Place of birth Gleiwitz, Germany Playing position Height 1.74 m | Place of death Vienna, Austria Years Team Position Midfielder | |
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Date of birth (1944-01-06)6 January 1944 Date of death 12 January 2009(2009-01-12) (aged 65) Died 12 January 2009, Vienna, Austria | ||
Michael Polywka (born 6 January 1944; died 12 January 2009) was a German footballer.
Career
Polywka started his senior career at SC Motor Jena (renamed into FC Carl Zeiss Jena in 1966) in East Germany. He defected from his team after an away game in the 1966–67 Intertoto Cup against AIK in Sweden to join West German Bundesliga side Eintracht Braunschweig.
Following a one-year suspension by FIFA, Polywka made his debut in the Bundesliga on 19 August 1967, in a game against TSV 1860 Munich. In total, he played five seasons in the Bundesliga for Braunschweig and Hannover 96. In 1972, he joined Austrian club FC Admira/Wacker Vienna.
References
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