Witold Szyguła
Polish footballer and manager
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Witold Henryk Szyguła (22 November 1940 – 4 September 2003) was a Polish footballer and manager who played as a goalkeeper.
Full name
Witold Henryk Szyguła[1]
Date of birth
22 November 1940
Date of death
4 September 2003 (aged 62)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Witold Henryk Szyguła[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 November 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Chorzów, Poland[2] | ||
| Date of death | 4 September 2003 (aged 62) | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1971 | Zagłębie Sosnowiec | 187 | (0) |
| 1971–1972 | Hamilton Academical | 27 | (0) |
| 1972–1974 | ROW Rybnik | 51 | (0) |
| Total | 265 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1963–1970 | Poland | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1977 | Resovia Rzeszów | ||
| AKS Chorzów | |||
| MCKS Czeladź | |||
| ŁTS Łabędy | |||
| 1982–1983 | Stilon Gorzów Wielkopolski | ||
| Górnik Libiąż | |||
| Szombierki Bytom | |||
| 1992 | Zagłębie Sosnowiec | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He signed for Scottish club Hamilton Academical in June 1971, alongside fellow Polish internationals Alfred Olek and Roman Strzałkowski.[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]
Honours
Zagłębie Sosnowiec
- Polish Cup: 1961–62, 1962–63[7]
