Paweł Wojtala
{{Short description|Polish footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Paweł Wojtala
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|10|27|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Poznań, Poland
| height = 1.90 m
| position = Centre-back
| years1 = 1990–1996
| clubs1 = Lech Poznań
| caps1 = 123
| goals1 = 8
| years2 = 1996
| clubs2 = Widzew Łódź
| caps2 = 18
| goals2 = 4
| years3 = 1997–1998
| clubs3 = Hamburger SV
| caps3 = 20
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 1998–1999
| clubs4 = Werder Bremen
| caps4 = 21
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2000–2001
| clubs5 = Legia Warsaw
| caps5 = 16
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2001
| clubs6 = Lech Poznań
| caps6 = 7
| goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2002–2003
| clubs7 = Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
| caps7 = 46
| goals7 = 4
| years8 = 2003–2004
| clubs8 = LR Ahlen
| caps8 = 4
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2004
| clubs9 = Karlsruher SC
| caps9 = 3
| goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2004
| clubs10 = Lech Poznań
| caps10 = 8
| goals10 = 0
| years11 = 2006
| clubs11 = Hallescher FC
| caps11 = 14
| goals11 = 2
| years12 = 2007
| clubs12 = SK St. Andrä
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| goals12 =
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| nationalyears1 = 1994–1997
| nationalteam1 = Poland
| nationalcaps1 = 12
| nationalgoals1 = 0
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Paweł Wojtala (27 October 1972) is a Polish football administrator and former professional player who played as a centre-back. He spent most of his career in his native Poland and in Germany. He won 12 caps with the Poland national team.
Whilst at Werder Bremen he helped them win the 1998–99 DFB-Pokal, playing as a substitute in the final against Bayern Munich as Bremen won on penalties.{{cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/bayern-gegen-bremen-1999-dfb-pokal-503038/analyse |title=Werder Bremen ist DFB-Pokalsieger |publisher=Kicker |access-date=28 November 2019}}
Since 6 August 2016, he is the president of the Greater Poland Football Association.{{cite web |title=Paweł Wojtala prezesem Wielkopolskiego ZPN |url=http://www.90minut.pl/news/268/news2688520-Pawel-Wojtala-prezesem-Wielkopolskiego-ZPN.html |website=90minut.pl |access-date=28 March 2024 |language=pl |date=6 August 2016}} He is currently suspended as a board member of the Polish Football Association, a role he has held since 2022.{{cite web |title=Paweł Wojtala zawieszony w prawach członka zarządu PZPN |url=http://www.90minut.pl/news/331/news3312671-Pawel-Wojtala-zawieszony-w-prawach-czlonka-zarzadu-PZPN.html |website=90minut.pl |access-date=28 March 2024 |language=pl |date=28 March 2024}}
Honours
Lech Poznań
- Ekstraklasa: 1991–92, 1992–93
- I liga: 2001–02
- Polish Super Cup: 1992
Widzew Łódź
- Ekstraklasa: 1996–97
Werder Bremen
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{worldfootball.net|pawel-wojtala}}
- {{NFT player|28234}}
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Category:Polish men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Poznań
Category:Men's association football central defenders
Category:Poland men's international footballers
Category:2. Bundesliga players
Category:SV Werder Bremen players
Category:Rot-Weiß Oberhausen players
Category:Rot Weiss Ahlen players
Category:Karlsruher SC players
Category:Hallescher FC players
Category:Wolfsberger AC players
Category:Polish expatriate men's footballers
Category:Polish expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
Category:Polish expatriate sportspeople in Austria
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
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