Dariusz Dudka (; born 9 December 1983) is a Polish former professional
footballer. He played as a
defensive midfielder or
full-back and also as a
centre-back
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Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers ...
. He is currently an assistant coach of
Ekstraklasa club
Lech Poznań.
Club career
Born in
Kostrzyn nad Odrą, Dudka began his career at hometown club Celuloza Kostrzyn, before moving to
Amica Wronki. He made his debut for Amica Wronki in the
Ekstraklasa on 4 April 2000. In 2005, he moved to
Wisła Kraków, where he made 77 league appearances. In June 2008, he joined
Ligue 1
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side
Auxerre
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. After four seasons he moved to
Levante on a free transfer.
After a trial, Dudka signed a two-month contract with English
Championship club
Birmingham City
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on 31 October 2013. He made two appearances, the last on 7 December, was reportedly surprised at the pace of the game in the Championship, and left the club when his contract expired.
International career
Dudka represented
Poland
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at the
2006 FIFA World Cup
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,
Euro 2008 and
Euro 2012.
Career statistics
Club
International
:''Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dudka goal.''
Honours
Amica Wronki
*
Polish Super Cup: 2000
Wisła Kraków
*
Ekstraklasa:
2007–08
Lech Poznań
* Polish Super Cup:
2015
Lech Poznań II
*
III liga, group II: 2018–19
References
External links
*
National team statsat pzpn.pl
1983 births
Living people
People from Kostrzyn nad Odrą
Footballers from Lubusz Voivodeship
Men's association football defenders
Men's association football midfielders
Polish men's footballers
Poland men's international footballers
2006 FIFA World Cup players
UEFA Euro 2008 players
UEFA Euro 2012 players
Amica Wronki players
Wisła Kraków players
AJ Auxerre players
Levante UD footballers
Birmingham City F.C. players
Lech Poznań players
Lech Poznań II players
Ekstraklasa players
Ligue 1 players
La Liga players
English Football League players
III liga players
Polish expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in France
Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Expatriate men's footballers in England
Polish expatriate sportspeople in France
Polish expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Polish expatriate sportspeople in England
Lech Poznań non-playing staff
21st-century Polish sportsmen
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