Jerzy Brzęczek

Jerzy Brzęczek
Personal information
Full name	Jerzy Józef Brzęczek
Date of birth	March 18, 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth	Truskolasy, Poland
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1987–1988	Raków Częstochowa
1988–1992	Olimpia Poznań
1992–1993	Lech Poznań
1993–1994	Górnik Zabrze
1995	GKS Katowice
1995–1998	Tirol Innsbruck
1998–1999	LASK
1999–2000	Maccabi Haifa
2000–2002	Tirol Innsbruck
2002–2003	Sturm Graz
2004	FC Kärnten
2004–2007	Wacker Tirol
2007–2008	Górnik Zabrze
2009	Polonia Bytom
Total
International career
1992–1999	Poland
Managerial career
2010–2014	Raków Częstochowa
2014–2015	Lechia Gdańsk
2015–	GKS Katowice
Medal record
Representing Poland
Men's Football
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jerzy Józef Brzęczek (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjɛʐɨ ˈjuzɛf ˈbʐɛnt͡ʂɛk]) (born March 18, 1971) is a former Polish footballer who played as a midfielder.

In a professional career which spanned nearly 20 years and brought nearly 50 caps with the Poland national team, Brzęczek played at club in Poland, Austria and Israel.

Football career

Club

During his career, Brzęczek played for Raków Częstochowa, Olimpia Poznań, Lech Poznań, Górnik Zabrze (two spells), GKS Katowice, Tirol Innsbruck (later Wacker Tirol), LASK Linz, Maccabi Haifa, Sturm Graz, FC Kärnten and Polonia Bytom, retiring in 2009 at age 38.

Brzęczek 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 Błaszczykowski, who has most notably represented Wisła Kraków, Borussia Dortmund and VFL Wolfsburg

External links

Maccabi Haifa profile and short bio Template:He icon
Jerzy Brzęczek at National-Football-Teams.com