Andy Bracek (born 21 March 1987) is a

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international

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footballer who plays as a and forward for the

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in the Betfred Championship.

Background

Bracek was born in

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, England.

Playing career

He played at representative level for

, and at club level fo
Leigh Miners Rangers
St. Helens,

Warrington Warrington () is a town and unparished area in the borough of the same name in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, on the banks of the River Mersey. It is east of Liverpool, and west of Manchester. The population in 2019 was estimat ...

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(two spells) and

Crusaders RL Crusaders Rugby League ( cy, Croesgadwyr Rygbi'r Gynghrair) was a professional rugby league club based in Bridgend and later in Wrexham, Wales. They played for six seasons in the Rugby Football League competitions, including three years in the ...

. Bracek attended Bedford High School in

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, leaving in 2003. Throughout his childhood, Bracek trained and played at

Leigh Miners Rangers Leigh Miners Rangers are a community amateur rugby league football club from Leigh in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club currently competes in the National Conference League, the National Conference Premier Division ...

, progressing through the ranks until St. Helens signed him to a youth deal as a teenager. In November 2004, Bracek handed in a written transfer request at St. Helens and would go on to sign for Warrington for a fee of £20,000. Bracek was named in the

squad to face

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at the Keepmoat Stadium,

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prior to England's departure for the

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References

External links

Swinton Lions profile
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Barrow Raiders profileProfile at warringtonwolves.comProfile at saints.org.ukStatistics at wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bracek, Andy 1987 births Living people Barrow Raiders players British people of Polish descent Crusaders Rugby League players English people of Welsh descent English rugby league players Halifax R.L.F.C. players Rugby league players from Leigh, Greater Manchester Rugby league second-rows St Helens R.F.C. players Swinton Lions players Wales national rugby league team players Welsh rugby league players Warrington Wolves players