Adrian Pelka (born 22 June 1981) is a German former professional
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
who played as a
midfielder
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football.
Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
.
Career
RoPS
Receiving his license to take part in competitions with
RoPS
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People
* Daniel-Rops (1901–1965), French writer and historian
* Félicien Rops (1833–1898), Belgian artist
Places
* Rops (peak), a mountain in Kosovo
Sports
* Rovaniemen Palloseura (RoPS), a Finnish football club
Tech ...
near the end of August 2005, Pelka was seen as one of their most important members after they hosted
KuPS
Kuopion Palloseura (or KuPS) is a Finnish football club, based in the ninth most populated city of Finland, Kuopio. KuPS plays in Finland's Premier League, Veikkausliiga.
KuPS has won the Finnish championship six times, the Finnish Cup 4 times ...
, operating at defensive midfielder. However, the middleman ostensibly let the opposition dispossess him and have a penalty in a 5–1 defeat by
MyPa, leading to suspicion of match manipulation three years later especially since Malaysian William Bee Wah Lim was discovered to have bet on a defeat by four-goals in favor of MyPa. At the time, the club officials did not suspect him but severely criticized him for the errors.
In total, he made two
Veikkausliiga
Veikkausliiga (; sv, Tipsligan) is the premier division of Finnish football, the highest tier of the Finnish football league structure, comprising the top 12 clubs of the country. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agency Veikkau ...
appearances during the 2005 season.
Veikkausliiga Profile
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References
1981 births
Living people
German footballers
Association football midfielders
Regionalliga players
Veikkausliiga players
Rovaniemen Palloseura players
Hamburger SV II players
1. FC Pforzheim players
FC Nöttingen players
1. FC Heidenheim players
German expatriate footballers
German expatriate sportspeople in Finland
Expatriate footballers in Finland
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