Krzysztof Damian Nowak ( Polish: Krzysztof Nowak ; September 27, 1975 , Warsaw , Poland - May 26, 2005 , Wolfsburg , Germany ) - former Polish footballer , midfielder . Best known for playing for the Wolfsburg Club.
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| Full name | Krzysztof Damyan Novak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | September 27, 1975 Warsaw , Poland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | May 26, 2005 (aged 29) Wolfsburg , Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  Poland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 186 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Content
- 1 Club career
- 2 International career
- 3 Disease and death
- 4 References
Club career
He began his career in his native Poland, played for the clubs "Falcon" (Pniewy) and " Tychy ".
In 1995 he went to Greece, where he signed a contract with the local Panahiki . However, six months later he returned to Poland and signed a contract with the Warsaw Legia . Without becoming the main one there, he accepted the invitation from Brazil and became a player of the club Atletico Paranaense .
In 1998 he moved to the German Wolfsburg , with which the main successes of his career are associated. Nowak quickly became the main player of the Wolfgang Wolf team, who recently went to the First Bundesliga , and with it immediately got into the UEFA Cup. He performed under the 10th number.
International Career
He made his debut in Poland in 1997 in a game against Georgia . The match ended with the victory of the Poles with a score of 4-1, Novak scored a goal. This goal remained the only one for him for the national team.
In 1999, already playing for Wolfsburg , he became the main player in the national team. In total, he has 10 matches.
- Statistics of performances for the national team of the country
| Krzysztof Novak matches for Poland | |||||
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| No. | date of | Opponent | Score | Goals | Competition |
| one | June 14, 1997 | Georgia | 4: 1 | one | World Cup Qualification 1998 |
| 2 | February 8, 1998 | Paraguay | 0: 4 | - | Friendly match |
| 3 | February 3, 1999 | Malta | 10 | - | Friendly match |
| four | March 3, 1999 | Armenia | 10 | - | Friendly match |
| 5 | April 28, 1999 | Czech | 2: 1 | - | Friendly match |
| 6 | June 4, 1999 | Bulgaria | twenty | - | Qualifying match of Euro 2000 |
| 7 | June 9, 1999 | Luxembourg | 3: 2 | - | Qualifying match of Euro 2000 |
| 8 | August 18, 1999 | Spain | 12 | - | Friendly match |
| 9 | September 8, 1999 | England | 0: 0 | - | Qualifying match of Euro 2000 |
| 10 | October 9, 1999 | Sweden | 0: 2 | - | Qualifying match of Euro 2000 |
Sickness and death
In 2000, Novak was diagnosed with an incurable disease - amyotrophic lateral sclerosis . He spent the last match on February 10, 2001 against the Berlin “ Hertha ”, coming on as a substitute. After that, I did not go out on the field, but I regularly came to the club’s home matches and talked with partners.
In 2002, Wolfsburg organized the Krzysztof Novak Foundation for the study of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. On January 21, 2003, a charity friendly match was held in which Bayern Munich was the rival of the “wolves”.
He died on May 26, 2005 in Wolfsburg , was buried on June 4 in the same place. He left Beath's wife and two daughters - Maximilian and Maria.
Links
- "We will never forget you, Krzysztof ..."
- on Transfermarkt