Rafał Grzelak

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Rafał Grzelak
Personal information
Full name Rafał Grzelak
Date of birth 24 June 1982 (1982-06-24) (age 27)
Place of birth Łódź, Poland
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Playing position Left midfielder
Club information
Current club Steaua Bucureşti
Number 10
Youth career
Orzeł Łódź
Widzew Łódź
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2000 ŁKS Łódź 17 (1)
2000–2001 Ruch Chorzów 24 (3)
2001–2002 MSV Duisburg 16 (4)
2002–2003 Widzew Łódź 14 (0)
2003–2004 Lech Poznań 26 (0)
2004–2006 Pogoń Szczecin 45 (4)
2006–2008 Boavista 37 (6)
2008– Skoda Xanthi 40 (7)
2009– Steaua Bucureşti (loan) 6 (0)
National team
2006– Poland 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:18, 4 October 2009 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Rafał Grzelak (Polish pronunciation: [ˈrafaw ˈɡʐɛlak]; born June 24, 1982 in Łódź, Poland), is a Polish footballer who plays for Steaua Bucureşti.

[edit] Career

Grzelak made his Ekstraklasa debut on May 22, 1999 for ŁKS Łódź against Wisła Kraków.

He spent the 2006/07 season on loan at Boavista from Pogon Szczecin. In June 2007, he signed a three year deal with the Portuguese club. He transferred to Greek side Skoda Xanthi in January 2008. On 30 June 2009 steauafc.com is reporting that Steaua Bucureşti have signed the Polish midfielder from Skoda Xanthi.

On 23 July 2009 he scored his first goal for Steaua Bucureşti in a Europa League match against Ujpest FC, he scored the second goal in the 2-1 victory.

On 2 August 2009 played his first Liga I match in Steaua's shirt against Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ, Steaua won away with 2-0.

[edit] Titles

Season Team Title
2001  Poland U-18 European Champion

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