Jan Furtok (born 9 March 1962) is a Polish former professional

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who played as a striker.

Career

Born in Katowice, Furtok played for a few clubs, including

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(Polish cup winner in 1986) and

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and

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, both in (West) Germany. Jan Furtok played for Poland national team, for which he played 36 matches and scored 10 goals. He was a participant at the 1986 FIFA World Cup. His goal scored by hand rescued

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from humiliating goalless home draw against

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Career statistics

International goals

:''Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Furtok goal.''

Honours

GKS Katowice *

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: 1986

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* * * 1962 births Living people Sportspeople from Katowice Polish footballers Association football forwards Poland international footballers 1986 FIFA World Cup players GKS Katowice players Hamburger SV players Eintracht Frankfurt players Bundesliga players Polish football managers GKS Katowice managers Polish expatriate footballers Polish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Germany {{Poland-footy-forward-stub