Paweł Golański (born 12 October 1982) is a Polish former professional

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who played as a

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. He is currently the

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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 ...

club

Motor Lublin Motor Lublin () is a Polish professional football club based in Lublin. The club was founded in December 1950. Their nickname ''The Yellow, White and Blues'' reflects their official colours. They compete in the Ekstraklasa, the top tier of Polish ...

Career

In July 2007 Golański signed a three-year contract with Steaua București, with a reported transfer fee of around €1 million. In August 2011, he was loaned to

ŁKS Łódź ŁKS Łódź (''Łódzki Klub Sportowy Łódź''; ) is a Polish sports club based in Łódź. They are best known for their football club but are represented in many sports such as basketball, volleyball, boxing, and in the past ice hockey, ...

on a half-year deal.

Post-retirement

On 23 April 2021, Golański joined Polish second-tier club

Korona Kielce Korona Kielce (, Korona – ''Crown'' – symbol of club and city, Kielce – name of city where club is based) is a Polish professional football club based in Kielce, competing in Ekstraklasa in the 2025–26 season. From 2002 to ...

as their new

. He oversaw the club's return to the top-tier in 2022, and two close escapes from relegation, before leaving Korona on 12 June 2024. On 9 October 2024, Golański was appointed sporting director of

side

Career statistics

:''Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first. "Score" column indicates the score after the player's goal.''

Honours

ASA Târgu Mureș *

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2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

Poland U18 *

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2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

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* * * * 1982 births Living people Footballers from Łódź Men's association football defenders Polish men's footballers Poland men's youth international footballers Poland men's international footballers ŁKS Łódź players UKS SMS Łódź players Korona Kielce players FCSB players ASA 2013 Târgu Mureș players Górnik Zabrze players Chojniczanka Chojnice players UEFA Euro 2008 players Ekstraklasa players I liga players Liga I players Polish expatriate men's footballers Polish expatriate sportspeople in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Polish sports executives and administrators Polish football executives 21st-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-footy-defender-1980s-stub