Witold Henryk Szyguła (22 November 1940 – 4 September 2003) was a Polish footballer and manager who played as a goalkeeper.
He signed for Scottish club Hamilton Academical in June 1971, alongside fellow Polish internationals Alfred Olek and Roman Strzałkowski.[3] They were "the first players from behind the Iron Curtain […] to play in Britain."[4] The deal was orchestrated by Hamilton's chairman Jan Stepek, who was himself Polish, in return for electronic goods being sent to Poland.[5] Szyguła also played in Poland for Zagłębie.[6]
Honours
Zagłębie Sosnowiec
- Polish Cup: 1961–62, 1962–63[7]
References
- ^ Witold Szyguła at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b Witold Szyguła at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Rocznica śmierci Witolda Szyguły. To on krzyczał "Moja"…" (in Polish). Zagłębie Sosnowiec. 6 September 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
External links
- Witold Szyguła at National-Football-Teams.com