Jacek Wiśniewski (born 7 June 1974) is a Polish former professional

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who played as a defender. Born in

Gliwice Gliwice (; , ) is a city in Upper Silesia, in southern Poland. The city is located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Kłodnica river (a tributary of the Oder River, Oder). It lies approximately 25 km west from Katowice, the regional capital ...

, Wiśniewski began playing football with the youth side Walce Zabrze and trained as a boxer. He played for

Górnik Zabrze Górnik Zabrze Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Górnik Zabrze S.A. or simply Górnik Zabrze (), is a Polish association football, football club from Zabrze. Górnik is one of the most successful Polish football clubs in history, winning ...

, Cracovia Jastrzębie and

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. Wiśniewski signed a 1.5-year contract with

Wisła Płock Wisła Płock Spółka Akcyjna (Wisła Płock S.A.), commonly referred to as Wisła Płock (), is a Polish professional football club based in Płock, Masovian Voivodeship. They will compete in the Ekstraklasa in the 2025–26 season after wi ...

in 2008. After he retired from playing football, Wiśniewski began a

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career. He lost to Kamil Waluś in his debut at KSW XX, on September 15, 2012.

Honours

Ruch Radzionków * II liga West: 2009–10

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* 1974 births Living people Footballers from Gliwice Polish men's footballers Polish male mixed martial artists Men's association football defenders Górnik Zabrze players Concordia Knurów players Szczakowianka Jaworzno players KS Cracovia players Wisła Płock players GKS Jastrzębie players Ruch Radzionków players Rozwój Katowice players Ekstraklasa players I liga players II liga players III liga players IV liga players Polish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Polish expatriate sportspeople in Germany {{Poland-footy-defender-1970s-stub