Sławomir Rutka (16 April 1975 – 22 February 2009) was a Polish footballer who played as a central defender.

Football career

Rutka was born in

Jedlnia-Letnisko Jedlnia-Letnisko is a town in Radom County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the administrative gmina district called Gmina Jedlnia-Letnisko. It lies approximately east of Radom and south of Warsaw. The villag ...

. During his 17-year senior career he represented Proch Pionki (1992–94, 2008–09),

Radomiak Radom Radomiak Spółka Akcyjna (''Radomiak S.A.''), commonly known as Radomiak Radom, is a Polish football club based in Radom, Poland. The club was founded in 1910 and competes in the Ekstraklasa, the top level of Polish football. They play their hom ...

(1995), MG MZKS Kozienice (1995–97), Korona Kielce (1997–98, 2003–08),

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(1999), Widzew Łódź (2000, 2001–02), Ruch Radzionków (2000–01) and ŁKS Łódź (2002), appearing in a total of 69 Ekstraklasa games in representation of the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh clubs. In late February 2009, Rutka was found dead by his wife after having committed suicide. Already retired and coaching his first team Proch, he had been previously linked with a

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network, which had resulted in a two-year ban; he was 33 years old.

Honours

Korona Kielce * II liga: 2004–05 * III liga, gr. IV: 2003–04

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