Paweł Sobek

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full namePaweł Szczepan•Sobek
Used namePaweł•Sobek
Born23 December 1929 in Bytom, Śląskie (POL)
Died14 September 2015 in Perth, Western Australia (AUS)
AffiliationsSzombierki Bytom, Bytom (POL)
NOC Poland

Biography

Paweł Sobek played football for the Polish national team, earning five caps, including one match at the 1952 Olympics. He played club football mostly for Szombierki Bytom, from 1945-50 and 1951-64, and briefly played with Gornik Radlin in 1951 in the Ekstraklasa. Sobek ended his career by playing one year for Cracovia in Perth, Western Australia. He settled in Australia, and was later inducted into the West Australian Football Hall of Fame.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1952 Summer Olympics Football (Football) POL Paweł Sobek
Football, Men (Olympic) Poland =9