Rafał Siadaczka (born 21 February 1972) is a Polish former professional

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who played as a defender. The highlight of his career was playing in the Champions League with

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1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

. He retired due to struggles with

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; he distanced himself from football entirely not even watching any matches. He entered the construction industry running a building supplies shop near

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with a business partner.

Honours

Widzew Łódź *

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: 1995–96, 1996–97 *

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: 1996 Legia Warsaw * Ekstraklasa: 2001–02 * Polish League Cup: 2001–02

References

1972 births Living people Footballers from Radom Polish men's footballers Broń Radom players Legia Warsaw players Radomiak Radom players Wisła Płock players Widzew Łódź players FK Austria Wien players Ekstraklasa players I liga players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Men's association football defenders Polish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Polish expatriate sportspeople in Austria Poland men's international footballers {{Poland-footy-defender-1970s-stub