Aleksander Kłak

Aleksander Kłak
Personal information
Full name Aleksander Dominik Kłak
Date of birth (1970-11-24) 24 November 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth Nowy Sącz, Polish People’s Republic
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Dunajec Nowy Sącz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1992 Igloopol Dębica 32+ (0)
1993 Olimpia Poznań 15 (0)
1993–1995 Górnik Zabrze 37 (0)
1995 SV Straelen
1995 FC Homburg
1996 Bonner SC 11 (0)
1996–2002 Royal Antwerp 53 (0)
2002–2003 FC Denderleeuw
2003–2005 De Graafschap 16 (0)
International career
Poland Olympic
1992–1997 Poland 11 (0)
Managerial career
Royal Antwerp (goalkeeping coach)
Medal record
Representing  Poland
Men's football
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Aleksander Dominik Kłak (born 24 November 1970) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Kłak was a participant at the 1992 Summer Olympics, where Poland won the silver medal.[1]

After retiring from playing due to ongoing injury problems, he became a goalkeeping coach at Royal Antwerp and a bus driver for the Antwerp public transportation network.[2]

He also battled clinical depression after retirement, and says his recovery was aided, among others, by the help of the Capucin monks and his subsequent rediscovery of his faith.[3]

Honours

Poland Olympic

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aleksander Kłak". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
  2. ^ "Co robią znani polscy sportowcy na emeryturze? Wuefista, ratownik medyczny i kierowca autobusu" (in Polish). onet.pl. 16 October 2020.
  3. ^ Dariusz Dobek (24 November 2020). "Dostałem nowe życie" (in Polish). onet.pl.
  4. ^ "Aleksander Kłak". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2 August 2024.


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