Andriy Mikhalchuk ( uk, Андрій Міхальчук, pl, Andrzej Michalczuk; born 3 November 1967) is a retired Polish-Ukrainian professional

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.Prawdziwi mężczyźni zawsze się dogadają
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reach the Champions League group stage in 1996. This at the time meant that the

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at the time

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gave his support to granting him

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with a view to be called up to the

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; however ultimately he received his

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only after retirement from professional football, in 2005. After retiring from football, he now works for the company "Gra Lech", specialising in fast-assembly

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s and marquees.

Honours

* Polish

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 ...

champion: 1996, 1997.

References

1967 births Living people Soviet footballers Soviet expatriate footballers Footballers from Kyiv Polish footballers Ukrainian footballers Ukrainian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Poland Ukrainians in Poland Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Poland FC Aktobe players Widzew Łódź players Ekstraklasa players Stal Głowno players Association football midfielders Naturalized citizens of Poland {{Poland-footy-midfielder-stub