Dariusz Adamczuk
Personal information
Full name Dariusz Adamczuk[1]
Date of birth (1969-10-21) 21 October 1969
Place of birth Szczecin, Polish People’s Republic
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1992 Pogoń Szczecin
1992–1993 Eintracht Frankfurt 5 (0)
1993–1994 Dundee 11 (1)
1993–1994 Udinese 2 (0)
1994–1995 Belenenses
1995 Pogoń Szczecin 6 (0)
1996–1999 Dundee 62 (8)
1999–2002 Rangers 14 (0)
2001 → Wigan Athletic (loan) 3 (0)
2006 Pogoń Szczecin Nowa
International career
1992–1999 Poland 11 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Poland
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1992 BarcelonaTeam competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dariusz Adamczuk (born 21 October 1969) is a Polish former footballer.

Career

Club

He started his career with Pogoń Szczecin during the 1987–88 season, before moving on to play for Eintracht Frankfurt,[2] Dundee, Udinese Calcio and Belenenses.

It was in the 1999–00 season that he would get his big break, signing on a free transfer for Scottish champions Rangers from Dundee. He started off as a regular in the Rangers team, making 16 appearances up to and including a UEFA Cup tie against Borussia Dortmund on 7 December 1999, but didn't make any further appearances that season.[3] The following season he made 3 appearances in the league across October and November 2000, however these would be his last appearances for Rangers.[4] He had a loan spell at English club Wigan Athletic in 2001. In 2002 it was reported that he was suffering from depression.[5] Adamczuk retired in 2002,[6] then returned in 2006 to play for Pogoń Szczecin Nowa.

National team

He was a member of the Poland team that won the silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

In eleven matches for Poland, his solitary goal was against England in 1993 during a World Cup qualifier at the Stadion Slaski in Chorzów.

References

  1. ↑ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2002). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2002–03. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-85291-648-0.
  2. ↑ "Dariusz Adamczuk" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  3. ↑ "Games played by Dariusz Adamczuk in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "Games played by Dariusz Adamczuk in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "Depression strikes Adamczuk". BBC. 7 August 2002. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "Adamczuk leaves Rangers". BBC. 17 November 2002. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
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