Roman Strzałkowski

Roman Franciszek Strzałkowski (6 October 1941 – 5 March 1977) was a Polish international footballer who played as a centre half. He signed for Scottish club Hamilton Academical in June 1971, alongside fellow Polish internationals Alfred Olek and Witold Szygula.[3] They were "the first players from behind the Iron Curtain […] to play in Britain."[4] The deal was orchestrated by Hamilton's chairman Jan Stepek, who was himself Polish, in return for electronic goods being sent to Poland.[5] Strzałkowski also played in Poland for Zagłębie and Szombierki Bytom.[6]

For the Polish anti-communist youth protestor, see Romek Strzałkowski.
Roman Strzałkowski
Personal information
Full name Roman Franciszek Strzałkowski[1]
Date of birth (1941-10-06)6 October 1941
Place of birth Łagiewniki, Bytom, Poland[2]
Date of death 5 March 1977(1977-03-05) (aged 35)[2]
Playing position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960–1971 Stal/Zagłębie Sosnowiec 176 (2)
1971–1972 Hamilton Academical 18 (1)
1972–1974 Szombierki Bytom 21 (0)
Total 215 (3)
National team
1966–1970 Poland 18 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

References
  1. Roman Strzałkowski at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. Roman Strzałkowski at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
  3. "Hamilton Acas sign three Polish caps". Glasgow Herald. 21 June 1971. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  4. "Pole stars to light up the dark SPL sky". Scotsman. 16 July 2005. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  5. "One of the strangest transfer deals in football". Scottish Football Association. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  6. "HAMILTON ACADEMICAL : 1946/47 – 2013/14". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 11 October 2015.


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