Adam Książek

Adam Książek was a Polish professional football player, playing as a defender.

Adam Książek
Personal information
Date of birth 6 September 1967
Place of birth Bytom, Poland
Date of death 31 December 2020
Place of death Münster, Germany
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1990 Szombierki Bytom 89 (10)
1990–1992 GKS Katowice 23 (0)
1992–1993 Szombierki Bytom 41 (5)
Total 153 (15)
International career
1987 Poland U-20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Born on 6 September 1967 in Bytom he is considered one of local club's Szombierki Bytom's legends, having remained in strong contact with the club until his death.[1] He represented Poland in the U20s.[2] He debuted in the top division in 1987 as a Szombierki Bytom player.[1] On the 26 March 1988 he scored for Szombierki the 800th goal in the division.[3] He played for Szombierki till 1990, then moving to GKS Katowice.[1] At "Gieksa", he made 23 appearances in the top division and in 1991 he won the Polish Cup.[4] He returned to Szombierki in 1992 and played till the end of 1993.[5] After retirement he emigrated permanently to Germany where he lived until his sudden death in a Münster hospital on 31 December 2020.[1]

References
  1. Paweł Czado (4 January 2021), Piłka nożna. Adam Książek nie żyje. Miał 53 lata (in Polish), Interia.pl
  2. "Przegląd wydarzeń", Życie Bytomskie (in Polish), Robotnicza Spółdzielnia Wydawnicza „Prasa-Książka-Ruch”, vol. 38, no. 1586, p. 5, 21 September 1987, ISSN 0239-2941
  3. Szombierki Bytom w ekstraklasie: 1949-1993 (in Polish), Polska Piłka Nożna, 18 July 2020
  4. Adam Książek nie żyje (in Polish), 90 Minut.pl, 4 January 2021
  5. Szombierki Bytom 1993/94 (in Polish), Centrum Składów Piłkarskich, 4 January 2021


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