Jacek Krzysztof Chańko (born 25 January 1974) is a Polish former professional

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who played as a defender.

Career

Chańko was born in

Białystok Białystok is the largest city in northeastern Poland and the capital of the Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is the List of cities and towns in Poland, tenth-largest city in Poland, second in terms of population density, and thirteenth in area. Biał ...

, Poland. In 1999, Chańko signed for

Werder Bremen Sportverein Werder Bremen von 1899 e. V. (), commonly known as Werder Bremen, Werder or simply Bremen, is a German professional sports club based in Bremen. Founded on 4 February 1899, Werder are best known for their professional association foo ...

of the

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. In 2003, he stated that he regretted the move, because he did not play and could have signed for

Legia Warsaw Legia Warszawa (), commonly referred to as Legia Warsaw or simply Legia, is a professional football club based in Warsaw, Poland. Legia is the most successful Polish football club in history, winning a record 15 champions titles, a record 2 ...

, the most successful club in Poland, where he could have been selected for the Poland national team.Interview with Jacek Chańko
poranny.pl After that, Chańko signed for

Pogoń Szczecin Pogoń Szczecin Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Pogoń Szczecin (), is a Polish professional football club based in Szczecin, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, which plays in the Ekstraklasa, the top tier of the national football league s ...

, where he claimed there were many unfulfilled agreements and promises.

Honours

Poland U16 *

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third place:

1990 Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany and the unification of Yemen, the formal beginning of the Human Genome Project (finished in 2003), the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, the separation of Namibia from South ...

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* * Living people 1974 births Footballers from Białystok Polish men's footballers Poland men's youth international footballers Poland men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders Men's association football defenders Ekstraklasa players I liga players Jagiellonia Białystok players Stomil Olsztyn S.A. players SV Werder Bremen players Pogoń Szczecin players Widzew Łódź players Polish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Polish expatriate sportspeople in Germany {{Poland-footy-defender-1970s-stub