Adam Ryszard Ledwoń (15 January 1974 – 11 June 2008) was a Polish professional

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who played as a

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Career

Ledwoń was born in

Olesno Olesno is a town in Opole Voivodeship, Opole Voivodship, in southern Poland, about north-east of the city of Opole. It is the capital of Olesno County and seat of the Gmina Olesno, Opole Voivodeship, Gmina Olesno. History The area near the anci ...

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, Poland. He played for

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Bayer 04 Leverkusen, officially known as Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH () and commonly known as Bayer Leverkusen or simply Leverkusen, is a German professional association football, football club based in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia. ...

(1997–1999),

Fortuna Köln Fortuna (, equivalent to the Greek goddess Tyche) is the goddess of fortune and the personification of luck in Roman religion who, largely thanks to the Late Antique author Boethius, remained popular through the Middle Ages until at least the Re ...

(1999–2000),

Austria Wien Fußballklub Austria Wien AG (), known in English as Austria Vienna, and Austria Wien in German-speaking countries, is an Austrian professional association football club from the capital city of Vienna. It has won the most trophies of any Aust ...

(2000–2003),

VfB Admira Wacker Mödling Admira Wacker is an Austrian professional football club based in Maria Enzersdorf, a town in the Mödling District of Lower Austria. The team competes in the 2. Liga, the second tier of the Austrian football league system. The club was forme ...

(2003–2005), Sturm Graz (2005–2007). The last club for which he played for was the Austrian team, SK Austria Kärnten. He played 18 matches for the Poland national team, scoring one goal.

Death

Ledwoń was found hanged at his home in Klagenfurt in June 2008.

Honours

GKS Katowice *

Polish Cup The Polish Cup in Association football, football ( ) is an annual Single-elimination tournament, knockout football competition for Polish football club (association football), football clubs, held continuously since 1950, and is the second most i ...

: 1992–93

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* * 1974 births 2008 suicides 2008 deaths Footballers from Opole Voivodeship Men's association football midfielders People from Olesno Polish men's footballers Poland men's international footballers Odra Opole players GKS Katowice players Bayer 04 Leverkusen players SC Fortuna Köln players FK Austria Wien players Admira Wacker players SK Sturm Graz players SK Austria Kärnten players Ekstraklasa players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Polish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Polish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Polish expatriate sportspeople in Austria Suicides by hanging in Austria {{Poland-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub