Peter Bodak

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Peter Bodak
Personal information
Full name Peter John Bodak [1]
Date of birth (1961-08-12) 12 August 1961 (age 61) [1]
Place of birth Birmingham, [1] England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [2]
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Coventry City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1980–1982 Coventry City 32 (5)
1982 Manchester United 0 (0)
1982–1983 Manchester City 14 (1)
1983–1985 Seiko
1985–1986 Royal Antwerp
1986–1988 Crewe Alexandra 53 (7)
1988–1989 Swansea City 31 (4)
1989–1990 Happy Valley
1990–1991 Walsall 4 (1)
1994–1996 Sutton Coldfield Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Peter John Bodak (born 12 August 1961) is an English former footballer who played as a winger.

Career

Born in Birmingham, Bodak was a product of the Coventry City youth system and helped them reach the League Cup semi-finals in 1980–81. He transferred to Manchester United in July 1982, [1] but was there for just five months before joining rivals Manchester City without having played for United's first team. At the end of the season, he moved to Hong Kong to play for Seiko, followed by another move to Belgium with Royal Antwerp a year later. [3]

He returned to England with Crewe Alexandra in December 1986, [1] followed by a move to Swansea City in March 1988, where he scored four goals in 31 league appearances, as well as featuring in their 1987–88 Fourth Division play-off final triumph. At the end of the 1988–89 season, he moved back to Hong Kong with Happy Valley. [3]

He subsequently played for Walsall, Sutton Coldfield Town and Atherstone United. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Peter Bodak". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  2. ↑ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p.  142. ISBN   978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. 1 2 "Peter Bodak". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Walsall | Club | Saddlers' A-Z | Saddlers' A-Z | Ultimate Saddlers A-Z 2". world.saddlers.co.uk. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.


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