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), vol. 38, no. 1586, Robotnicza Spółdzielnia Wydawnicza „Prasa-Książka-Ruch”, 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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