Józef Trojak (21 March 1966 – 4 February 2014) was a Polish footballer who played as a defender.

Józef Trojak
Personal information
Date of birth (1966-03-21)21 March 1966
Place of birth Grębanin, Poland
Date of death 4 February 2014(2014-02-04) (aged 47)
Place of death Wałbrzych, Poland
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
LKS Jankowy
1984–1989 Górnik Wałbrzych 28 (0)
1989 Śląsk Wrocław 8 (0)
1990 Górnik Wałbrzych
1991 LKS Jankowy
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Trojak made his debut for Górnik Wałbrzych in 1983. The team won the First League that year. He stayed for six years at the club, then transferred to Śląsk Wrocław for a year. At the end of the 1989–90 season, he returned to Wałbrzych, where he retired at the end of the 1990–91 season at the age of 35.[citation needed] He went on to become a coach.

He died after suffering a heart failure on 4 February 2014 in Wałbrzych at the age of 47.[1]

His son Miłosz is a professional footballer, currently playing for Ekstraklasa club Korona Kielce.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Nie żyje Józef Trojak Archived 22 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine (in Polish)
  2. ^ ""Ta sytuacja całkowicie odmieniła moje życie"". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 23 February 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.