Adam Topolski

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Adam Topolski
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Personal information
Full name Adam Stephen Topolski
Date of birth (1951-12-25) 25 December 1951 (age 72)
Place of birth Witkowo, Poland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1964–1969 Vitcovia Witkowo
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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)
Managerial career
1988–1989 Pogoń Słupca
1989–1991 Górnik Konin
1991–1992 Zawisza Bydgoszcz
1993–1994 Sokół Pniewy
1996–1997 Zagłębie Lubin
1997–1998 KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski
1998–1999 Lech Poznań
1999–2000 Petrochemia Płock
2000 ŁKS Łódź
2000–2001 Lech Poznań
2003 Zagłębie Lubin
2006–2008 Tur Turek
2008–2009 Unia Swarzędz
2009–2010 GKP Gorzów Wielkopolski
2010 Sokół Kleczew
2011 Pogoń Barlinek
2011 Zawisza Bydgoszcz
2011–2012 Bałtyk Gdynia
2012–2015 Victoria Września
2015 Sokół Kleczew
2016 LKS Ślesin
2017 Unia Janikowo
2018–2020 Błękitni Stargard
2021 Błękitni Stargard
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Adam Stephen Topolski (born 25 December 1951) is a Polish football manager and former player who played as a defender in Poland and the United States. Since his retirement in 1988, he has amassed a considerable resume as a coach in Poland.

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Career

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. After the Spirit folded in 1986, the Los Angeles Lazers signed Topolski on 17 June that year. [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.

Honours

Player

Legia Warsaw [2]

Manager

Tur Turek

Victoria Września

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References

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