Adolf Krzyk (25 December 1907 – 12 September 1987) was a Polish

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played as a

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Born in Moravská Ostrava, Krzyk played football until he retired with Orzeł Niemodlin in 1953. Krzyk represented both

Brygada Częstochowa Brygada Częstochowa was a football team from Częstochowa, Poland. The team was supported by Częstochowa's garrison of the Polish Army and in the 1930s, it played in regional soccer A-Class tournament of the Kielce Kielce (; ) is a city in sou ...

and the Poland national team, where his main rival for the starting position was Edward Madejski. Altogether, he earned six caps for Poland, allowing 11 goals. His debut took place in a 3–1 win over

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on 12 September 1937 in

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. Krzyk's last international appearance came on 27 August 1939 in a 4–2 victory over

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, Poland's last game before the outbreak of

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