Robert Mitwerandu

Robert Mitwerandu
Personal information
Date of birth	27 February 1970
Place of birth	Chorzów, Poland
Date of death	7 May 2000 (aged 30)
Place of death	Katowice, Poland
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
National team
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Robert Mitwerandu (27 February 1970 – 7 May 2000) was a Polish footballer who played as a midfielder.[1]

Born to a Zimbabwean father, he was the first black and Afro-Polish player in any Polish national football team and the Ekstraklasa. Born and raised in Chorzów, he spoke Silesian fluently. He unexpectedly and tragically died of a stroke on the night 7 May 2000, only a few hours after playing for Raków Częstochowa against Polar Wrocław.[2][3][4][5][6]

Career statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
GKS Katowice	1988–89	Ekstraklasa	5	0	0	0	–		0	0	5	0
	1989–90		2	0	0	0	–		0	0	2	0
	1990–91		0	0	0	0	–		0	0	0	0
Career total			7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0

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Personal information
Date of birth	(1970-02-27)27 February 1970
Place of birth	Chorzów, Poland
Date of death	7 May 2000(2000-05-07) (aged 30)
Place of death	Katowice, Poland
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1987–1988	Stadion Śląski Chorzów
1988–1991	GKS Katowice	7	(0)
1991–1992	MK Górnik Katowice
1992–1996	Naprzód Rydułtowy
1996–1998	Krisbut Myszków
1998–2000	Raków Częstochowa
National team
1986	Poland U-18
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only