Piotr Mowlik (born 21 April 1951) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career

Club

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.

Piotr Mowlik

National

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.

Piotr Mowlik

International

Personal life

He is the father of professional footballer Mariusz Mowlik and uncle of professional footballer David Topolski.

Piotr Mowlik

Honours

Legia Warsaw

Polish Cup: 1972–73

Lech Poznań

Ekstraklasa: 1982–83

Polish Cup: 1981–82

Individual

Lech Poznań All-time XI

References

External links

FIFA Player Profile

Lech Poznan – in Polish

1951 births

Living people

Sportspeople from Rybnik

Footballers from Silesian Voivodeship

Polish men's footballers

Men's association football goalkeepers

Poland men's international footballers

Legia Warsaw players

Lech Poznań players

Pittsburgh Spirit players

Tacoma Stars players

Ekstraklasa players

Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players

Olympic footballers for Poland

Olympic silver medalists for Poland

Footballers at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Olympic medalists in football

1982 FIFA World Cup players

Polish expatriate men's footballers

Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States

Polish expatriate sportspeople in the United States

Polish football managers

Tur Turek managers

II liga managers