Jan Karaś (born 17 March 1959) is a Polish former professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

and

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. During his club career he played for

Hutnik Kraków Hutnik Kraków (Polish pronunciation: ) is a Polish football club based in Kraków, Poland. History The club was founded in 1950. Hutnik have played seven seasons in the Polish top-flight. The team's greatest success is a third place in the 1 ...

Legia Warsaw Legia Warszawa (), commonly referred to as Legia Warsaw or simply Legia, is a professional football club based in Warsaw, Poland. Legia is the most successful Polish football club in history, winning a record 15 champions titles, a record 2 ...

Larissa Larissa (; , , ) is the capital and largest city of the Thessaly region in Greece. It is the fifth-most populous city in Greece with a population of 148,562 in the city proper, according to the 2021 census. It is also the capital of the Larissa ...

, Kajaanin Palloilijat,

Polonia Warsaw Polonia Warsaw (, ), founded on 19 November 1911, is the oldest existing sports club in Warsaw, the capital of Poland, best known for its Association football, football and basketball teams. It also has track and field, Swimming (sport), swimm ...

, and Dolcan Ząbki. He earned 16 caps for the

Poland national football team The Poland national football team () represents Poland in men's international Association football, football competitions since their first match in 1921. It is governed by the Polish Football Association (PZPN), the governing body for football ...

and participated in the

1986 FIFA World Cup The 1986 FIFA World Cup was the 13th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial Association football, football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June 1986. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-tea ...

, where Poland reached the second round.

Honours

Legia Warsaw *

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 ...

: 1988–89

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* 1959 births Living people Footballers from Kraków Men's association football forwards Polish men's footballers Poland men's international footballers 1986 FIFA World Cup players Hutnik Kraków players Legia Warsaw players Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C. players Vaasan Palloseura players Polonia Warsaw players Ząbkovia Ząbki players Ekstraklasa players Super League Greece players Polish football managers Ząbkovia Ząbki managers Hutnik Warsaw managers Polish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Polish expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Finland Polish expatriate sportspeople in Finland 20th-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-footy-forward-1950s-stub