Erwin Sak

Erwin Sak
Personal information
Full name	Erwin Sak
Date of birth	15 February 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Lublin, Poland
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
2000–2005	LSP Legion Lublin
2005–2008	MSP Szamotuły
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006	Drawa Thule Krzyż Wlkp.
2006–2008	Sokół Pniewy
2008–2009	Cardiff City
2008	→ Newport County (loan)
2009	Wrexham
2010	Bug Wyszków
2011–2012	Stomil Olsztyn
2013	Nadnarwianka Pułtusk
2013	Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki
2014–2015	Mazur Karczew
2016	Mazur Karczew
2018	LZS Stara Kamienica
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Erwin Sak (born 15 February 1990) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Early career[edit]

Sak started his career with LSP Legion Lublin. At the age of 15, he moved to the best-known football academy in Poland, MSP Szamotuły, where, for two-and-a-half years, his talent was nurtured by Andrzej Dawidziuk, the former goalkeeping coach for the Poland national team.

Club career[edit]

At 16 years old Sak began to play regularly in senior teams. In 2006, he joined Drawa Thule Krzyż Wlkp. After six months, he joined III liga club Sokół Pniewy until January 2008. He went on a one-week trial at Championship side Cardiff City and eventually signed for the club.^[1] On 19 February he was included in the first team for the first time when he was named as a substitute in the FAW Premier Cup semi-final against Newport County.

At the start of the 2008–09 season, Sak was named as the club's third choice goalkeeper for the forthcoming season behind Tom Heaton and Peter Enckelman. On 2 September 2008, Sak joined Dean Holdsworth's Newport County on a one-month loan to cover for the injured Glyn Thompson,^[2] playing once in a 2–0 defeat to Havant & Waterlooville. On 16 February 2009, Sak was named as a substitute in the fourth round of the FA Cup replay against Arsenal.^[3]

On 1 September 2009, Sak had his contract terminated. He subsequently joined Wrexham on non-contract terms.^[4]

International career[edit]

He has been nominated for Polish junior national teams. He was called up in June 2007.^[5]

References[edit]

^ "Bluebirds swoop for Pole" SkySports. Accessed 2008-02-24.
^ "NCAFC ENews, September 2nd: "Holdsworth Gets The Sak"". Archived from the original on 2009-08-17. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
^ "Arsenal 4–0 Cardiff Archived 2009-08-17 at the Wayback Machine sportbox.tv Accessed 2009-02-16.
^ The Leader, September 8th: "Sak's handed a Wrexham FC chance"^{[permanent dead link]}
^ U-17: Konsultacja w Ciechanowie Archived 2009-08-17 at the Wayback Machine

[1] "Bluebirds swoop for Pole" SkySports. Accessed 2008-02-24.

[2] "NCAFC ENews, September 2nd: "Holdsworth Gets The Sak"". Archived from the original on 2009-08-17. Retrieved 2008-09-02.

[3] "Arsenal 4–0 Cardiff Archived 2009-08-17 at the Wayback Machine sportbox.tv Accessed 2009-02-16.

[4] The Leader, September 8th: "Sak's handed a Wrexham FC chance"^{[permanent dead link]}

[5] U-17: Konsultacja w Ciechanowie Archived 2009-08-17 at the Wayback Machine

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