Dick Krzywicki

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Dick Krzywicki
Personal information
Full name Ryszard Lech Krzywicki [1]
Date of birth (1947-02-02) 2 February 1947 (age 77)
Place of birth Penley, Flintshire, Wales
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Leek CSOB
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1965–1970 West Bromwich Albion 57 (9)
1970–1974 Huddersfield Town 47 (7)
1973Scunthorpe United (loan) 2 (0)
1973Northampton Town (loan) 8 (3)
1974–1976 Lincoln City 68 (11)
Total182(30)
International career
1969–1971 Wales 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ryszard Lech Krzywicki (born 2 February 1947) is a Welsh former professional footballer and Wales international.

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Early and personal life

He was born to Polish parents; his father was a Polish Army veteran who had survived Auschwitz. [2]

Club career

During his career he played for Leek CSOB, West Bromwich Albion, Huddersfield Town, Scunthorpe United, Northampton Town and Lincoln City. [3] [4]

He was the first West Bromwich Albion substitute to enter the field in a League Cup match when he replaced Doug Fraser against Manchester City in October 1966. He went on to score a goal as Albion progressed by a 4–2 scoreline. Krzywicki became the first Albion player to be substituted in an FA Cup game when he made way for Graham Lovett against Colchester United in January 1968. [5]

International career

Krzywicki made his senior debut for Wales on 22 October 1969 in a 3–1 defeat to East Germany. His finest moment gaining his 8 caps for Wales was when he scored against the then world champions, England in the 1970 British Home Championship. [6] [7] He made his final appearance on 27 October 1971 in a 1–0 defeat to Czechoslovakia.

He also earned 8 caps at under-23 level. [1]

Personal life

Krzywicki's daughter Tara played for Wales at international level, winning six caps, before becoming a long-distance runner. His son Nick is a professional golfer. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Dick Krzywicki". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  2. "The Auschwitz survivor's son who played for Wales" via www.bbc.co.uk.
  3. Dick Krzywicki at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  4. "Dick Krzywicki". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
  5. Matthews, Tony; Mackenzie, Colin (1987). Albion! A Complete Record of West Bromwich Albion 1879–1987. Breedon Books. p. 241. ISBN   0-907969-23-2.
  6. "Wales 1–1 England". The Football Association. Retrieved 27 January 2010.[ dead link ]
  7. Turnbull, Simon (21 March 1999). "Tara, the girl who was born to run". The Independent . London. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
  8. Rowbottom, Mike (21 January 2000). "Krzywicki arrives by the long route". The Independent . London. Retrieved 27 January 2010.[ dead link ]