Arkadiusz Bąk
{{Short description|Polish footballer (born 1974)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Arkadiusz Bąk
| image = Arkadiusz Bąk.jpg
| height = {{height|m=1.76}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1974|10|6}}
| birth_place = Stargard, Poland
| position = Midfielder
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1992–1993
| clubs1 = Błękitni Stargard
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 1993–1995
| clubs2 = Olimpia Poznań
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| years3 = 1995
| clubs3 = Lechia/Olimpia Gdańsk
| caps3 = 14
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 1996
| clubs4 = Amica Wronki
| caps4 = 16
| goals4 = 4
| years5 = 1996
| clubs5 = Ruch Chorzów
| caps5 = 14
| goals5 = 2
| years6 = 1997–2001
| clubs6 = Polonia Warsaw
| caps6 = 129
| goals6 = 40
| years7 = 2001
| clubs7 = Birmingham City
| caps7 = 4
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2002
| clubs8 = Widzew Łódź
| caps8 = 8
| goals8 = 4
| years9 = 2002
| clubs9 = Polonia Warsaw
| caps9 = 10
| goals9 = 6
| years10 = 2003–2006
| clubs10 = Amica Wronki
| caps10 = 42
| goals10 = 6
| years11 = 2006–2007
| clubs11 = Lech Poznań
| caps11 = 9
| goals11 = 3
| years12 = 2007
| clubs12 = Flota Świnoujście
| caps12 = 10
| goals12 = 1
| years13 = 2008–2014
| clubs13 = Lech Poznań Oldboys
| nationalyears1 = 1998–2002
| nationalteam1 = Poland
| nationalcaps1 = 13
| nationalgoals1 = 0
}}
Arkadiusz Bąk ({{IPA|pl|arˈkadjuʐ ˈbɔŋk}}; born 6 October 1974) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Career
=Club=
Having started his professional career in the 1992–93 season, Bąk also played for Ruch Chorzów, Polonia Warsaw, Birmingham City, Widzew Łódź and Amica Wronki. In 2000, he won the Polish title with Polonia. In 2008, he joined Flota Świnoujście from Lech Poznań.
=International=
He made thirteen appearances for Poland, including appearances during the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Japan and South Korea.[https://web.archive.org/web/20080619045359/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=178977/index.html Arkadiusz Bąk Statistics] FIFA. Retrieved 22 January.
After retirement
After retiring from playing he emigrated to Norway, and works as a youth coach developing young players, and working on ski slopes in the winter.{{citation|url=https://www.onet.pl/sport/onetsport/polak-odkrywa-prawde-o-ms-2002-po-latach-rany-otwieraja-sie-na-nowo/73tpc23,d87b6cc4|title="Wydawało się nam, że bardzo dobrze gramy w piłkę". Polak wspomina MŚ 2002|author=Dariusz Dobek|date=7 June 2022|publisher=onet.pl}}
Honours
- Ekstraklasa: 1999–2000
- Polish Cup: 2000–01
- Polish League Cup: 1999–2000
Flota Świnoujście
- III liga, group II: 2007–08{{cite web |title=III liga 2007/2008, grupa: 2 |url=http://www.90minut.pl/liga/0/liga3206.html |website=90minut.pl |access-date=1 October 2024 |language=pl}}
Individual
- Ekstraklasa top scorer: 1997–98 (14 goals)
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Arkadiusz Bąk}}
- {{NFT player|pid=10910}}
- {{90minut|94}}
{{Ekstraklasa top scorers}}
{{Poland squad 2002 FIFA World Cup}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bak, Arkadiusz}}
Category:Footballers from West Pomeranian Voivodeship
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Polish men's footballers
Category:Poland men's international footballers
Category:Błękitni Stargard players
Category:Olimpia Poznań players
Category:Lechia Gdańsk players
Category:Polonia Warsaw players
Category:Birmingham City F.C. players
Category:Flota Świnoujście players
Category:English Football League players
Category:2002 FIFA World Cup players
Category:Polish expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England
Category:Polish expatriate sportspeople in England
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