Piotr Mowlik (born 21 April 1951) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1951-04-21) 21 April 1951 (age 73) | ||
| Place of birth | Rybnik, Poland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1964–1965 | LZS Orzepowice | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1965–1970 | ROW Rybnik | ||
| 1970 | Unia Racibórz | ||
| 1971–1977 | Legia Warsaw | 131 | (0) |
| 1977–1983 | Lech Poznań | 153 | (0) |
| 1983–1986 | Pittsburgh Spirit (indoor) | 52 | (0) |
| 1986–1987 | Tacoma Stars (indoor) | 32 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1974–1981 | Poland | 21 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2001–2003 | Tur Turek | ||
| 2005–2006 | Mieszko Gniezno | ||
Medal record | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
In 1965, Mowlik began as an apprentice with LZS Orzepowice. In 1966, he signed as a professional with ROW Rybnik where he played until 1970. That year, he also briefly played for Unia Racibórz. In 1971, he joined Legia Warsaw where he played 131 games. He then transferred to Lech Poznań in 1977. In 1983, he moved to the United States where he joined the Pittsburgh Spirit of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He spent the 1985–86 season behind starter David Brcic, appearing in just one game. On 1 March 1986, the Spirit sold his contract to the Tacoma Stars and he played his first game in Tacoma four days later.[2]
He earned 21 caps for the Poland national team and was a participant at the 1982 FIFA World Cup, where Poland won the bronze medal, and also at the 1976 Summer Olympics, where Poland won the silver medal.
| National team | Year | Apps | Conceded
Goals |
Clean
Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 1974 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1975 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1976 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1980 | 13 | 12 | 5 | |
| 1981 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| Total | 21 | 16 | 10 | |
He is the father of professional footballer Mariusz Mowlik and uncle of professional footballer David Topolski.[3]
