Adam Topolski

Adam Topolski
Personal information
Full name Adam Stephen Topolski
Date of birth (1951-12-25) December 25, 1951
Place of birth Witkowo, Poland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position Defender
Youth career
1964-1969 Vitcovia Witkowo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1969 Warta Poznań
1969-1973 Górnik Konin
1973-1981 Legia Warsaw 239 (17)
1982-1986 Pittsburgh Spirit (indoor) 170 (41)
1986-1988 Los Angeles Lazers (indoor) 40 (13)
Teams managed
Pogoń Słupca
Górnik Konin
1991-1992 Zawisza Bydgoszcz
Unia Swarzędz
Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski
1996-1998 Zagłębie Lubin
1998-1999 Lech Poznań
1999-2000 Wisła Płock
2000 ŁKS Łódź
2000-2001 Lech Poznań
2003 Zagłębie Lubin
2006-2008 Tur Turek
2008-2009 Sokół Pniewy
2009-2010 GKP Gorzów Wielkopolski
2011 Pogoń Barlinek
2011 Zawisza Bydgoszcz

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Adam Stephen Topolski is a retired Polish football defender who played professionally Poland and the United States. Since his retirement in 1988, he has amassed a considerable resume as a coach in Poland.

Player

In 1964, Topolski signed with the local Vitcovia Witkowo. In 1969, he played briefly for Warta Poznań before moving to Górnik Konin where he played from 1969 to 1973. That year, he moved to Legia Warsaw. In 1982, Topolski left Poland for the United States where he signed with the Pittsburgh Spirit of the Major Indoor Soccer League. The Spirit folded in 1986. On June 17, 1986, the Los Angeles Lazers signed Topolski.[1] He played two seasons in Los Angeles before retiring and returning to Poland where he became a coach. Over twenty years, Topolski has coached over a dozen teams, most for a single season.

References

  1. ↑ Names in the News: June 17, 1986

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