Paweł Szczepan Sobek (23 December 1929 – 14 September 2015) was a Polish footballer who played as a forward.[1][2][3]

Paweł Sobek
Personal information
Full name Paweł Szczepan Sobek
Date of birth (1929-12-23)23 December 1929
Place of birth Bytom, Second Polish Republic
Date of death 14 September 2015(2015-09-14) (aged 85)
Place of death Perth, Australia
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
0000–1945 Fortuna Bytom
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1945–1950 Szombierki Bytom
1951 Górnik Radlin
1951–1964 Szombierki Bytom
1965 Cracovia
International career
1952–1953 Poland 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Sobek played for Szombierki Bytom and Górnik Radlin in the Ekstraklasa.[4]

In 1965, he moved to Australia to play for Cracovia in Perth, Western Australia.[5] After retiring, he was inducted into the West Australian Football Hall of Fame.[6]

International career

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Sobek made five appearances for the Poland national team in full internationals, including one match at the 1952 Olympic Football tournament.[4][7][8][9]

References

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  1. ^ "Zmarł Paweł Sobek" (in Polish). 90 minut. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Paweł Sobek". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  3. ^ "SOBEK Paweł". polska-pilka.pl (in Polish). 3 February 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Paweł Sobek Biography and Statistics". sport-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
  5. ^ "Australian Player Database – SO". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
  6. ^ "West Australian Football Hall of Fame". footballwa.net. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
  7. ^ "FIFA Player Statistics:Pawel Sobek". FIFA. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
  8. ^ "Biografie – S" (in Polish). Polish Olympic Committee. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
  9. ^ "Historia – Reprezentanci Polski" (in Polish). Szombierki Bytom. Retrieved 30 May 2009.