Piotr Mowlik (born 21 April 1951 in
Rybnik
Rybnik (Polish pronunciation: ; szl, Rybńik) is a city in southern Poland, in the Silesian Voivodeship, around 38 km (24 mi) southwest of Katowice, the region's capital, and around 19 km (11 miles) from the Czech border. It is ...
) is a retired
Polish
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* Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe
* Polish language
* Poles
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football
goalkeeper
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.
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
David Joseph Brcic (born January 21, 1958) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper in the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League. He also competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics and earned fo ...
, 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.
National
He played for the
Poland 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
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 P ...
, where Poland won the silver medal.
International
Personal life
He is the father of professional footballer
Mariusz Mowlik and uncle of professional footballer
David Topolski.
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References
External links
FIFA Player Profile
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1951 births
Living people
Polish footballers
Polish expatriate footballers
1982 FIFA World Cup players
Association football goalkeepers
Poland international footballers
Legia Warsaw players
Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players
Pittsburgh Spirit players
Tacoma Stars players
Olympic footballers of Poland
Olympic silver medalists for Poland
Footballers at the 1976 Summer Olympics
People from Rybnik
Olympic medalists in football
Sportspeople from Silesian Voivodeship
Expatriate soccer players in the United States
Polish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Lech Poznań players