Bartosz Karwan (born 13 January 1976) is a Polish former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Karwan was born in

Tychy Tychy (Polish pronunciation: ; ) is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, approximately south of Katowice. Situated on the southern edge of the Upper Silesian industrial district, the city borders Katowice to the north, Mikołów to the west, Bie ...

. He spent two seasons in the

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with

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. In September 2010, he joined

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 ...

. He was released one year later.

International career

Karwan was a part of

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, for which he appeared 22 times and scored four goals.

Honours

GKS Katowice *

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: 1995 Legia Warsaw *

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: 2001–02, 2005–06 * Polish Super Cup: 1997 Hertha BSC *

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* * Living people 1976 births Footballers from Tychy Men's association football midfielders Polish men's footballers Poland men's international footballers GKS Tychy players GKS Katowice players R.S.C. Anderlecht players Legia Warsaw players Hertha BSC players Arka Gdynia players Ekstraklasa players I liga players Bundesliga players Polish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Polish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Polish expatriate sportspeople in Germany {{Poland-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub