Witold Szyguła

Witold Henryk Szyguła (22 November 1940 – 4 September 2003) was a Polish international footballer and manager who played as a goalkeeper. He signed for Scottish club Hamilton Academical in June 1971, alongside fellow Polish internationals Alfred Olek and Roman Strazalkowski.[3] They were "the first players from behind the Iron Curtain […] to play in Britain."[4] The deal was orchestrated by Hamilton's chairman Jan Stepek, who was himself Polish, in return for electronic goods being sent to Poland.[5] Szyguła also played in Poland for Zagłębie.[6]

Witold Szyguła
Personal information
Full name Witold Henryk Szyguła[1]
Date of birth (1940-11-22)22 November 1940
Place of birth Chorzów, Poland[2]
Date of death 4 September 2003(2003-09-04) (aged 62)
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1962–1971 Zagłębie Sosnowiec 186 (0)
1971–1972 Hamilton Academical 27 (0)
1972–1974 ROW Rybnik 50 (0)
Total 263 (0)
International career
1963–1970 Poland 3 (0)
Managerial career
1977 Resovia Rzeszów
1982–1983 Stilon Gorzów Wielkopolski
1992 Zagłębie Sosnowiec
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

References
  1. Witold Szyguła at WorldFootball.net
  2. Witold Szyguła at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
  3. "Hamilton Acas sign three Polish caps". Glasgow Herald. 21 June 1971. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  4. "Pole stars to light up the dark SPL sky". Scotsman. 16 July 2005. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  5. "One of the strangest transfer deals in football". Scottish Football Association. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  6. "HAMILTON ACADEMICAL : 1946/47 – 2013/14". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 11 October 2015.


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