Hieronim Barczak (born September 27, 1953 in

Poznań Poznań () is a city on the River Warta in west-central Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business centre, and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John ...

) is a Polish

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most noted for his captaincy of

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' ...

. He was also capped 8 times for

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in 1980. Barczak was generally a left defender. His football career started in 1967 at

Polonia Poznań Polonia Poznań is an omnisport club based in Poznań, Poland. Currently, the men's football section competes in the 5th level of Polish football. The women's football section is also one of the largest in the country. In the past the club had ...

, before moving to

, for which he played fourteen seasons, most of it with an honour of team's captain. He played in 367 matches (including 167 consecutive appearances), scoring one goal, the former of which is still a club record. Upon completion of these fourteen seasons, he moved to FF Södertälje in 1986, before his retirement from professional football in 1988.

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