Marcin Zając (born 19 May 1975) is a Polish former professional
footballer
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who played as a
midfielder
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.
Club career
He started his career at Start Łódź. In 1996, he was bought by
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 ...
, participating in their
1996–97 UEFA Champions League
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campaign. In 2002, he joined
Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski
Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski (), previously Groclin Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski, was a Polish football club based in Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Greater Poland Voivodeship.
History
Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski was founded on 30 April 1 ...
where he played for four years. In July 2004, he had a trial with
Rangers
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. Zając spent a couple years at
Lech Poznań
Kolejowy Klub Sportowy Lech Poznań S.A., commonly referred to as KKS Lech Poznań or simply Lech Poznań (), is a Polish professional football club based in Poznań and currently competing in the Ekstraklasa, the nation's highest division.
...
after joining them in 2006, before transferring to
Ruch Chorzów
Ruch Chorzów () is a Polish professional association football, football club based in Chorzów, Upper Silesia. It is one of the most successful football teams in Poland, having won fourteen List of Polish football champions, Polish Championship ...
in June 2008.
International career
Marcin Zając has played 11 times for the
Poland national football team
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.
Honours
Widzew Łódź
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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 ...
:
1996–97
References
External links
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Living people
1975 births
Footballers from Łódź
Polish men's footballers
Poland men's international footballers
Widzew Łódź players
Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski players
Lech Poznań players
Ruch Chorzów players
Ekstraklasa players
Men's association football midfielders
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