Adam Krupa Explained

Adam Krupa
Fullname:Adam Krupa
Birth Date:18 December 1952
Birth Place:Cieszyn, Poland
Position:Midfielder
Years2:1971–1976
Years3:1976–1977
Years4:1978–1981
Years5:1981–1984
Years6:1982–1984
Years7:1985–1986
Clubs1:KS Cieszyn
Clubs5:Tulsa Roughnecks (indoors)
Clubs6:Tulsa Roughnecks
Clubs7:Chicago Sting
Caps2:133
Caps3:30
Caps4:55
Caps5:36
Caps6:51
Caps7:10
Goals2:7
Goals3:1
Goals4:2
Goals5:15
Goals6:5
Goals7:0
Nationalteam1:Poland U23

Adam Krupa (born 18 December 1952) is a Polish retired footballer from Cieszyn, who played as a midfielder.

Career

Adam Krupa began his footballing career in his hometown with Piast Cieszyn.[1] 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.[2] [3] He also played at the international level for Poland’s U23 squad.[1]

In 1981 he moved to the United States and joined the Tulsa Roughnecks of the North American Soccer League.[4] [5] He was a starter in Soccer Bowl '83 on the Roughnecks’ only championship winning team. Krupa also played indoor soccer for Tulsa from 1981–84. 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.[6] [7]

Honors

1983

1972–73 (finalist)

External links

Notes and References

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