Andrzej Rudy (born 15 October 1965) is a Polish former professional

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who played as a

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Playing career

Born in

Ścinawa Ścinawa () is a town and municipality on the Oder river in the Lower Silesian region of Poland. The Ścinawa train station is a key gateway for travel throughout the region, connecting major destinations such as Wrocław and Głogów. As of 201 ...

, Rudy started his career in football with Odra Ścinawa (1981–83). He debuted professionally with

Śląsk Wrocław Wrocławski Klub Sportowy Śląsk Wrocław Spółka Akcyjna, commonly known as WKS Śląsk Wrocław (), is a Polish professional Association football, football club based in Wrocław that plays in , the second level of the Polish football leagu ...

(1983–88), then switched to

GKS Katowice GKS Katowice (; GKS stands for , ) is a Polish professional football club based in Katowice. They currently compete in the Ekstraklasa in the 2024–25 season after gaining promotion from the I liga in 2024. History In 1963 in Katowice a spe ...

(1988–89). In July 1989, Rudy emigrated, joining

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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 ...

. After a short stint with Denmark's

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(January–June 1992), he returned to Köln, remaining there until May 1995, subsequently moving to

VfL Bochum Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft, commonly referred to as VfL Bochum (), is a Football in Germany, German professional association football club based in the city of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia. They currently play ...

in the

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(one season). After leaving Germany, Rudy played for Lierse S.K. (1996–97, 1999–2000),

AFC Ajax Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax (), also known as AFC Ajax, Ajax Amsterdam, or commonly Ajax, is a Dutch professional Association football, football Football team, club based in Amsterdam, that plays in the , the top tier in Dutch football. ...

(1997–99) and K.V.C. Westerlo (2000–01), returning to Germany to retire, with

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(2001–02). Between 1986–98, Rudy received 16

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for the

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(three goals).

Managerial career

As a manager, Rudy worked with

Borussia Fulda Borussia Fulda is a German association football club from Fulda, Hesse. The club was founded 4 July 1904 as ''FC Borussia 1904 Fulda'' and underwent a number of changes in 1923 when they were first joined by ''Radsportclub 1907 Fulda'' in July, ...

(2003 as a playing manager and 2004 as a normal manager),

Bonner SC Bonner SC is a Football in Germany, German association football club based in Bonn. The club was formed in 1965 through the merger of ''Bonner FV'' and ''Tura Bonn''. Its women's football department won the List of German women's football champio ...

(2004–05) and TSC Euskirchen (2007–08), returning in the next season to 1. FC Köln, to work within the youth system. He was the manager of

Sportfreunde Siegen Sportfreunde Siegen is a German association football club based in Siegen, North Rhine-Westphalia. After going through insolvency in 2008, the first team was forcibly relegated to the fifth-tier NRW-Liga. Promotion to fourth division Regionallig ...

from April 2010 to May 2011 and worked in a short period in January 2014 as a youth coach for TSC Euskirchen.

Post-retirement

After retiring from football, Rudy found employment as a recovery driver in

Cologne Cologne ( ; ; ) is the largest city of the States of Germany, German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with nearly 1.1 million inhabitants in the city pr ...

Honours

Śląsk Wrocław *

Polish Cup The Polish Cup in Association football, football ( ) is an annual Single-elimination tournament, knockout football competition for Polish football club (association football), football clubs, held continuously since 1950, and is the second most i ...

: 1986–87 Lierse *

Belgian First Division The Belgian Pro League (; ; ), officially the Jupiler Pro League () for sponsor Jupiler, is a professional association football league in Belgium and the highest level of the Belgian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs from the 2023– ...

: 1996–97 Ajax *

Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; "Honour Division" or "Premier Division") is a professional association football league in the Netherlands and the highest level of the Dutch football league system. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start o ...

: 1997–98 *

KNVB Cup The KNVB Beker (; ), branded as the TOTO KNVB Beker for sponsorship reasons, is a competition in the Netherlands organised by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) since 1898. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Outside the N ...

: 1997–98, 1998–99 Poland U18 *

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third place:

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...

Individual * Polish Newcomer of the Year: 1985

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rudy, Andrzej Living people 1965 births People from Lubin County Footballers from Lower Silesian Voivodeship Men's association football midfielders Polish men's footballers Poland men's youth international footballers Poland men's international footballers Ekstraklasa players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Oberliga (football) players Danish Superliga players Eredivisie players Belgian Pro League players Śląsk Wrocław players GKS Katowice players 1. FC Köln players Brøndby IF players VfL Bochum players Lierse S.K. players AFC Ajax players K.V.C. Westerlo players FC Viktoria Köln players Borussia Fulda players Polish football managers Men's association football player-managers Sportfreunde Siegen managers Bonner SC managers Polish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Polish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Polish expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Polish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Polish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Polish expatriate sportspeople in West Germany Expatriate men's footballers in West Germany 20th-century Polish sportsmen