Witold Szygula
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| Zagłębie | |||
| 1971–1972 | Hamilton Academical | 27 | (0) |
| Zagłębie | |||
| National team | |||
| Poland | |||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals) | |||
Witold Szygula is a Polish former international footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He signed for Scottish club Hamilton Academical in June 1971, alongside fellow Polish internationals Alfred Olek and Roman Strazalkowski.[1] They were "the first players from behind the Iron Curtain [...] to play in Britain."[2] The deal was orchestrated by Hamilton's chairman Jan Stepek, who was himself Polish, in return for electronic goods being sent to Poland.[3] Szygula also played in Poland for Zagłębie.[4]
References
- ↑ "Hamilton Acas sign three Polish caps". Glasgow Herald. 21 June 1971. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ↑ "Pole stars to light up the dark SPL sky". Scotsman. 16 July 2005. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ↑ "One of the strangest transfer deals in football". Scottish Football Association. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ↑ "HAMILTON ACADEMICAL : 1946/47 - 2013/14". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
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