Jacek Bąk
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| Personal information |
| Full name |
Jacek Bąk |
| Date of birth |
24 March 1973 (1973-03-24) (age 38) |
| Place of birth |
Lublin, Poland |
| Height |
1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) |
| Playing position |
Defender |
| Senior career* |
| Years |
Team |
Apps† |
(Gls)† |
| 1989–1992 |
Motor Lublin |
46 |
(2) |
| 1992–1995 |
Lech Poznań |
84 |
(2) |
| 1995–2001 |
Lyon |
114 |
(4) |
| 2002–2005 |
Lens |
85 |
(2) |
| 2005–2007 |
Al Rayyan |
26 |
(0) |
| 2007–2010 |
Austria Wien |
80 |
(7) |
| National team |
| 1993–2008 |
Poland |
96 |
(3) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
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Jacek Bąk (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjat͡sɛk ˈbɔŋk]; born 24 March 1973 in Lublin) is a retired Polish footballer. He had made 96 appearances for the Poland national football team.
[edit] Club career
He made his footballing debut with Motor Lublin aged just 16, before moving to Lech Poznań two years later.
In Bąk's first season with Lech Poznań, he won the Polish championship title, before catching the eye of the Polish coach, who gave him his first international cap against Cyprus. Bąk was transferred to Olympique Lyon in 1995.
He also played in France for RC Lens (January 2002–2005), where he bounced back, before moving to the Qatari league for Al-Rayyan club . In 2007, he switched back to Europe and signed with Austria Wien.
[edit] International career
Bąk represented his nation in the 2002 FIFA World Cup held in South Korea and Japan, and the 2006 edition in Germany.
In late 2006, Bąk claimed he was offered money to affect the outcome of the Euro 2008 qualifying fixture between Belgium and Poland in Belgium's favour.[citation needed] On 14 July 2008, following the end of Euro 2008, he announced that he was retiring from International football.
[edit] International goals
[edit] Personal life
Jacek Bąk has a wife named Anna, with one son named Jacek.
[edit] External links
| Persondata |
| Name |
Bąk, Jacek |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
Polish footballer |
| Date of birth |
24 March 1973 |
| Place of birth |
Lublin, Poland |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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Belarus
Italy
Azerbaijan
