Ryszard Władysław Kraus (30 June 1964 – 3 November 2013) was a Polish professional footballer who played as a striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ryszard Władysław Kraus | ||
| Date of birth | 30 June 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Bestwina, Poland | ||
| Date of death | 3 November 2013 (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
editKraus played for Ekstraklasa side Górnik Zabrze for five years, scoring 16 goals for them in the 1990–91 season.[1]
International career
editKraus 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
editKraus died on 3 November 2013.[3]
References
edit- ^ Ryszard Kraus, były piłkarz Górnika Zabrze i reprezentacji, nie żyje - Sport (in Polish)
- ^ "Ryszard Kraus, international football player". eu-football.info.
- ^ Nie żyje Ryszard Kraus Archived 2013-11-05 at the Wayback Machine - Górnik Zabrze (in Polish)
External links
edit- Ryszard Kraus at WorldFootball.net
- Ryszard Kraus at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ryszard Kraus at EU-Football.info
