Piotr Mowlik

Piotr Mowlik (born 21 April 1951 in Rybnik) is a retired Polish football goalkeeper.

Piotr Mowlik
Personal information
Date of birth (1951-04-21) 21 April 1951
Place of birth Rybnik, Poland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1964–1965 LZS Orzepowice
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–1970 ROW Rybnik
1970 Unia Racibórz
1971–1977 Legia Warsaw 131 (0)
1977–1983 Lech Poznań 153 (0)
1983–1986 Pittsburgh Spirit (indoor) 52 (0)
1986–1987 Tacoma Stars (indoor) 32 (0)
National team
1974–1981 Poland 21 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Club

In 1965, Mowlik began as an apprentice with LZS Orzepowice. In 1966, he signed as a professional with ROW Rybnik where he played until 1970. That year, he also briefly played for Unia Racibórz. In 1971, he joined Legia Warsaw where he played 131 games. He then transferred to Lech Poznań in 1977. In 1983, he moved to the United States where he joined the Pittsburgh Spirit of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He spent the 1985-1986 season behind starter David Brcic, seeing time in only one game. On 1 March 1986, the Spirit sold his contract to the Tacoma Stars and he played his first game in Tacoma four days later.[2]

National

He played for the Polish national team (21 matches) and was a participant at the 1982 FIFA World Cup, where Poland won the bronze medal, and also at the 1976 Summer Olympics, where Poland won the silver medal.

Personal life

He is the father of professional footballer Mariusz Mowlik and uncle of professional footballer David Topolski.[3]

References
  1. "Piotr Mowlik". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  2. NEW GOALIE SAVES STARS' TRIUMPH Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Tuesday, 4 March 1986
  3. http://www.90minut.pl/kariera.php?id=1414 90minut.pl profile
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