Paweł Sobek

Polish footballer (1929–2015)

Paweł Sobek
Personal information
Full name	Paweł Szczepan Sobek
Date of birth	(1929-12-23)23 December 1929
Place of birth	Bytom, Second Polish Republic
Date of death	14 September 2015(2015-09-14) (aged 85)
Place of death	Perth, Australia
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1945–1950	Szombierki Bytom
1951	Górnik Radlin
1951–1964	Szombierki Bytom
1965	Cracovia
International career
1952–1953	Poland	5	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paweł Szczepan Sobek (23 December 1929 – 14 September 2015) was a Polish footballer who played as a forward.^[1]^[2]

Club career

Sobek played for Szombierki Bytom and Górnik Radlin in the Ekstraklasa.^[3]

In 1965 he moved to Australia to play for Cracovia in Perth, Western Australia.^[4] After retiring he was inducted into the West Australian Football Hall of Fame.^[5]

International career

Sobek made five appearances for the Poland national team in full internationals, including one match at the 1952 Olympic Football tournament.^[3]^[6]^[7]^[8]

References

^ "Zmarł Paweł Sobek" (in Polish). 90 minut. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
^ "Paweł Sobek". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Paweł Sobek Biography and Statistics". sport-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
^ "Australian Player Database – SO". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
^ "West Australian Football Hall of Fame". footballwa.net. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
^ "FIFA Player Statistics:Pawel Sobek". FIFA. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
^ "Biografie – S" (in Polish). Polish Olympic Committee. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
^ "Historia – Reprezentanci Polski" (in Polish). Szombierki Bytom. Retrieved 30 May 2009.