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My Take
Rasiak is the kind of striker I have a soft spot for: a 190 cm Polish target man who earned his stripes at home before braving the gritty English game with Derby County in 2004. He was never a marquee name, but that is exactly what draws me to him. Forwards like this do the unglamorous work of holding the ball up, winning the physical battles, and grinding out goals across a journeyman career. I read him as a durable, hard-nosed professional rather than a flashy talent, and there is real dignity in that kind of football life. I respect his persistence.
Overview
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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Grzegorz Rasiak
- Name (Japanese)
- グジェゴシュ・ラシャク
- Reading
- ぐじぇごしゅ・らしゃく
- Born
- January 12, 1979 (age 47)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Goat
- Origin
- Szczecin, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 190 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · More people from Poland →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.