Edward Szymkowiak

Edward Józef Szymkowiak (13 February 1932 – 28 January 1990) was a Polish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Edward Szymkowiak

Personal information
Full name	Edward Józef Szymkowiak
Date of birth	(1932-02-13)13 February 1932
Place of birth	Szopienice, Poland
Date of death	28 January 1990(1990-01-28) (aged 57)
Place of death	Bytom, Poland
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1944	TuS Bogucice
1945–1949	KS 22 Mała Dąbrówka
1950–1952	Ruch Chorzów	24	(0)
1952	Garnizonowy WKS Bielsko
1953–1956	Legia Warsaw	85	(0)
1957–1969	Polonia Bytom	245	(0)
International career
1952–1965	Poland	53	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edward Szymkowiak Monument at the entrance to the Polonia Bytom Stadium.

Career

He played for such a clubs like Ruch Chorzów and Legia Warsaw, but most of his career he spent in Polonia Bytom. He is one of the legends of that club. The stadium of Polonia Bytom is called by his name. Szymkowiak participated in the Olympic Games in Helsinki and Rome.^[1] He played in one of the biggest victories of Polish football, a game against the USSR national football team in 1957.

Career statistics

International

Appearances, conceded goals and clean sheets by national team

National team	Year	Apps	Conceded Goals	Clean Sheets
Poland	1952	5	9	2
	1953	3	5	0
	1954	0	0	0
	1955	3	4	0
	1956	6	9	2
	1957	5	7	0
	1958	6	13	0
	1959	3	6	0
	1960	4	3	2
	1961	5	5	2
	1962	6	10	1
	1963	0	0	0
	1964	3	6	0
	1965	4	3	2
Total		53	80	11

Honours

Ruch Chorzów^[2]

• Ekstraklasa: 1952
• Polish Cup: 1950–51

Legia Warsaw^[2]

• Ekstraklasa: 1955, 1956
• Polish Cup: 1954–55, 1955–6

Polonia Bytom^[2]

• Ekstraklasa: 1962
• UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1964–65
• International Soccer League: 1965