Rafał Grzelak (; born 24 June 1982) is a Polish professional
football
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er who plays as a
left winger for KP Starogard Gdański.
Career
Born in
Łódź, Grzelak made his
Ekstraklasa debut on 22 May 1999 for
ŁKS Łódź against
Wisła Kraków.
He spent the 2006–07 season on loan at Boavista from Pogon Szczecin. In June 2007, he signed a three-year deal with the Portuguese club. He transferred to Greek side
Skoda Xanthi in January 2008. On 30 June 2009, it was reported that
Steaua București have signed the Polish midfielder from
Skoda Xanthi.
On 23 July 2009, he scored his first goal for
Steaua București in a
UEFA Europa League match against
Újpest FC; he scored the second goal in the 2–1 victory. On 2 August 2009, Grzelak played his first
Liga I match in Steaua's shirt against
Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ, Steaua won away with 2–0.
In January 2010, Grzelak was demoted to
the B squad.
In August 2011, he joined
Ruch Chorzów
Ruch Chorzów () is a Polish association football club based in Chorzów, Upper Silesia. It is one of the most successful football teams in Poland: fourteen-time national champions, and three-time winners of the Polish Cup. Currently the team play ...
on a one-year contract.
Grzela joined kKP Starogard Gdański in July 2018.
Rafał Grzelak w KP Starogard Gdański
90minut.pl, 21 July 2019
Career statistics
Club
Honours
Club
Lech Poznan
* Polish Cup: 2003–04
International
Poland
* U-18 European Champion: 2001
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References
External links
Rafał Grzelak's profile at SteauaFC.com
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1982 births
Living people
Footballers from Łódź
Association football midfielders
Polish footballers
Poland international footballers
MSV Duisburg players
Widzew Łódź players
ŁKS Łódź players
Arka Gdynia players
Ruch Chorzów players
Flota Świnoujście players
Chojniczanka Chojnice players
Boavista F.C. players
Xanthi F.C. players
FC Steaua București players
FC Steaua II București players
Polish expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Germany
Expatriate footballers in Greece
Expatriate footballers in Romania
Expatriate footballers in Portugal
Polish expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Polish expatriate sportspeople in Romania
Primeira Liga players
Liga I players
Super League Greece players
Ekstraklasa players
2. Bundesliga players