Paweł Sobek

Paweł Szczepan Sobek (23 December 1929 – 14 September 2015) was a Polish footballer.[1]

Paweł Sobek

Personal information
Full name	Paweł Szczepan Sobek
Date of birth	23 December 1929
Place of birth	Bytom, Second Polish Republic
Date of death	14 September 2015 (aged 85)
Place of death	Perth, Australia
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1945–1950	Szombierki Bytom
1951	Górnik Radlin
1951–1964	Szombierki Bytom
1965	Cracovia
National team
1952–1953	Poland	5	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Club career

Sobek played for Szombierki Bytom and Górnik Radlin in the Ekstraklasa.[2]

In 1965 he moved to Australia to play for Cracovia in Perth, Western Australia.[3] After retiring he was inducted into the West Australian Football Hall of Fame.[4]

International career

Sobek represented Poland five times in full internationals, including one match at the 1952 Olympic Football tournament.[2][5][6][7]

References

1. "Zmarł Paweł Sobek" (in Polish). 90 minut. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
2. "Paweł Sobek Biography and Statistics". sport-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
3. "Australian Player Database - SO". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
4. "West Australian Football Hall of Fame". footballwa.net. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
5. "FIFA Player Statistics:Pawel Sobek". FIFA. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
6. "Biografie - S" (in Polish). Polish Olympic Committee. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
7. "Historia - Reprezentanci Polski" (in Polish). Szombierki Bytom. Retrieved 30 May 2009.