Janusz Andrzej Jojko (born 20 April 1960) is a Polish

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and former professional

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who played as a

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. He is currently the goalkeeping coach of KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski.

Club career

Jojko began his professional career with

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, and played in 117 league matches over eight seasons. During the 1986–87 season, he scored an infamous and bizarre

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, throwing the ball into his own net in a playout match against

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, and never played for the club again. In 1988, Jojko moved to

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where he spent the next ten seasons and amassed 276 league appearances. Following the 1996–97 season, he moved to KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski where he appeared in another 24 top tier matches.

International career

Jojko made two appearances for the Poland national team, his debut coming in a friendly match against

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in 1987.

Honours

GKS Katowice *

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: 1990–91, 1992–93 *

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: 1991, 1995

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jojko, Janusz 1960 births Living people Footballers from Chorzów Men's association football goalkeepers Polish men's footballers Poland men's international footballers KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski players GKS Katowice players Ruch Chorzów players Ceramika Opoczno players Ekstraklasa players Association football goalkeeping coaches Polish football managers KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski managers GKS Katowice managers I liga managers 20th-century Polish sportsmen