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Michael Polywka (6 January 1944 – 12 January 2009) was a German footballer who played as a midfielder.[1]

Career

Polywka started his senior career at SC Motor Jena (renamed into FC Carl Zeiss Jena in 1966) in East Germany. He defected from his team after an away game in the 1966–67 Intertoto Cup against AIK in Sweden to join West German Bundesliga side Eintracht Braunschweig.[2]

Following a one-year suspension by FIFA, Polywka made his debut in the Bundesliga on 19 August 1967, in a game against 1860 Munich.[3] In total, he played five seasons in the Bundesliga for Braunschweig and Hannover 96.[4] In 1972, he joined Austrian club FC Admira/Wacker Vienna.

References

  1. ^ "Michael Polywka" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Von Polywka bis Kruse: Fluchtpunkt Bundesliga" (in German). Norddeutscher Rundfunk. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  3. ^ "1860 München 1:0 Eintracht Braunschweig" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Ins Abseits" (in German). Der Spiegel. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
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