Radosław Majdan (; born 10 May 1972) is a Polish

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, football commentator and former politician, model and footballer who played as a

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Career

Playing career

Club

Majdan was born in

Szczecin Szczecin (, , german: Stettin ; sv, Stettin ; Latin: ''Sedinum'' or ''Stetinum'') is the capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. Located near the Baltic Sea and the German border, it is a major s ...

and started at hometown club

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. He moved on abroad playing for Göztepe Izmir,

PAOK FC P.A.O.K. FC ( el, ΠΑΕ ΠΑΟΚ, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινουπολιτών, '' Panthessaloníkios Athlitikós Ómilos Konstadinoupolitón'', "Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of ...

Bursaspor Bursaspor Kulübü Derneği (), commonly known as Bursaspor, is a Turkish sports club located in the city of Bursa. Formed in 1963, the club colours are green and white, with home kits usually featuring both colours in a striped pattern. In th ...

and

F.C. Ashdod SC Ashdod ( he, מועדון ספורט אשדוד, ''Moadon Sport Ashdod'', lit. Sport Club Ashdod, mainly known in Israel by the semi-acronym name , ''Mem Samekh Ashdod'', lit. S.C. Ashdod) is an Israeli football club, playing in the port cit ...

. He came back to the then sporting powerhouse

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. It ...

, before ending his career back at

and

Polonia Warsaw Polonia Warsaw ( pl, Polonia Warszawa, ), founded on 19 November 1911, is the oldest existing Varsovian sports club, best known for its football and basketball teams. It also has track and field, swimming, chess, mountain biking, and contract ...

International

In total, he played seven matches for the Poland national team. The first was on 26 January 2000 (notably he played against

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in the

2002 FIFA World Cup The 2002 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Korea Japan 2002, was the 17th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial Association football, football world championship for List of men's national association football teams, men's national teams organized by ...

Political and directorial career

Between 2006 and 2010 he was a member of the West Pomeranian Regional Assembly. He retired in May 2010, to become the

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of his last club

Television career

He took part in numerous television game shows and contests on Polish television, and frequently featured in gossip and tabloid newspapers. He later went on to become a football pundit and commentator.

Statistics

International

Personal life

He has many

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, including Pogoń Szczecin's crest across his left chest. Majdan and his ex-wife "Doda" (

Dorota Rabczewska Dorota Aqualiteja Rabczewska (born 15 February 1984), known professionally as Doda, is a Polish singer-songwriter, actress, producer, and television personality. A two-time MTV Europe Music Award winner, she is among the most successful Polish ...

), a popular Polish pop singer, were called the "Polish Beckhams".

Honours

;PAOK *

Greek Football Cup The Greek Football Cup ( el, Κύπελλο Ελλάδος Ποδοσφαίρου), commonly known as the Greek Cup or Kypello Elladas is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation. The Greek Cup is the second most im ...

: 2002–03 ;Wisła Kraków *

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 cl ...

: 2003–04, 2004–05

References

External links

Official site
* 1972 births Living people Polish men's footballers Pogoń Szczecin players F.C. Ashdod players Göztepe S.K. footballers Wisła Kraków players PAOK FC players 2002 FIFA World Cup players Poland men's international footballers Footballers from Szczecin Ekstraklasa players I liga players Super League Greece players Süper Lig players Israeli Premier League players Polish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Polish expatriate sportspeople in Israel Polish expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Polish expatriate sportspeople in Greece Men's association football goalkeepers {{Poland-footy-goalkeeper-stub