Jerzy Brzęczek
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| Full name | Jerzy Józef Brzęczek | |||||||||||
| Date of birth | March 18, 1971 | |||||||||||
| Place of birth | Truskolasy, Poland | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfielder | |||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† | |||||||||
| 1987–1988 | Raków Częstochowa | |||||||||||
| 1988–1992 | Olimpia Poznań | 108 | (8) | |||||||||
| 1992–1993 | Lech Poznań | 29 | (3) | |||||||||
| 1993–1994 | Górnik Zabrze | 46 | (6) | |||||||||
| 1995 | GKS Katowice | 15 | (3) | |||||||||
| 1995–1998 | Tirol Innsbruck | 85 | (11) | |||||||||
| 1998–1999 | LASK | 33 | (2) | |||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Maccabi Haifa | 47 | (11) | |||||||||
| 2000–2002 | Tirol Innsbruck | 62 | (7) | |||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Sturm Graz | 35 | (2) | |||||||||
| 2004 | FC Kärnten | 13 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2004–2007 | Wacker Tirol | 79 | (8) | |||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Górnik Zabrze | 42 | (5) | |||||||||
| 2009 | Polonia Bytom | 8 | (0) | |||||||||
| Total | 602 | (66) | ||||||||||
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| 1992–1999 | Poland | 42 | (4) | |||||||||
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| 2010–2014 | Raków Częstochowa | |||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Lechia Gdańsk | |||||||||||
Honours
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Jerzy Józef Brzęczek (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjɛʐɨ ˈjuzɛf ˈbʐɛnt͡ʂɛk]) (born March 18, 1971 in Truskolasy) is a former Polish footballer, who played as a midfielder.
In a professional career which spanned nearly twenty years and brought nearly 50 caps with the national team, he played in his country, Austria and Israel.
Football career
Club
During his career, Brzęczek played for Raków Częstochowa, Olimpia Poznań, Lech Poznań, Górnik Zabrze (two spells), GKS Katowice, FC Tirol Innsbruck (later FC Wacker Tirol), LASK Linz, Maccabi Haifa FC, SK Sturm Graz, FC Kärnten and Polonia Bytom, retiring in 2009 at 38.
He picked up championship medals in both Poland (with Lech Poznań in 1993) and Austria (with Tirol Innsbruck in 2001 and 2002).
National team
With 42 international caps to his credit, Brzęczek also represented the national team at the 1992 Summer Olympics, winning silver.
Personal
Brzęczek is uncle to another footballer, winger Jakub Blaszczykowski. He represented, most notably, Wisła Kraków and Borussia Dortmund.
External links
- Maccabi Haifa profile and short bio (Hebrew)
- Jerzy Brzęczek at National-Football-Teams.com
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