Janusz Jojko

Janusz Jojko
Personal information
Date of birth (1960-04-20) 20 April 1960
Place of birth Chorzów, Poland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Youth career
1977–1979 Chorzowianka Chorzów
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1987 Ruch Chorzów 117 (0)
1988–1997 GKS Katowice 276 (0)
1997–2003 KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski 24 (0)
National team
1987–1994 Poland 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Janusz Jojko (born 20 April 1960, in Chorzów) is a retired Polish professional footballer who played for Ruch Chorzów, GKS Katowice and KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski in the Polish Ekstraklasa.

Club career

Jojko began his professional career with Ruch Chorzów, and played in 117 league matches over eight seasons.[1] During the 1986–87 season, he scored an infamous and bizarre own goal in a playout match against Lechia Gdańsk, and never played for the club again.[2]

In 1988, Jojko moved to GKS Katowice where he spent the next ten seasons and amassed 276 league appearances. Following the 1996–97 season, he moved to KSZO where he appeared in another 24 Ekstraklasa league matches before his retirement.[1]

International career

Jojko made two appearances for the Poland national football team, his debut coming in a friendly match against Finland in 1987.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Janusz Jojko". 90 Minut. Retrieved 2008-11-05.
  2. ↑ Murray, Scott (2007-10-23). "The Joy of Six: own goals". Guardian.co.uk.
  3. ↑ "Janusz Jojko". PZPN. Retrieved 2008-11-05.
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