Witold Henryk Szyguła (22 November 1940 – 4 September 2003) was a Polish

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and

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who played as a

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. He signed for Scottish club Hamilton Academical in June 1971, alongside fellow Polish internationals Alfred Olek and Roman Strzałkowski. They were "the first players from behind the Iron Curtain ��to play in Britain." The deal was orchestrated by Hamilton's chairman Jan Stepek, who was himself Polish, in return for electronic goods being sent to Poland. Szyguła also played in Poland for Zagłębie.

Honours

Zagłębie Sosnowiec *

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: 1961–62, 1962–63

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* 1940 births 2003 deaths Footballers from Chorzów Men's association football goalkeepers Polish men's footballers Poland men's international footballers Zagłębie Sosnowiec players Hamilton Academical F.C. players KS ROW 1964 Rybnik players Ekstraklasa players Scottish Football League players Polish expatriate men's footballers Polish expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland Polish football managers Stilon Gorzów Wielkopolski managers Szombierki Bytom managers Zagłębie Sosnowiec managers Ekstraklasa managers I liga managers II liga managers 20th-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-footy-goalkeeper-stub