Zdzisław Janik (born 11 November 1964) is a Polish retired

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who is last known to have played as a

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for .

Career

Janik started his career with Polish second division side

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. ...

. After that, he signed for

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in the Polish third division. In 1989, Janik returned to Polish top flight club

, where he made 116 league appearances and scored 21 goals. In 1993, Janik signed for Oostende in the Belgian top flight after receiving interest from Belgian top flight team Anderlecht, where he suffered a knee injury. In 1995, he signed for Beerschot in the Belgian second division but left due to them going bankrupt. In 1997, Janik signed for Polish second division outfit

. In 1999, he signed for

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in the Polish third division. Before the 2001 season, Janik signed for Faroese side GÍ, where he said, "A lot of foreigners play here, most Yugoslavs and Brazilians. Teams prefer the English style, a lot of running, fighting, body games. We have a guaranteed job in a fish factory. Marek and I both stand for 8 hours at the tape. Then we go to training." In 2004, he signed for Błękitni Modlnica in the Polish seventh division. In 2006, Janik signed for Polish sixth division club .

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