Edward Szymkowiak

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Edward Szymkowiak
Personnel
Surname Edward Szymkowiak
birthday March 13, 1932
place of birth Szopienice ,  Poland
date of death January 28, 1990
Place of death Bytom ,  Poland
size 178 cm
position goalkeeper
Juniors
Years station
1944-1949 TuS Bogucice KS
KS 22 Mała Dąbrówka
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1950-1952 Ruch Chorzów 24 (0)
1952 Garnizonowy WKS Bielsko - (-)
1953-1956 Legia Warszawa 85 (0)
1957-1969 Polonia Bytom 245 (0)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1952-1965 Poland 53 (0)
1 Only league games are given.

Edward Szymkowiak (born March 13, 1932 in Szopienice , Poland , † January 28, 1990 in Bytom , Poland) was a Polish football goalkeeper.

Grave of Edward Szymkowiak

He made his debut with small homeland clubs such as TuS Bogucice (1944) and KS 22 Mała Dąbrówka (1945-1949). From 1950 to 1952 he played with Ruch Chorzów , where he was two Polish champions. There it held him only two years before he played in 1952 with Garnizonowy WKS Bielsko and 1953-1956 with Legia Warszawa . There, as with Ruch Chorzow, he was twice Polish champion. Between 1957 and 1969 he played for Polonia Bytom , where he was once Polish champion and ended his career.

He also won the International Football Cup 1963/64 with Polonia , which corresponds to today's Intertoto Cup . He was awarded the golden shoe four times by the Polish sports newspaper Sport .

In his honor, the Polonia Bytom stadium bears his name (Edward-Szymkowiak Stadium).

For the Polish national football team , he completed 53 games and made his debut on May 25, 1952 against Romania. He played his last international match against Finland on September 26, 1965. As a national player, he also took part in the Olympic Games in Helsinki and Rome .

successes

  • 5 × Polish champions
  • 3 × Polish vice-champion
  • 1 × Polish cup finalist
  • 1 × Intertoto Cup winner

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personal data
SURNAME Szymkowiak, Edward
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Polish soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH March 13, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH Szopienice
DATE OF DEATH January 28, 1990
Place of death Bytom