Bogdan Adamczyk Explained

Bogdan Adamczyk
Fullname:Bogdan Adamczyk
Birth Date:1935 10, df=yes [1]
Birth Place:Radom, Poland
Height:1.76m
Position:Forward
Youthclubs1:Lechia Gdańsk
Youthyears1:1947–1954
Years1:1954–1956
Clubs1:Lechia Gdańsk
Caps1:26
Goals1:2
Years2:1956–1957
Clubs2:Zawisza Bydgoszcz
Years3:1957–1965
Clubs3:Lechia Gdańsk
Caps3:178
Goals3:72
Years4:1965–1967
Clubs4:Polonia Sydney
Totalcaps:204
Totalgoals:74

Bogdan Adamczyk (born 27 November 1935) is a former Polish footballer. Adamczyk spent the majority of his career playing for Lechia Gdańsk, with the exceptions of playing two seasons with Zawisza Bydgoszcz, and two years in Australia playing for Polonia Sydney.

Senior career

In 1954 Adamczyk made his Lechia debut against Górnik Zabrze, in the first game of the season. [2] In his second professional season Adamczyk was playing in the top flight with Lechia, and was playing regularly for the team. He scored his first Ekstraklasa goal against Wisła Kraków, his third game of playing in the highest division. From 1956-57 Adamczyk was called up for his military service, and as a result spent those two years playing for Zawisza Bydgoszcz,[3] a team which started as a military sponsored sports club.

In 1958 Adamczyk returned to Lechia and found himself back in the starting team. In his first year back he scored a total of 11 goals making him the clubs top scorer, and was his highest tally in the top division in a single season. [4] In 1962 Adamczyk played his 100th game in the Ekstraklasa, an occasion with which he scored a goal for Lechia. [3]

Adamczyk's goals were not enough to keep Lechia in the top division, and within a few years Lechia found themselves playing in the third tier. [2] It was at this time Adamczyk decided to leave Lechia, with whom he had played 117 games and scoring 36 goals in the Ekstraklasa for Lechia. Adamczyk was Lechia's highest goalscorer in the Ekstraklasa until Flávio Paixão broke his record in 2018.[5]

In 1965 Adamczyk moved to Sydney, Australia, to play for Polonia Sydney.[6] A team that started in Sydney from Polish immigrants. Adamczyk finally retired from football in 1967 having played in Australia for 2 years.

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ludzie Lechii: Bogdan Adamczyk. lechia.gda.pl.
  2. Web site: Bogdan Adamczyk.
  3. Web site: Artykuł: Król strzelców "Murarzy". lechia.gda.pl.
  4. Web site: Informacje o zawodniku: Bogdan Adamczyk - 1962/63 PP. lechia.net.
  5. Web site: Najlepsi strzelcy w Lechii Gdańsk w ekstraklasie LechiaHistoria.pl - Lechia Gdańsk. 10 November 2018.
  6. Web site: Bogdan Adamczyk opowiada nie tylko o piłce. admin. 27 October 2016.
  7. Web site: Odznaczenia państwowe dla zasłużonych piłkarzy Lechii Gdańsk / Ordery i odznaczenia / Aktualności / Archiwum Bronisława Komorowskiego / Oficjalna strona Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej. www.prezydent.pl.