Andrzej Ivan
| Andrzej Ivan | ||
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| Personnel | ||
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| birthday | November 10, 1959 | |
| place of birth | Kraków , Poland | |
| position | striker | |
| Juniors | ||
| Years | station | |
| -1976 | Wanda Nowa Huta Kraków | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 1976-1985 | Wisła Krakow | 198 (69) |
| 1985-1988 | Górnik Zabrze | 67 (21) |
| 1988-1989 | VfL Bochum | 30 (2) |
| 1989 | Górnik Zabrze | 3 (0) |
| 1989-1991 | Aris Thessaloniki | 15 (2) |
| 1991-1992 | Górnik Zabrze | 1 (0) |
| 1992-1993 | FC Azzurri | |
| 1993-1994 | FC Pully | |
| 1994 | Kuchnie Izdebnik | |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| 1978-1987 | Poland | 29 (11) |
| 1 Only league games are given. | ||
Andrzej Iwan (born November 10, 1959 in Kraków , Poland ) is a former Polish football player .
Career
Andrzej Iwan played as a striker at the age of 17, the first games in the Polish first division in 1977 at Wisła Krakow . National coach Jacek Gmoch appointed him to the Polish national team for the 1978 World Cup in Argentina at the end of his first season . At that time he was considered to be one of the greatest talents in European football. He played in the opening game of this World Cup against defending champion Germany at this World Cup.
Ivan was noticed in the following years by antics off the field. Alcohol problems and fights in pubs in Krakow led to several expulsions from the team of his club and the national team . After a move to Górnik Zabrze , Iwan was converted from attacker to attacking midfielder. For Poland he played again at the 1982 World Cup in Spain . In total, he made 29 international matches and scored eleven goals.
1987 moved to the Bundesliga for VfL Bochum . Here he played 30 Bundesliga games in two years and scored two goals. The highlight of his time in Bochum was reaching the final in the DFB Cup in 1988 . He finished his career in Greece with Aris Saloniki . Today he is a player's advisor and places Polish footballers in Swiss and German clubs.
In 2012 he published his autobiography under the title “Im Abseits” ( Spalony ) , in which he devotes a lot of space to his alcoholism .
His son Bartosz Iwan is also a soccer player and currently plays for GKS Katowice in the 2nd Polish League.
successes
- Polish champion (1978, 1986, 1987, 1988)
- World Cup participation (1978, 1982)
- World Cup third (1982)
- Third under 18 World Cup (1978)
- Poland's Footballer of the Year (1987)
Web links
literature
- Black eagles, white eagles. German and Polish footballers at the wheel of politics ; Göttingen: The workshop, 2011; P. 151, ISBN 978-3-89533-775-8 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Iwan, Andrzej |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 10, 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Krakow , Poland |