Alfred Tomasz Olek (23 July 1940 – 10 March 2007), was a Polish footballer, who played for Górnik Zabrze, Scottish club Hamilton Academical and once for the Poland national team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alfred Tomasz Olek | ||
| Date of birth | 23 July 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Świętochłowice, Poland | ||
| Date of death | 10 March 2007 (aged 66) | ||
| Place of death | Pilchowice, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1956–1964 | Czarni Chropaczów | ||
| 1964–1966 | GKS Świętochłowice | ||
| 1966–1971 | Górnik Zabrze | 114 | (4) |
| 1971–1973 | Hamilton Academical | 15 | (1) |
| 1973–1977 | Concordia Knurów | ||
| 1977–1979 | LZS Gierałtowice | ||
| International career | |||
| 1970 | Poland | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Olek was one of three Polish international players who moved to Hamilton in 1971, the others being Roman Strzałkowski and goalkeeper Witold Szygula.[2][3] A contemporary report in The Herald newspaper described it as "one of the strangest transfer deals recorded in Scottish football".[3] The deal was arranged by the Hamilton chairman, Jan Stepek, who was a Polish businessman.[2][3] Alan Dick, who was the Hamilton club secretary at the time, later reflected that the three players did not stay for very long because they were "clearly too good for us".[2]
Honours
editGórnik Zabrze[4]
- Ekstraklasa: 1966–67, 1970–71
- Polish Cup: 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71
References
edit- ^ Alfred Olek at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ a b c "Pole stars to light up the dark SPL sky". The Scotsman. 16 July 2005. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ^ a b c Parkinson, Jim (21 June 1971). "Hamilton Acas sign three Polish caps". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ^ "Alfred Olek - dzisiaj skończyłby 84 lata" (in Polish). Górnik Zabrze. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.