▁( 1 6 ▁July ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁– ▁ 7 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 2 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Polish ▁footballer ▁who ▁played ▁as ▁a ▁stri ker . ▁ ▁He ▁played ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁ 2 0 - year ▁professional ▁career ▁with ▁W id zew ▁Ł ód ź ▁and ▁U tre cht , ▁appearing ▁in ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 0 0 ▁official ▁games ▁for ▁the ▁former . ▁He ▁am ass ed ▁E red iv isie ▁tot als ▁of ▁ 2 1 2 ▁matches ▁and ▁ 4 5 ▁goals , ▁over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁eight ▁seasons . ▁ ▁Sm olare k ▁represented ▁Poland ▁in ▁two ▁World ▁Cu ps , ▁ear ning ▁ 6 0 ▁caps . ▁ ▁Club ▁career ▁Born ▁in ▁Aleks andr ów ▁Ł ód z ki , ▁Sm olare k ▁played ▁for ▁W id zew ▁Ł ód ź ▁and ▁Leg ia ▁Wars aw ▁in ▁his ▁country . ▁He ▁won ▁the ▁Ek stra k las a ▁championship ▁with ▁the ▁former ▁side ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁Polish ▁Cup . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁aged ▁ 2 9 , ▁Sm olare k ▁was ▁allowed ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁Iron ▁Cur tain ▁nation , ▁starting ▁with ▁E int racht ▁Frankfurt ▁in ▁the ▁Bundes liga ▁where ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁German ▁Cup ▁in ▁his ▁second ▁season , ▁playing ▁the ▁full ▁ 9 0 ▁minutes ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 – 0 ▁win ▁against ▁V f L