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Witold Henryk Szyguła (22 November 1940 – 4 September 2003) was a Polish international footballer and manager who played as a goalkeeper. He signed for Scottish club Hamilton Academical in June 1971, alongside fellow Polish internationals Alfred Olek and Roman Strazalkowski.[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] Szyguła also played in Poland for Zagłębie.[6]

Witold Szyguła

Personal information
Full name	Witold Henryk Szyguła[1]
Date of birth	(1940-11-22)22 November 1940
Place of birth	Chorzów, Poland[2]
Date of death	4 September 2003(2003-09-04) (aged 62)
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1962–1971	Zagłębie Sosnowiec	186	(0)
1971–1972	Hamilton Academical	27	(0)
1972–1974	ROW Rybnik	50	(0)
Total		263	(0)
National team
1963–1970	Poland	3	(0)
Teams managed
1977	Resovia Rzeszów
1982–1983	Stilon Gorzów Wielkopolski
1992	Zagłębie Sosnowiec
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

References

External links

• Witold Szyguła at National-Football-Teams.com
• Witold Szyguła at FootballDatabase.eu

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