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Polish footballer

Adam Krupa
Personal information
Full name Adam Krupa
Date of birth (1952-12-18) 18 December 1952 (age 72)
Place of birth Cieszyn, Poland
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Piast Cieszyn
1971–1976 Polonia Bytom 133 (7)
1976–1977 Arka Gdynia 30 (1)
1978–1981 Polonia Bytom 55 (2)
1981–1984 Tulsa Roughnecks (indoors) 36 (15)
1982–1984 Tulsa Roughnecks 51 (5)
1985–1986 Chicago Sting 10 (0)
International career
Poland U23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Adam Krupa (born 18 December 1952) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Adam Krupa began his footballing career in his hometown with Piast Cieszyn. In 1971 he moved to Polonia Bytom, of Poland's premier league, the Ekstraklasa. Krupa then played briefly for Arka Gdynia, before returning to Polonia Bytom in 1978. In total he made over 200 appearances in the Ekstraklasa, scoring 10 goals. He also played at the international level for Poland's U23 squad.

In 1981 he moved to the United States and joined the Tulsa Roughnecks of the North American Soccer League. He was a starter in Soccer Bowl '83 on the Roughnecks' only championship winning team. Krupa also played indoor soccer for Tulsa from 1981 to 1984. After the NASL folded in 1985, he signed with the Chicago Sting of the Major Indoor Soccer League during the 1985–86 season where he appeared in 10 games.

Honors

Tulsa Roughnecks

References

  1. ^ "Krupa Adam". piast.cieszyn.pl. 22 November 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  2. "Wystpy Arki Gdynia w I lidze (Arka Gdynia results in First Division)" (PDF). www.90minut.pl/. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  3. "Kochajmy małe kluby: KS CIESZYN (Love for small clubs: KS CIESZYN)". piast.cieszyn.pl. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  4. "Polacy w USA cz. 1 (Poles in the USA part 1)". igol.pl. 6 November 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  5. "For the record". St. Petersburg Times. 11 December 1981. p. 2C. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  6. Leptich, John (26 September 1985). "Sting's search for top-notch forward continues". Chicago Tribune. p. Sec 4, 7. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  7. "Sting statistics". Chicago Tribune. 24 March 1986. p. Sec 3, 10. Retrieved 28 November 2019.

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