Mirosław Dreszer (born 28 August 1965) is a Polish former professional

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who played as a

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. He began playing for GKS 71 Tychy, before joining

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in 1984, for whom he appeared in two

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matches in the 1985–86 season in two matches. In 1984, he started as the goalkeeper for the Poland national under-18 team, which finished third at the 1984 UEFA Euro Under-18. He then moved to

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where he played for the next five seasons. He played a total of 57 matches in the Polish top-flight for GKS. During a

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match against

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in 1986, he suffered a serious injury which resulted in his spleen having to be surgically removed. He has played in over 170 matches in the Polish first and second division. Following retirement, he began work as a goalkeeping coach, and currently works with

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's youth groups.

Honours

GKS Katowice *

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: 1990–91 Poland U18 *

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third place:

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...

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* 1965 births Living people Footballers from Tychy Men's association football goalkeepers Polish men's footballers Poland men's youth international footballers GKS Tychy players Legia Warsaw players GKS Katowice players VfL Osnabrück players SV Eintracht Trier 05 players Zagłębie Lubin players Ruch Chorzów players 1. FC Magdeburg players Ekstraklasa players I liga players 2. Bundesliga players Regionalliga players Oberliga (football) players Polish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Polish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Association football goalkeeping coaches 20th-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-footy-goalkeeper-stub