Roman Adamczyk Explained

Roman Adamczyk
Fullname:Roman Adamczyk
Birth Date:4 April 1925
Birth Place:Porąbki, Wieluń, Poland
Death Place:Katowice, Poland
Height:1.70m
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1945
Clubs1:Płomień Nowy Port
Years2:1945–1949
Clubs2:Gedania Gdańsk
Years3:1949–1950
Clubs3:Lechia Gdańsk
Caps3:2
Goals3:0
Years4:1950–1951
Clubs4:AZS Gdańsk

Roman Adamczyk (4 April 1925 – 19 October 1988) was a Polish footballer who played as a midfielder. During World War Two Adamczyk was involved with the Polish resistance, for which he was awarded the Partisan Cross after the wars conclusion. After the war, Adamczyk moved to Gdańsk and started playing football with Płomień Nowy Port, spending a short time with the club before joining Gedania Gdańsk for 4 years. In 1949 Adamczyk is documented to have joined Lechia Gdańsk, playing for the club in the league in both 1949 and 1950. He made one appearance for the club in the I liga. His only appearance in the top flight of Polish football came on 10 April 1949 in a 3–0 defeat to Polonia Warsaw[1] with his only other appearance, also being a defeat, coming against Pomeranian Toruń.[2] After his stint with Lechia he spent two seasons with AZS Gdańsk before he stopped playing football. His brother, Zygmunt Adamczyk, also played with Adamczyk for Płomień Nowy Port, Gedania Gdańsk, and Lechia Gdańsk.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1949 I liga. lechia.net.
  2. Web site: 1950 II Liga Gr. Zachodnia. lechia.net.
  3. Web site: Roman Adamczyk. wikiliga.pl.