Bartosz Bosacki (born 20 December 1975) is a Polish former professional

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who played as a centre-back.

International career

On 22 May 2006,

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called up Bosacki for the

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as a replacement for Damian Gorawski, after the latter failed medical tests upon being diagnosed with severe

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. Bosacki scored both goals in Poland's group-stage 2–1 win against Costa Rica on 20 June 2006, which were the only goals scored by the Poland national team during the games. He has been

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20 times for

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and scored two goals.

International goals

Honours

;Amica Wronki *

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: 1998–99, 1999–00 *

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: 1998 ;Lech Poznań *

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 ...

: 2009–10 *Polish Cup: 2003–04, 2008–09 *Polish Super Cup: 2004, 2009 ;Individual *Lech Poznań All-time XI

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* * 1975 births Living people Footballers from Poznań Men's association football defenders Polish men's footballers Lech Poznań players Amica Wronki players 1. FC Nürnberg players Ekstraklasa players Bundesliga players 2006 FIFA World Cup players Poland men's international footballers Polish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Polish expatriate sportspeople in Germany {{Poland-footy-defender-stub