Paweł Sobek
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Paweł Szczepan Sobek is a Polish former footballer.
and Górnik Radlin
in the Ekstraklasa.
In 1965 he moved to Australia
to play for Cracovia
in Perth, Western Australia
. After retiring he was inducted into the West Australian Football Hall of Fame.
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Club career
Sobek played for Szombierki BytomSzombierki Bytom
Szombierki Bytom is a Polish football club from Szombierki district of Bytom. Szombierki currently plays at the sixth level of Polish football . Greatest achievement of club was championship of Poland won in 1980.-Honours:...
and Górnik Radlin
Górnik Radlin
Klub Sportowy Górnik Radlin is a Polish sports club based in Radlin. It has football, volleyball, gymnastics, swimming and fencing sections. The volleyball team plays in the Polish Volleyball League and the football team has previously played in the Ekstraklasa.-Football:Górnik Radlin's best...
in the Ekstraklasa.
In 1965 he moved to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
to play for Cracovia
Cracovia White Eagles
Cracovia Whites Eagles Soccer Club, is a football team based in Beechboro, Western Australia and is the footballing arm of the Cracovia Club, a Polish Australian community organisation.-History:...
in Perth, Western Australia
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
. After retiring he was inducted into the West Australian Football Hall of Fame.
International career
Sobek represented Poland five times in full internationals, including one match at the 1952 Olympic Football tournamentFootball at the 1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Olympic football tournament signalled the arrival of the 'Golden Team'; the 'Magical Magyars': Hungary. Ferenc Puskás, the great Hungarian known as the 'Galloping Major' for his military title, said of the 1952 competition: "It was during the Olympics that our football first started to...
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