish football club based in Wrocław that plays in Ekstraklasa, the highest level of the Polish f ...

(1983–88), then switched to

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(1988–89). In July 1989, Rudy emigrated, joining

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side 1. FC Köln. After a short stint with Denmark's Brøndby IF (January–June 1992), he returned to Köln, remaining there until May 1995, subsequently moving to

VfL Bochum Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft, commonly referred to as simply VfL Bochum (), is a German association football club based in the city of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club has spent 35 seasons in the Bundeslig ...

in the

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(one season). After leaving Germany, Rudy played for Lierse S.K. (1996–97, 1999–2000),

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(1997–99) and K.V.C. Westerlo (2000–01), returning to Germany to retire, with SCB Preußen Köln (2001–02). Between 1986–98, Rudy received 16

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for the Poland national football team (three goals).

Managerial career

As a manager, Rudy worked with

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(2003 as a playing manager and 2004 as a normal manager),

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(2004–05) and TSC Euskirchen (2007–08), returning in the next season to 1. FC Köln, to work within the youth system. He was the manager of Sportfreunde Siegen from April 2010 to May 2011 and worked in a short period in January 2014 as a youth coach for TSC Euskirchen.

Post-retirement

After retiring from football, Rudy found employment as a recovery driver in

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Honours

Lierse *

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: 1996–97 Ajax *

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: 1997–98 * KNVB Cup: 1997–98, 1998–99

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rudy, Andrzej Living people 1965 births People from Lubin County Sportspeople from Lower Silesian Voivodeship Polish footballers Association football midfielders Poland international footballers Ekstraklasa players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Danish Superliga players Eredivisie players Belgian First Division A players Śląsk Wrocław players GKS Katowice players 1. FC Köln players Brøndby IF players VfL Bochum players Lierse S.K. players AFC Ajax players K.V.C. Westerlo players FC Viktoria Köln players Borussia Fulda players Polish football managers Sportfreunde Siegen managers Bonner SC managers Polish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Germany Polish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Denmark Polish expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Expatriate footballers in Belgium Polish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Polish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands