Krystian Popiela
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-01-19)19 January 1998
Place of birth Tarnów, Poland
Date of death 9 September 2018(2018-09-09) (aged 20)
Place of death Wola Wielka, Poland
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Fivos Varis
Olympiacos
Białe Orły Warsaw
Polonia Warsaw
2016 Cagliari
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Wisła Płock 2 (0)
2017 Olimpia Grudziądz 3 (0)
2017–2018 Unia Tarnów 16 (3)
2018 Stal Rzeszów 4 (0)
Total 25 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Krystian Popiela (19 January 1998 – 9 September 2018) was a Polish professional footballer who played as a striker.

Career

Born in Tarnów,[1] Popiela began his early career with Fivos Varis, Olympiacos, Białe Orły and Polonia Warsaw,[2] before joining Italian club Cagliari in January 2016.[3] He later played for Wisła Płock, Olimpia Grudziądz, Unia Tarnów and Stal Rzeszów.[1][2]

Personal life

Popiela was a son of Jarosław Popiela, who made 134 appearances in the Ekstraklasa.[4]

Death

He died in a car crash on 9 September 2018, at the age of 20.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Krystian Popiela at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  2. 1 2 Krystian Popiela at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
  3. 1 2 "Ex-Cagliari attacker Popiela dies". Football Italia. 10 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  4. "Jarosław Popiela". www.90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 20 September 2021.
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