Edward Szymkowiak
{{short description|Polish footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Edward Szymkowiak
| image =
| fullname = Edward Józef Szymkowiak
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1932|2|13|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Szopienice, Poland
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1990|1|28|1932|2|13|df=y}}
| death_place = Bytom, Poland
| height = {{height|m=1.78}}
| position = Goalkeeper
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1944
| years2 = 1945–1949
| years3 = 1950–1952
| years4 = 1952
| years5 = 1953–1956
| years6 = 1957–1969
| clubs1 = TuS Bogucice
| clubs2 = KS 22 Mała Dąbrówka
| clubs3 = Ruch Chorzów
| clubs4 = Garnizonowy WKS Bielsko
| clubs5 = Legia Warsaw
| clubs6 = Polonia Bytom
| caps3 = 24
| goals3 = 0
| caps5 = 85
| goals5 = 0
| caps6 = 245
| goals6 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 1952–1965
| nationalteam1 = Poland
| nationalcaps1 = 53
| nationalgoals1 = 0
}}
File:Pomnik Edwarda Szymkowiaka przy ul. Olimpijskiej.jpg
Edward Józef Szymkowiak (13 February 1932 – 28 January 1990) was a Polish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Career
He played for such a clubs like Ruch Chorzów and Legia Warsaw, but most of his career he spent in Polonia Bytom. He is one of the legends of that club. The stadium of Polonia Bytom is called by his name. Szymkowiak participated in the Olympic Games in Helsinki and Rome.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/26990 |title=Edward Szymkowiak |work=Olympedia |access-date=7 November 2021}} He played in one of the biggest victories of Polish football, a game against the USSR national football team in 1957.
Career statistics
=International=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances, conceded goals and clean sheets by national team | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Conceded
Goals !Clean Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="14" style="vertical-align:center;"|Poland
|1952 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
| 1953 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 1954 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1955 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 1956 | 6 | 9 | 2 |
| 1957 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| 1958 | 6 | 13 | 0 |
| 1959 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 1960 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 1961 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 1962 | 6 | 10 | 1 |
| 1963 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 1965 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| colspan="2"|Total | 53 | 80 | 11 |
Honours
Ruch Chorzów{{cite web |title=Niebieskie Ikony (10) |url=https://www.ksruch.com/w/niebieskie-ikony-10-?p_l_back_url=%2Fwyszukiwarka%3Fq%3Dszymkowiak |publisher=Ruch Chorzów |access-date=28 October 2024 |language=pl |date=26 November 2015}}
- Ekstraklasa: 1952
- Polish Cup: 1950–51
- Ekstraklasa: 1955, 1956
- Polish Cup: 1954–55, 1955–6
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20111103135846/http://www.bramkarze.pl/pokaz.php?ids=4&idt=24 Profile on bramkarze] {{in lang|pl}}
- [http://www.legia.net/historia/index.php?s=zawodnik&id=374 Profile on legia.net] {{in lang|pl}}
- [http://www.poloniabytom.com.pl/strona.php?s=5088 Profile on poloniabytom.com.pl] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090407053832/http://www.poloniabytom.com.pl/strona.php?s=5088 |date=2009-04-07 }} {{in lang|pl}}
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Category:Polish men's footballers
Category:Poland men's international footballers
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:Footballers from Katowice
Category:Polonia Bytom players
Category:Olympic footballers for Poland
Category:Footballers at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Category:Footballers at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Category:Polish football managers
Category:20th-century Polish sportsmen
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