Jan Furtok
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 March 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Katowice, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1976–1977 | MK Górnik Katowice | ||
| 1977–1978 | GKS Katowice | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1979–1988 | GKS Katowice | 169 | (77) |
| 1988–1993 | Hamburger SV | 135 | (51) |
| 1993–1995 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 53 | (9) |
| 1995–1998 | GKS Katowice | 40 | (8) |
| Total | 397 | (145) | |
| National team | |||
| 1984–1994 | Poland | 36 | (10) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2005 | GKS Katowice | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Jan Furtok (born 9 March 1962 in Katowice) is a retired Polish football player and best player in the history of GKS Katowice.[1]
He played for a few clubs, including GKS Katowice, Hamburger SV-(Germany) and Eintracht Frankfurt (Germany).
He played for Polish national team, for which he played 36 matches and scored 10 goals.
He was a participant at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
His goal scored by hand rescued Poland from humiliating home draw against San Marino in 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification.[citation needed] Watch the video here.
He ranked 2-nd top scorer in the 1990/1991 Bundesliga season with 20 goals for Hamburger SV, after Germany had become a World Champion in 1990.
His record of 20 goals for a polish player in a single Bundesliga season was taken over by Robert Lewandowski who scored 22 goals in season 2011/2012.
Jan Furtok is now acting as President of Foundation "Young GieKSa" and actively involved with the youth club of GKS Katowice football club.
Honours
- Polish Cup winner: 1986
International goals
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References
- ↑ "Furtok, Jan" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
External links
- Jan Furtok at fussballdaten.de (German)
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