Jan Konrad Liberda (26 November 1936 – 6 February 2020) was a Polish footballer who played as a forward. Liberda played mostly for one team, Polonia Bytom,[1] where he remained since 1950, until 1969. He ended his career in 1971 at AZ.[2] He twice was the top scorer of the Ekstraklasa, in 1959 with 21 goals, and in 1962 with 16 goals. Also, in 1962, he won championship of Poland. All together, Liberda played in 304 of Polonia's games, scoring 146 goals.

Jan Liberda
Personal information
Full name Jan Konrad Liberda
Date of birth (1936-11-26)26 November 1936
Place of birth Beuthen, Germany
(now Bytom, Poland)
Date of death 6 February 2020(2020-02-06) (aged 83)
Place of death Bytom, Poland
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1949–1950 Budowlani Chorzów
1950–1954 Polonia Bytom
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1954–1969 Polonia Bytom 301 (145)
1969 A.A.C. Eagles
1969–1971 AZ 42 (1)
1971 Polonia Bytom 3 (1)
1971 GKS Katowice
International career
Poland U18
Poland U23
1959–1967 Poland 35 (8)
Managerial career
1973 Zagłębie Sosnowiec
1974 Zagłębie Sosnowiec
CKS Czeladź
1977–1978 TuS Schloß Neuhaus
1980–1982 Polonia Bytom
1982–1983 TuS Schloß Neuhaus
1983–1984 VfB Oldenburg
1991 Polonia Bytom
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Liberda 35 times capped for Poland, scoring 8 goals. He debuted on 20 May 1959 in Hamburg, in a 1–1 tie with West Germany.[3]

He later managed TuS Schloß Neuhaus.[4]

He died in February 2020 at the age of 83.[5]

Honours

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Polonia Bytom

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Polonia Bytom. Jan Liberda". Archived from the original on 2016-04-20. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
  2. ^ "Jan Liberda". Voetbal International. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17.
  3. ^ "Jan Liberda, international footballer".
  4. ^ "Liberda".
  5. ^ "Jan Liberda nie żyje". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 6 February 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Wierny Polonii". laczynaspilka.pl (in Polish). 6 February 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
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