Adam Krupa
Adam Krupa (born 18 December 1952) is a Polish retired footballer from Cieszyn, who played as a midfielder.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Adam Krupa | ||
Date of birth | December 18, 1952 | ||
Place of birth | Cieszyn, Poland | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
KS Cieszyn | |||
1971–1976 | Polonia Bytom | 133 | (7) |
1976–1977 | Arka Gdynia | 30 | (1) |
1978–1981 | Polonia Bytom | 55 | (2) |
1981–1984 | Tulsa Roughnecks (indoors) | 36 | (15) |
1982–1984 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 51 | (5) |
1985–1986 | Chicago Sting | 10 | (0) |
National team | |||
Poland U23 | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Career
Adam Krupa began his footballing career in his hometown with Piast Cieszyn.[1] In 1971 he moved to Polonia Bytom, of Poland’s premier league, the Ekstraklasa. Krupa then played briefly for Arka Gdynia, before returning to Polonia Bytom in 1978. In total he made over 200 appearances in the Ekstraklasa, scoring 10 goals.[2][3] He also played at the international level for Poland’s U23 squad.[1]
In 1981 he moved to the United States and joined the Tulsa Roughnecks of the North American Soccer League.[4][5] He was a starter in Soccer Bowl '83 on the Roughnecks’ only championship winning team. Krupa also played indoor soccer for Tulsa from 1981–84. After the NASL folded in 1985, he signed with the Chicago Sting of the Major Indoor Soccer League during the 1985–86 season where he appeared in 10 games.[6][7]
References
- "Krupa Adam". piast.cieszyn.pl. November 22, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
- "Wystpy Arki Gdynia w I lidze (Arka Gdynia results in First Division)" (PDF). www.90minut.pl/. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
- "Kochajmy małe kluby: KS CIESZYN (Love for small clubs: KS CIESZYN)". piast.cieszyn.pl. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
- "Polacy w USA cz. 1 (Poles in the USA part 1)". igol.pl. November 6, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
- "For the record". St. Petersburg Times. December 11, 1981. p. 2C. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
- Leptich, John (September 26, 1985). "Sting's search for top-notch forward continues". Chicago Tribune. p. Sec 4, 7. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
- "Sting statistics". Chicago Tribune. March 24, 1986. p. Sec 3, 10. Retrieved November 28, 2019.