Sławomir Rutka (16 April 1975 – 22 February 2009) was a Polish footballer who played as a central defender.

Sławomir Rutka
Personal information
Date of birth (1975-04-16)16 April 1975
Place of birth Jedlnia-Letnisko, Poland
Date of death 22 February 2009(2009-02-22) (aged 33)
Place of death Pionki, Poland
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1994 Proch Pionki
1995 Radomiak Radom
1995–1997 MG MZKS Kozienice
1997–1999 Korona Kielce
1999–2000 Legia Warsaw 8 (0)
2000 Widzew Łódź 10 (0)
2000–2001 Ruch Radzionków 13 (0)
2001–2002 Widzew Łódź 17 (0)
2002–2003 ŁKS Łódź 16 (0)
2003–2008 Korona Kielce
2008–2009 Proch Pionki
Managerial career
2008–2009 Proch Pionki (player-manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Football career

edit

Rutka was born in Jedlnia-Letnisko. During his 17-year senior career he represented Proch Pionki (1992–94, 2008–09), Radomiak Radom (1995), MG MZKS Kozienice (1995–97), Korona Kielce (1997–98, 2003–08), Legia Warsaw (1999), Widzew Łódź (2000, 2001–02), Ruch Radzionków (2000–01) and ŁKS Łódź (2002), appearing in a total of 69 Ekstraklasa games in representation of the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh clubs.

In late February 2009, Rutka was found dead by his wife after having committed suicide by hanging. Already retired and coaching his first team Proch, he had been previously linked with a match fixing network, which had resulted in a two-year ban; he was 33 years old.[1]

Honours

edit

Korona Kielce

References

edit
  1. ^ Aparece muerto un ex meta [sic] del Legia involucrado en la compra de partidos (Ex-Legia goalkeeper, involved in match fixing, found dead); Marca, 23 February 2009 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ "II liga 2004/2005". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  3. ^ "III liga 2003/2004, grupa: 4 (Świętokrzyskie, Lubelskie, Małopolska, Podkarpacie)". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 16 April 2024.
edit