Damian Gorawski (born 4 January 1979) is a Polish former
footballer
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who played as a right
winger.
Club career
Gorawski was born in
Ruda Śląska
Ruda Śląska (formerly ) is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. It is a district in the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union, a metropolis with a population of two million. It is in the Silesian Highlands, on the Kłodnica Rive ...
. He played for
Ruch Chorzów,
Wisła Kraków
Towarzystwo Sportowe Wisła Kraków Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Wisła Kraków (), is a Polish professional football club based in Kraków. It currently competes in the I liga, the second level of Polish football league system. ...
and
FC Moscow :''This article refers to the Moscow government team formed in 2004. For the predecessors in the Russian Premier League, see FC Torpedo-ZIL and FC Torpedo-Metallurg.''
FC Moscow (Russian: Футбольный клуб Москва) was a Russian ...
.
Gorawski graczem FK Moskwa
01.2005, sport.pmedia.pl Though the fee transferring him to the Russian side was never made public, it was assumed to be around $1.9 million.
International career
Gorawski has appeared for Poland
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14 times, scoring once.
He was named for the 23-men Polish squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup
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finals held in Germany
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, but was subsequently dropped in favor of Bartosz Bosacki
Bartosz Bosacki (born 20 December 1975) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
International career
On 22 May 2006, Paweł Janas called up Bosacki for the 2006 World Cup as a replacement for Damian Gorawski, a ...
having failed medical tests after being diagnosed with severe asthma
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.
International goals
References
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Living people
1979 births
Footballers from Ruda Śląska
Men's association football midfielders
Polish men's footballers
Ruch Chorzów players
Wisła Kraków players
FC Moscow players
Russian Premier League players
Polish expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
FC Shinnik Yaroslavl players
Górnik Zabrze players
Poland men's international footballers
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