Robert Niestroj

Robert Niestroj

Personal information
Full name	Waldemar Robert Niestroj
Date of birth	(1976-12-02) 2 December 1976
Place of birth	Opole, Poland
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	SV Straelen
Youth career
	TSV Eller 04
1991–1995	Fortuna Düsseldorf
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–1998	Fortuna Düsseldorf	44	(8)
1998–2001	Wolverhampton Wanderers	6	(0)
1999–2000	→ 1. FC Nürnberg (loan)	3	(0)
2000–2001	→ Iraklis Salonica (loan)	8	(0)
2002–2004	Fortuna Düsseldorf	72	(6)
2004–2005	FC Sachsen Leipzig	27	(3)
2005	Grindavik	16	(2)
2005–2006	Preußen Münster	17	(1)
2006–2007	Panserraikos	14	(1)
2007–2008	SV Straelen	9	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Waldemar Robert Niestroj (born 2 December 1976 in Opole, Silesia, Poland) is a professional footballer of German nationality. He is currently with SV Straelen and has previously played for a number of clubs in Germany, England, Greece and Iceland.

Career

Niestroj began his professional career with Fortuna Düsseldorf, making his debut on 26 April 1997 in a 0–5 loss at Bayern Munich, the only Bundesliga appearance of his career. He broke into the team during the 1997–98 season, scoring seven times, the best seasonal tally of his career.

After a bright start to the following campaign, he was spotted by English First Division side Wolverhampton Wanderers, who bought him in November 1998 for £500,000 as Colin Lee's first signing. He failed to make much impact though and managed just seven appearances in total (six of which came during the 1998–99 season that saw the club miss out on the play-offs on the final day).

Out of favour at Molineux, he spent the rest of his contract on loan at 1. FC Nürnberg and Greek side Iraklis Salonica. He then rejoined his former club Fortuna Düsseldorf as a free agent in January 2002, where he remained for a season-and-a-half.

He had short stays at FC Sachsen Leipzig, Icelandic side Grindavik, Preußen Münster and Greeks Panserraikos. He is currently playing for SV Straelen in the Verbandsliga Niederrhein (sixth tier).