Adam Musiał

Adam Musiał (18 December 1948 – 18 November 2020) was a Polish football player and manager.

Adam Musiał

Personal information
Full name	Adam Musiał
Date of birth	(1948-12-18)18 December 1948
Place of birth	Wieliczka, Poland
Date of death	18 November 2020(2020-11-18) (aged 71)[1]
Place of death	Kraków, Poland[2]
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1955–1967	Górnik Wieliczka
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1967–1977	Wisła Kraków	227	(1)
1978–1980	Arka Gdynia	57	(1)
1980–1983	Hereford United	46	(0)
1985–1987	Yonkers Polish American Eagles
International career
1968–1974	Poland	34	(0)
Managerial career
1989–1992	Wisła Kraków
1992–1993	Lechia Gdańsk
1993–1995	Stal Stalowa Wola
1995–1996	GKS Katowice
Medal record Men's football Representing  Poland FIFA World Cup 1974 West Germany
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

He played for clubs such as Wisła Kraków, Arka Gdynia, Hereford United (England)^[3] and Eagles Yonkers New York (USA).

He played for Poland national team, for which he played 34 matches.^[4]

He was a participant at the 1974 FIFA World Cup, where Poland won the third place.

After he retired from playing, Musiał became a football manager. He led Wisła Kraków, and Piłka nożna named him the manager of the year for 1991.^[5]

Honours

Player

Arka Gdynia

• Polish Cup: 1978–79^[6]

Poland

• FIFA World Cup third place: 1974

Manager

Individual

• Polish Coach of the Year: 1991^[7]