Mirosław Wojciech Trzeciak (born 11 April 1968),
nickname
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d Franek, is a Polish former professional
footballer
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who played as a
striker. In 1998, he was named the
Polish Footballer of the Year.
Football career
Trzeciak was born in
Koszalin
Koszalin (; ; , ) is a city in northwestern Poland, in Western Pomerania. It is located south of the Baltic Sea coast, and intersected by the river Dzierżęcinka. Koszalin is also a county-status city and capital of Koszalin County of West Pomera ...
. During his career, Trzeciak, a
Gwardia Koszalin trainee, also represented
Lech Poznań
Kolejowy Klub Sportowy Lech Poznań S.A., commonly referred to as KKS Lech Poznań or simply Lech Poznań (), is a Polish professional football club based in Poznań and currently competing in the Ekstraklasa, the nation's highest division.
...
– two different spells –
BSC Young Boys
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(
Switzerland
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),
Maccabi Tel Aviv FC
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Founded in 1906 in Jaffa as t ...
(
Israel
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, for a few months),
ŁKS Łódź
ŁKS Łódź (''Łódzki Klub Sportowy Łódź''; ) is a Polish sports club based in Łódź. They are best known for their football club but are represented in many sports such as basketball, volleyball, boxing, and in the past ice hockey, ...
,
CA Osasuna
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and
Polideportivo Ejido
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(both in
Spain
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). In the latter country his
La Liga
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totals consisted of ten matches during the
2000–01 season, spent with the former side.
The best years of Trzeciak's career were spent in
Lech Poznań
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...
, where he won three
leagues, one
cup
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and one
super cup
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. For eight years he was also a
Poland international (22
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, eight goals), but his best period arrived towards the end, during the
Janusz Wójcik
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Playing career
He played in several clubs at home and abroad, including Agrykola, Gwardia, Ursus and Hutnik Warsaw, Ravalpandi ...
era (1997–99).
After his football career was over, Trzeciak stayed in
Andalusia
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with former club Poli Ejido, coaching its junior teams. Subsequently he became a
sports commentator
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in Poland and, in January 2007, he began working as director of sport development for
Legia Warsaw
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.
International goals
Honours
Lech Poznań
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Ekstraklasa
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:
1989–90,
1991–92,
1992–93
*
Polish Cup
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: 1987–88
*
Polish Super Cup
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: 1990, 1992
ŁKS Łódź
*Ekstraklasa:
1997–98
Individual
*Ekstraklasa top scorer:
1996–97
*
''Piłka Nożna'' Polish Footballer of the Year: 1998
References
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1968 births
Living people
Footballers from Koszalin
Polish men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Ekstraklasa players
Lech Poznań players
ŁKS Łódź players
Swiss Super League players
BSC Young Boys players
Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players
La Liga players
Segunda División players
CA Osasuna players
Polideportivo Ejido footballers
Poland men's international footballers
Polish expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
Expatriate men's footballers in Israel
Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Polish expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
Polish expatriate sportspeople in Israel
Polish expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Polish sports executives and administrators
Polish football executives
Legia Warsaw non-playing staff
20th-century Polish sportsmen