Krzysztof Ratajczyk

Krzysztof Ratajczyk
Personal information
Full name	Krzysztof Ratajczyk
Date of birth	9 November 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth	Poznań, Poland
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Warta Poznań
Senior career*
Years	Team
1991–1996	Legia Warsaw
1996–2001	Rapid Wien
2001–2005	Austria Wien
2005–2007	SV Mattersburg
2008	SC Schwanenstadt
2008–2009	FAC Wien
2009–2010	FC Polska Wien
2010–2011	UFC Weiden am See
2011–2012	FC Polska Wien
2014	SC Berndorf
2021	UFC Schützen am Gebirge
International career
	Poland U16
1994–2003	Poland
Medal record
Representing Poland
Men's football
UEFA European Under-16 Championship
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Last updated November 09, 2024

Krzysztof Ratajczyk (born 9 November 1973) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Club career

He started his career at Warta Poznań. After five years at Legia Warsaw, he moved to Rapid Wien in 1996, where he was most successful. He was very popular ^{[ citation needed ]}, especially because of his hard style to play (for example: he knocked an opponent forward into the third seat row in a pre-season match) and became captain of the side.

Although Rapid renewed his contract despite many long-term injuries, Ratajczyk moved in 2002 (as skipper of the team) to bitter rivals Austria Wien. As a result of this "betrayal", feelings ran high and he was beaten down by four Rapid fans.^{[ citation needed ]}

Ratajczyk joined SV Mattersburg in 2005, where he spent two years. In January 2008 he had no contract until the Red Zac league SC Schwanenstadt offered him one. After Schwanenstadt's demise, he moved to FAC Team für Wien in the Regionalliga.

International career

He made his debut for Poland in an August 1994 friendly match against Belarus and went on to earn 16 caps, scoring 3 goals.

Honours

Legia Warsaw^[1]

Austria Wien^[1]

Poland U16

UEFA European Under-16 Championship third place: 1990 ^[1]

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References

1 2 3 "Krzysztof Ratajczyk". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2 August 2024.

External links

Krzysztof Ratajczyk at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
Krzysztof Ratajczyk at National-Football-Teams.com
Player profile - Austria Archive
Rapid stats - Rapid Archive

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[90m-1] 1 2 3 "Krzysztof Ratajczyk". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2 August 2024.

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