Arkadiusz Bąk (; born 6 October 1974) is a Polish former

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Career

Club

Having started in the 1992/1993 season, Bąk also played for

Ruch Chorzów Ruch Chorzów () is a Polish association football club based in Chorzów, Upper Silesia. It is one of the most successful football teams in Poland: fourteen-time national champions, and three-time winners of the Polish Cup. Currently the team play ...

, Polonia Warsaw,

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Widzew Łódź RTS Widzew Łódź () is a Polish football club based in Łódź. The club was founded in 1910. Its official colours are red and white, hence their nicknames ''Czerwona Armia'' (Red Army) and ''Czerwono-biało-czerwoni'' (Red-white-reds). History ...

and Amica Wronki. In 2000 he won

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from

Lech Poznań Kolejowy Klub Sportowy Lech Poznań S.A., commonly referred to as KKS Lech Poznań or simply Lech Poznań (), is a Polish professional association football, football club based in Poznań and currently competing in the Ekstraklasa, the nation' ...

International

He made thirteen appearances for

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, including appearances in the

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After retirement

After retiring from playing he emigrated to

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, and works as a youth coach and working on ski slopes.

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* * 1974 births Birmingham City F.C. players 2002 FIFA World Cup players Lech Poznań players Living people Poland international footballers Polish footballers Polish expatriate footballers Polonia Warsaw players Ruch Chorzów players Widzew Łódź players Lechia Gdańsk players Ekstraklasa players Expatriate footballers in England People from Stargard Sportspeople from West Pomeranian Voivodeship Association football midfielders {{Poland-footy-midfielder-stub