Adam Matysek () (born 19 July 1968) is a Polish former professional

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who played as a

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. He made 34 appearances for the Poland national team, and was a member of their squad at the

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, although he did not play any matches at the tournament.

Post-playing career

After his retirement, Matysek worked for the

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as their U21 goalkeeping coach. He was then recruited by

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, the director of football at 1. FC Nürnberg, for the same role. From 23 November 2016 until 19 February 2018, he served as the

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of his former club,

Śląsk Wrocław Wrocławski Klub Sportowy Śląsk Wrocław Spółka Akcyjna, commonly known as WKS Śląsk Wrocław, Śląsk Wrocław () or simply Śląsk, is a Polish football club based in Wrocław that plays in Ekstraklasa, the highest level of the Polish fo ...

. On 16 February 2023, he was named chairman of another

Ekstraklasa Poland Ekstraklasa (), meaning "Extra Class" in Polish, named PKO Ekstraklasa since the 2019–20 season due to its sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is the top Polish professional league for men's association football teams. Contested by 18 cl ...

side

Górnik Zabrze Górnik Zabrze Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Górnik Zabrze S.A. or simply Górnik Zabrze (), is a Polish football club from Zabrze. Górnik is one of the most successful Polish football clubs in history, winning the second-most Poli ...

, a role he held until 7 December 2023.

Personal life

Matysek is married and has two daughters.

International

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* * * Living people 1968 births People from Piekary Śląskie Footballers from Silesian Voivodeship Polish men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Poland men's international footballers Śląsk Wrocław players SC Fortuna Köln players FC Gütersloh players Bayer 04 Leverkusen players Zagłębie Lubin players RKS Radomsko players 2002 FIFA World Cup players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Ekstraklasa players Polish expatriate men's footballers Polish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Association football goalkeeping coaches {{Poland-footy-goalkeeper-stub