Arkadiusz Bąk (; born 6 October 1974) is a Polish former professional
footballer
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who played as a
midfielder
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.
Career
Club
Having started his professional career in the 1992–93 season, Bąk also played for
Ruch Chorzów
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,
Polonia Warsaw
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,
Birmingham City
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,
Widzew Łódź
RTS Widzew Łódź () is a Polish football (soccer), 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-wh ...
and
Amica Wronki
Amica Wronki was a Polish football club based in Wronki, Poland.
The club was invariably linked to Amica, a manufacturer of white goods, predominantly stoves, which gave the club its nickname. The company's increasing profits gave the new te ...
. In 2000, he won
the Polish title with Polonia. In 2008, he joined
Flota Świnoujście
Flota Świnoujście () is a Polish professional football club based in Świnoujście, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, that competes in group II of the III liga.
Flota, as a club, runs three sports sections: soccer, bridge and table tennis. The club ...
from
Lech Poznań
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...
.
International
He made thirteen appearances for
Poland
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, including appearances during the
2002 FIFA World Cup
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in Japan and South Korea.
After retirement
After retiring from playing he emigrated to Norway, and works as a youth coach developing young players, and working on ski slopes in the winter.
Honours
Polonia Warsaw
*
Ekstraklasa
(; meaning "Extra Class" in Polish), officially known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its Sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is a professional association football league in Poland and the highest level of the Polish foo ...
:
1999–2000
*
Polish Cup
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:
2000–01
*
Polish League Cup: 1999–2000
Flota Świnoujście
*
III liga, group II: 2007–08
Individual
* Ekstraklasa top scorer:
1997–98 (14 goals)
References
External links
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1974 births
Living people
People from Stargard
Footballers from West Pomeranian Voivodeship
Men's association football midfielders
Polish men's footballers
Poland men's international footballers
Błękitni Stargard players
Olimpia Poznań players
Lechia Gdańsk players
Amica Wronki players
Ruch Chorzów players
Polonia Warsaw players
Birmingham City F.C. players
Widzew Łódź players
Lech Poznań players
Flota Świnoujście players
Ekstraklasa players
II liga players
English Football League players
2002 FIFA World Cup players
Polish expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in England
Polish expatriate sportspeople in England
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