Edmund Adamkiewicz
German footballer (1920–1991)
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Edmund "Adam" Adamkiewicz (21 April 1920 – 4 April 1991) was a German footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 April 1920 | ||
| Place of birth | Hamburg, Germany | ||
| Date of death | 4 April 1991 (aged 70) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1936–1939 | Viktoria Wilhelmsburg | ||
| 1939–1943 | Hamburger SV | ||
| 1943–1944 | Altona 93 | ||
| 1944 | HSV Groß-Born | ||
| 1945–1946 | Hamburger SV | 6 | (0) |
| 1946–1947 | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
| 1947–1951 | Hamburger SV | 10 | (7) |
| 1951–1952 | VfB Mühlburg | ||
| 1952–1953 | Karlsruher SC | ||
| 1953–1955 | Harburger TB | 50 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 1942 | Germany | 2 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in Hamburg, Adamkiewicz's career began in Wilhelmsburg, where he played for Viktoria Wilhelmsburg,[1] and led him to various clubs,[2] his first spell with Hamburger SV starting in early 1940. Both of his international appearances were during World War II. On 22 November 1942, Adamkiewicz scored his only international goal.[3]
After the war finished, Adamkiewicz played for Eintracht Frankfurt, a total of 21 games, during the 1946–47 season. At Frankfurt am Main, Toni Turek, who went on to become world champion in 1954 and also a “football god,” as well as Adolf Bechtold were among his teammates.[4]
In 1947 he returned to Hamburg where he became top-scorer for two non-consecutive seasons, before moving on in 1951. He was with VfB Mühlburg/Karlsruher SC for a time before returning to Hamburg once again where he joined Harburger TB.
After the end of his active career, Adamkiewicz worked as a haulage contractor. He made headlines in the spring of 1956 when he was hit by a barrel while loading his vehicle and suffered a forearm fracture and bone splinters in his upper arm.[5]
