Ryszard Władysław Kraus (30 June 1964 – 3 November 2013) was a Polish professional

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who played as a striker.

Club career

Kraus played for

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side

Górnik Zabrze Górnik Zabrze Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Górnik Zabrze S.A. or simply Górnik Zabrze (), is a Polish association football, football club from Zabrze. Górnik is one of the most successful Polish football clubs in history, winning ...

for five years, scoring 16 goals for them in the 1990–91 season.

International career

Kraus made his debut for

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in a February 1991

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against

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and earned a total of 4 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a July 1992 friendly match against

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Death

Kraus died on 3 November 2013.Nie żyje Ryszard Kraus
- Górnik Zabrze

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kraus, Ryszard 1964 births 2013 deaths People from Bielsko County Footballers from Silesian Voivodeship Men's association football forwards Polish men's footballers Poland men's international footballers GKS Jastrzębie players Odra Wodzisław Śląski players Górnik Zabrze players GKS Tychy players Ekstraklasa players I liga players 20th-century Polish sportsmen