Name Edward Szymkowiak Role Footballer | Playing position Height 1.78 m Years Team Position Goalkeeper | |
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Date of birth (1932-02-13)13 February 1932 Date of death 28 January 1990(1990-01-28) (aged 57) Died January 28, 1990, Bytom, Poland | ||
Place of birth Szopienice, Poland | ||
Edward Józef Szymkowiak (February 13, 1932 – January 28, 1990) was a notable Polish footballer who played as goalkeepers.
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Club career
He played for such a clubs like Ruch Chorzów and Legia Warszawa, but most of his career he spent in Polonia Bytom. He is one of the legend of that club. The stadium of Polonia Bytom is called by his name.
International career
Szymkowiak participated in Olympics Games in Helsinki and Rome. He played in one of the biggest victory of Polish football - in the game versus USSR national football team in 1957.
Honours
References
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