Paweł Wojtala (27 October 1972) is a Polish football administrator and former professional

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who played as a

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. He spent most of his career in his native Poland and in Germany. He won 12 caps with the Poland national team. Whilst at

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he helped them win the

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, playing as a substitute in the

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against

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as Bremen won on penalties. Since 6 August 2016, he is the president of the

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Football Association. He is currently suspended as a board member of the

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, a role he has held since 2022.

Honours

Lech Poznań *

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 ...

: 1991–92, 1992–93 *

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 ...

: 2001–02 *

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: 1992 Widzew Łódź *Ekstraklasa: 1996–97 Werder Bremen *

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: 1998–99

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* * Living people 1972 births Polish men's footballers Footballers from Poznań Men's association football central defenders Poland men's international footballers Ekstraklasa players I liga players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Lech Poznań players Widzew Łódź players Hamburger SV players SV Werder Bremen players Legia Warsaw players Rot-Weiß Oberhausen players Rot Weiss Ahlen players Karlsruher SC players Hallescher FC players Wolfsberger AC players Polish expatriate men's footballers Polish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Polish expatriate sportspeople in Austria Expatriate men's footballers in Austria {{Poland-footy-defender-1970s-stub