Jerzy Dudek Video Showcase

Jerzy Dudek (born March 23, 1973 in Rybnik, Poland) is a Polish football player who plays for La Liga champions Real Madrid.

He has been capped 58 times for the Polish national team. Prior to Real Madrid, Dudek played for Concordia Knurów, Sokó? Tychy, Feyenoord Rotterdam and most recently Liverpool FC.

He made a phenomenal contribution to Liverpool F.C. during the Champions League final against AC Milan in 2005. He also was a member at Liverpool F.C. when they won the Worthington Cup in 2003, the FA Cup in 2006, the UEFA Super Cup in 2005 and the FA Community Shield in 2006.

Dudek married his wife Mirella (b. December 1974) in June 1996. They have one son, Aleksander, born in December 1996, and two daughters, Wiktoria and Natalia, born in January 2006 and December 2006 respectively. Dudek also has a brother - Dariusz who is a footballer as well.

In 2004, Pope John Paul II, who played football as a goalkeeper during his youth in Poland, met members of the Polish national side. It was at this time he told Dudek that he was a great fan of his and followed Liverpool whenever they played. Source: Wikipedia - Jerzy Dudek

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