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 | 18 December 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]
Honors
- Tulsa Roughnecks:
- Polonia Bytom:
- Polish Cup: 1972–73 (finalist)
References
- "Krupa Adam". piast.cieszyn.pl. 22 November 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- "Wystpy Arki Gdynia w I lidze (Arka Gdynia results in First Division)" (PDF). www.90minut.pl/. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- "Kochajmy małe kluby: KS CIESZYN (Love for small clubs: KS CIESZYN)". piast.cieszyn.pl. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- "Polacy w USA cz. 1 (Poles in the USA part 1)". igol.pl. 6 November 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- "For the record". St. Petersburg Times. 11 December 1981. p. 2C. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- Leptich, John (26 September 1985). "Sting's search for top-notch forward continues". Chicago Tribune. p. Sec 4, 7. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- "Sting statistics". Chicago Tribune. 24 March 1986. p. Sec 3, 10. Retrieved 28 November 2019.