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- ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007: List of Players: Poland" (PDF). FIFA. 5 July 2007. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2019.
- ↑ Sacha ponownie w Podbeskidziu 10.07.2011, sportowefakty.pl
