Edward Karol Jankowski (9 January 1930 — 19 March 1987) was a Polish footballer who played as a forward.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edward Karol Jankowski | ||
| Date of birth | 9 January 1930 | ||
| Place of birth | Bogucice, Poland | ||
| Date of death | 19 March 1987 (aged 57) | ||
| Place of death | Rybnik, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1942–1943 | 1. FC Katowice | ||
| 1944 | TuS Bogucice | ||
| 1945–1950 | KS 20 Bogucice | ||
| 1950–1951 | Gwardia Warsaw | ||
| 1951 | Wawel Kraków | ||
| 1951–1953 | Legia Warsaw | ||
| 1953 | Górnik Radlin | ||
| 1954–1962 | Górnik Zabrze | 140 | (75) |
| 1962–1964 | Polonia Melbourne | ||
| 1965–1969 | ROW Rybnik | ||
| International career | |||
| 1952–1961 | Poland | 10 | (4) |
| Managerial career | |||
| ROW Rybnik II | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in Bogucice, he played for clubs including Gwardia Warsaw, Legia Warsaw, Górnik Radlin, Górnik Zabrze, Maribymong Polonia[2] and ROW Rybnik.
Jankowski made his international debut for Poland on 25 May 1952 in a 1–0 friendly loss away to Romania, going on to total ten caps and four goals. All of these goals came in fixtures against Finland in 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification: a hat-trick in a 3–1 win in Helsinki on 5 July 1957, and one in a 4–0 victory in Warsaw on 3 November.[3]
Honours
editGórnik Zabrze
References
edit- ^ "JANKOWSKI Edward". polska-pilka.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ John Punshon "http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/1963SLR.html" ozfootball.net
- ^ "Edward Karol Jankowski "Jana"". EU-Football. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ "Pamiętajmy o tych, którzy odeszli... (cz. 2)" (in Polish). Górnik Zabrze. 1 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
External links
edit- Edward Jankowski at WorldFootball.net
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