Ryszard Polak

Born in Sopot, Polak started his footballing career training with the youth sides of Lechia Gdańsk.

He had a brief spell with Zawisza Bydgoszcz in 1980 and the whole of 1981 while he did his mandatory military training, making a total of 4 appearances during his time with the club.

That season would prove to be his last playing for Lechia, having made his final appearance for the club on 19 July 1985 against Górnik Zabrze.

After his move to Germany he was unable to play due to injuries and failing with annual disqualification imposed on him by his native Poland.

He spent his later years working as a scout looking for players with Polish roots to potentially play for the national team.