Rafał Piotrowski (14 April 1974 – 3 December 2024) was a Polish
footballer
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who played as a
midfielder
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.
Best known for time at
hometown club
Pogoń Szczecin
Pogoń Szczecin Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Pogoń Szczecin (), is a Polish professional football club based in Szczecin, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, which plays in the Ekstraklasa, the top tier of the national football league s ...
and
Stal Mielec
FKS Stal Mielec, commonly known as Stal Mielec (), is a Polish professional football club based in Mielec. The team competes in the I liga, the second level of the Polish football league system.
The club was established on 10 April 1939. Histori ...
, he played 153 matches scoring eight goals in the
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 ...
.,
of which 25 appearances and one goal was with Stal.
With
Lech Poznań
Kolejowy Klub Sportowy Lech Poznań S.A., commonly referred to as KKS Lech Poznań or simply Lech Poznań (), is a Polish professional football club based in Poznań and currently competing in the Ekstraklasa, the nation's highest division.
...
, then in the
second tier, he made 12 appearances and scored one goal.
After retiring from playing, he went on to coach various amateur teams. He died in Szczecin on 4 December 2024, at the age of 50.
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1974 births
2024 deaths
Footballers from Szczecin
Polish men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Kotwica Kołobrzeg (football) players
Pogoń Szczecin players
Stal Mielec players
Lech Poznań players
Flota Świnoujście players
FSV Wacker 90 Nordhausen players
KP Chemik Police players
Ekstraklasa players
I liga players
Polish expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
Polish expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Polish football managers
21st-century Polish sportsmen
20th-century Polish sportsmen
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