Sławomir Rutka

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+1⁄2 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

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

Football career

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

Korona Kielce

• II liga: 2004–05^[2]
• III liga, gr. IV: 2003–04^[3]

References

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.

External links

• Sławomir Rutka at 90minut.pl (in Polish)