Paweł Strąk (born 24 March 1983) is a Polish former professional

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who played as a defender.

Career

Club

His former clubs include

Wisła Kraków Towarzystwo Sportowe Wisła Kraków Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Wisła Kraków (), is a Polish professional football club based in Kraków. They currently compete in the I liga, the second level of Polish football league system, ...

and

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. In June 2008, he signed a two-year-contract with the Austrian club

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. In December 2008, he signed with

Górnik Zabrze Górnik Zabrze Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Górnik Zabrze S.A. or simply Górnik Zabrze (), is a Polish association football, football club from Zabrze. Górnik is one of the most successful Polish football clubs in history, winning ...

National team

Strąk is a former Poland U21s member. In 2002, he was also called up to the senior national team for a game against

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but did not play.

Honours

Wisła Kraków *

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 ...

: 2002–03, 2003–04 *

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: 2002–03 Zawisza Bydgoszcz *

I liga I liga (, ), currently named Betclic I liga due to its sponsorship by Betclic, is the men's second professional association football division of the Polish football league system, below the Ekstraklasa and above the II liga via promotion/rel ...

: 2012–13 * Polish Cup: 2013–14 *

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Poland U16 *

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runner-up:

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References

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* 1983 births Living people People from Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski Footballers from Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship Men's association football defenders Poland men's youth international footballers Poland men's under-21 international footballers Polish men's footballers Wisła Kraków players Zagłębie Lubin players GKS Bełchatów players SV Ried players Hutnik Kraków players Górnik Zabrze players Zawisza Bydgoszcz players Ekstraklasa players I liga players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Polish expatriate men's footballers Polish expatriate sportspeople in Austria Expatriate men's footballers in Austria 21st-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-footy-defender-1980s-stub