Paweł Janas

Icon CB, also CDM Right-footed anchor

Rating

Caps

Goals

Life

1953

Clubs

RTS Widzew Łódź, Legia Warsaw, AJ Auxerre

#32

Editorial rank of 33 for Poland

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The people's rank, live from duel votes

A disciplined and tactically astute centre-back, Janas was a cornerstone of the Poland defence that secured third place at the 1982 World Cup. Career record: 53 caps and 1 goals for Poland; club career at RTS Widzew Łódź, Legia Warsaw, AJ Auxerre.

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Around Janas in the almanac

One rank above: Mirosław Szymkowiak at #31.

One rank below: Jakub Wawrzyniak at #33.

Poland's editorial top five: Robert Lewandowski · Kazimierz Deyna · Zbigniew Boniek · Grzegorz Lato · Włodzimierz Lubański.