Ryszard Władysław Kraus (30 June 1964 – 3 November 2013) was a Polish professional footballer who played as a striker.

Ryszard Kraus
Personal information
Full name Ryszard Władysław Kraus
Date of birth (1964-06-30)30 June 1964
Place of birth Bestwina, Poland
Date of death 3 November 2013(2013-11-03) (aged 49)
Place of death Bestwina, Poland
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1979–1980 LZS Bestwina
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1987 GKS Jastrzębie
1987–1988 Odra Wodzisław
1989 GKS Jastrzębie 14 (6)
1989–1994 Górnik Zabrze 99 (33)
1994–1995 GKS Tychy
1995–1996 LKS Bestwina
International career
1991–1992 Poland 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Kraus played for Ekstraklasa side Górnik Zabrze for five years, scoring 16 goals for them in the 1990–91 season.[1]

International career

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Kraus made his debut for Poland in a February 1991 friendly match against Northern Ireland and earned a total of 4 caps, scoring no goals.

His final international was a July 1992 friendly match against Guatemala.[2]

Death

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Kraus died on 3 November 2013.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Ryszard Kraus, były piłkarz Górnika Zabrze i reprezentacji, nie żyje - Sport (in Polish)
  2. ^ "Ryszard Kraus, international football player". eu-football.info.
  3. ^ Nie żyje Ryszard Kraus Archived 2013-11-05 at the Wayback Machine - Górnik Zabrze (in Polish)
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