Adam Cichon (born 20 October 1975) is a German-Polish former professional

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who played as a

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Career

After failing to make an appearance for German

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side

1. FC Köln 1. Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e. V., better known as simply 1. FC Köln () or FC Cologne in English language, English, is a German professional association football, football club based in Cologne in North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 ...

, Cichon signed for

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in the second division. Despite being relegated with Fortuna to the third and fourth divisions, he signed for Polish

Ekstraklasa (; meaning "Extra Class" in Polish), officially known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its Sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is a professional association football league in Poland and the highest level of the Polish foo ...

club

Widzew Łódź RTS Widzew Łódź () is a Polish football (soccer), football club based in Łódź. The club was founded in 1910. Its official colours are red and white, hence their nicknames ''Czerwona Armia'' (Red Army) and ''Czerwono-biało-czerwoni'' (Red-wh ...

amid offers from the German second division.Adam Cichon, piłkarz Widzewa: Jestem Europejczykiem
lodz.wyborcza.pl However, Cichon was criticized by fans as well as journalists upon arrival and never established himself as a starter for the team. In 2008, after playing for another Polish top flight outfit,

Polonia Warsaw Polonia Warsaw (, ), founded on 19 November 1911, is the oldest existing sports club in Warsaw, the capital of Poland, best known for its Association football, football and basketball teams. It also has track and field, Swimming (sport), swimm ...

, he signed for SV Bad Aussee in the Austrian lower leagues.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cichon, Adam 1975 births Living people People from Lubliniec Footballers from Silesian Voivodeship German men's footballers German people of Polish descent Polish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders 1. FC Köln players SC Fortuna Köln players Widzew Łódź players Polonia Warsaw players SV Bad Aussee players FC Gratkorn players 2. Bundesliga players Regionalliga players Ekstraklasa players 2. Liga (Austria) players German expatriate men's footballers Polish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Austria German expatriate sportspeople in Austria Polish expatriate sportspeople in Austria