Roman Strzałkowski

For the Polish anti-communist youth protestor, see Romek Strzałkowski.

Roman Strzałkowski
Personal information
Full name Roman Franciszek Strzałkowski[1]
Date of birth (1941-10-06)6 October 1941
Place of birth Łagiewniki [pl], Bytom, Poland[2]
Date of death 5 March 1977(1977-03-05) (aged 35)[2]
Place of death Bytom, Poland
Position(s) Centre half
Youth career
–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.[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] Strzałkowski also played in Poland for Zagłębie and Szombierki Bytom.[6]

Honours

Zagłębie Sosnowiec

References

  1. ^ Roman Strzałkowski at National-Football-Teams.com Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b Roman Strzałkowski at 90minut.pl (in Polish) Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "Hamilton Acas sign three Polish caps". Glasgow Herald. 21 June 1971. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "One of the strangest transfer deals in football". Scottish Football Association. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  6. ^ "HAMILTON ACADEMICAL : 1946/47 – 2013/14". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  7. ^ "Kartka z kalendarza. 45 lat temu odszedł Roman Strzałkowski" (in Polish). Zagłębie Sosnowiec. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2024.


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