Zdzisław Janik (born 11 November 1964) is a Polish former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Janik started his career with Polish second division side

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. After that, he signed for Wawel Kraków in the Polish third division. In 1989, Janik returned to Polish top flight club

, where he made 116 league appearances and scored 21 goals. In 1993, Janik signed for Oostende in the Belgian top flight after receiving interest from Belgian top flight team

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, where he suffered a knee injury. In 1995, he signed for

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in the Belgian second division but left due to them going bankrupt. In 1997, Janik signed for Polish second division outfit Wawel Kraków. In 1999, he signed for Cracovia in the Polish third division. Before the 2001 season, Janik signed for Faroese side GÍ, where he said, "A lot of foreigners play here, most Yugoslavs and Brazilians. Teams prefer the English style, a lot of running, fighting, body games. We have a guaranteed job in a fish factory. Marek and I both stand for 8 hours at the tape. Then we go to training." In 2004, he signed for Błękitni Modlnica in the Polish seventh division. In 2006, Janik signed for Polish sixth division club .

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* * 1964 births Living people Footballers from Kraków Men's association football midfielders Polish men's footballers Poland men's international footballers Wisła Kraków players Wawel Kraków players Garbarnia Kraków players K.V. Oostende players K Beerschot VA players KS Cracovia players Kmita Zabierzów players Gøtu Ítróttarfelag players Ekstraklasa players I liga players II liga players Belgian Pro League players Faroe Islands Premier League players Polish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Polish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in the Faroe Islands Polish expatriate sportspeople in the Faroe Islands 20th-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-footy-midfielder-1960s-stub