Dariusz Adamczuk (born 21 October 1969) is a Polish former

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Career

Club

He started his career with

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during the 1987–88 season, before moving on to play for

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, Dundee,

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and Belenenses. It was in the 1999–00 season that he would get his big break, signing on a free transfer for Scottish champions Rangers from Dundee. He started off as a regular in the Rangers team, making 16 appearances up to and including a

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tie against

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on 7 December 1999, but didn't make any further appearances that season. The following season he made 3 appearances in the league across October and November 2000, however these would be his last appearances for Rangers. He had a loan spell at English club

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in 2001. In 2002 it was reported that he was suffering from depression. Adamczuk retired in 2002, then returned in 2006 to play for Pogoń Szczecin Nowa.

National team

He was a member of the

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team that won the silver medal at the

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. In eleven matches for Poland, his solitary goal was against England in 1993 during a World Cup qualifier at the Stadion Slaski in Chorzów.

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* * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Adamczuk, Dariusz 1969 births Living people Polish footballers Polish expatriate footballers Polish expatriate sportspeople in Italy Scottish Premier League players Scottish Football League players Olympic footballers of Poland Olympic silver medalists for Poland Footballers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Pogoń Szczecin players Dundee F.C. players Udinese Calcio players C.F. Os Belenenses players Bundesliga players Eintracht Frankfurt players Poland international footballers Rangers F.C. players Wigan Athletic F.C. players Serie A players Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in Germany Expatriate footballers in Scotland Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate footballers in Portugal Polish expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Sportspeople from Szczecin Ekstraklasa players Olympic medalists in football English Football League players Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Association football midfielders