Grzegorz Rasiak
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Rasiak with Warta Poznań in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Grzegorz Rasiak | ||
| Date of birth | 12 January 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Szczecin, Poland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Olimpia Poznań | |||
| SKS 13 Poznań | |||
| MSP Szamotuły | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1998 | Warta Poznań | 20 | (3) |
| 1998–2000 | GKS Bełchatów | 7 | (2) |
| 2000–2001 | Odra Wodzisław | 28 | (9) |
| 2001–2004 | Dyskobolia Grodzisk | 66 | (34) |
| 2004–2005 | Derby County | 41 | (18) |
| 2005–2006 | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Southampton (loan) | 13 | (4) |
| 2006–2009 | Southampton | 65 | (24) |
| 2008 | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Watford (loan) | 21 | (8) |
| 2009–2010 | Reading | 30 | (9) |
| 2010–2011 | AEL Limassol | 17 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 12 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Lechia Gdańsk | 13 | (4) |
| 2012–2013 | Lechia Gdańsk II | 5 | (3) |
| 2013–2014 | Warta Poznań | 25 | (12) |
| Total | 378 | (132) | |
| International career | |||
| 2002–2007 | Poland | 37 | (8) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Grzegorz Rasiak (Polish pronunciation: [ˈɡʐɛɡɔʐ ˈraɕak]; born 12 January 1979) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a striker.
After starting his career in his native Poland, Rasiak moved to England with Derby County in 2004. He subsequently had a spell with Tottenham Hotspur before joining Southampton, as well as periods on loan to Bolton Wanderers and Watford, before joining Reading in August 2009. He left Reading for the Cypriot club AEL Limassol in 2010, spending a season there before returning to Poland where he remained until his retirement in 2014.
From 2002 to 2007, he played for the Poland national team, earning 37 caps, scoring 8 goals and playing at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.