Personal information | |||
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Full name | Roman Franciszek Strzałkowski | ||
Date of birth | (1941-10-06)6 October 1941 | ||
Place of birth | Łagiewniki [pl], Bytom, Poland | ||
Date of death | 5 March 1977(1977-03-05) (aged 35) | ||
Place of death | Bytom, Poland | ||
Position(s) | Centre half | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–1959 | ŁKS Łagiewniki | ||
1959–1960 | Zagłębie Sosnowiec | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1960–1971 | Stal/Zagłębie Sosnowiec | 176 | (2) |
1971–1972 | Hamilton Academical | 18 | (1) |
1972–1974 | Szombierki Bytom | 21 | (0) |
Total | 215 | (3) | |
International career | |||
1966–1970 | Poland | 18 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Roman Franciszek Strzałkowski (6 October 1941 – 5 March 1977) was a Polish footballer who played as a centre half. He signed for Scottish club Hamilton Academical in June 1971, alongside fellow Polish internationals Alfred Olek and Witold Szygula. They were "the first players from behind the Iron Curtain to play in Britain." The deal was orchestrated by Hamilton's chairman Jan Stepek, who was himself Polish, in return for electronic goods being sent to Poland. Strzałkowski also played in Poland for Zagłębie and Szombierki Bytom.
Honours
Zagłębie Sosnowiec
- Polish Cup: 1962–63
References
- Roman Strzałkowski at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Roman Strzałkowski at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- "Hamilton Acas sign three Polish caps". Glasgow Herald. 21 June 1971. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- "Pole stars to light up the dark SPL sky". Scotsman. 16 July 2005. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- "One of the strangest transfer deals in football". Scottish Football Association. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- "HAMILTON ACADEMICAL : 1946/47 – 2013/14". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- "Kartka z kalendarza. 45 lat temu odszedł Roman Strzałkowski" (in Polish). Zagłębie Sosnowiec. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
External links
- Roman Strzałkowski at WorldFootball.net
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