Rafał Siadaczka (born 21 February 1972) is a Polish former professional

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who played as a defender. The highlight of his career was playing in the Champions League with

Widzew Łódź RTS Widzew Łódź () is a Polish football club based in Łódź. The club was founded in 1910. Its official colours are red and white, hence their nicknames ''Czerwona Armia'' (Red Army) and ''Czerwono-biało-czerwoni'' (Red-white-reds). History ...

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. He retired due to struggles with

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; he distanced himself from football entirely not even watching any matches. He entered the construction industry running a building supplies shop near

Radom Radom is a city in east-central Poland, located approximately south of the capital, Warsaw. It is situated on the Mleczna River in the Masovian Voivodeship (since 1999), having previously been the seat of a separate Radom Voivodeship (1975–1 ...

with a business partner.

Honours

Widzew Łódź *

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 ...

: 1995–96, 1996–97 *

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: 1996 Legia Warsaw * Ekstraklasa: 2001–02 * Polish League Cup: 2001–02

References

1972 births Living people Footballers from Radom Polish men's footballers Broń Radom players Legia Warsaw players Radomiak Radom players Wisła Płock players Widzew Łódź players FK Austria Wien players Ekstraklasa players I liga players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Men's association football defenders Polish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Polish expatriate sportspeople in Austria Poland men's international footballers {{Poland-footy-defender-stub