Rafał Boguski (born 9 June 1984) is a Polish professional
footballer
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who is the current player-
manager
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of
regional league club Świt Krzeszowice. Mainly a
forward, he also plays as a
second striker and as a
winger.
Club career
Born in
Ostrołęka
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, Boguski began his career at
ŁKS Łomża
Łomżyński Klub Sportowy () is a football club based in Łomża, Poland, currently competing in the III liga
III liga (Trzecia liga), currently named Betclic III liga due to its sponsorship by Betclic, is a Polish football league that ...
before moving to
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 ...
champions
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, ...
in 2005. In the 2006–07 season he was loaned out
GKS Bełchatów where he contributed with 20 matches and four goals for eventual league runners up. In the following season he returned to
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 won his first Ekstraklasa title with the club.
International career
He made his first appearance for the
Poland national team in a friendly against
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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on 15 December 2007. He scored his first international goal on 14 December 2008 against
Serbia
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. Boguski scored the fastest goal in Polish history, finding the back of the net after only 23 seconds against
San Marino
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on 1 April 2009.
Career statistics
Club
International
:''Poland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Boguski goal.
Managerial statistics
Honours
ŁKS Łomża
*
IV liga Podlasie: 2003–04
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 ...
:
2007–08,
2008–09,
2010–11
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Individual
* IV liga Podlasie top goalscorer: 2003–04
References
External links
*
National team statson the website of the
Polish Football Association
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*
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1984 births
Living people
People from Ostrołęka
Footballers from Masovian Voivodeship
Men's association football forwards
Polish men's footballers
Poland men's international footballers
ŁKS Łomża players
Wisła Kraków players
GKS Bełchatów players
Puszcza Niepołomice players
Ekstraklasa players
I liga players
III liga players
IV liga players
Polish football managers
Men's association football player-managers
21st-century Polish sportsmen