- Krzysztof Nowak
Krzysztof Nowak (
September 27 ,1975 –May 26 ,2005 ) was a Polishfootball (soccer) player, best known for his stint with theVfL Wolfsburg team.Infobox Football biography
playername = Krzysztof Nowak
fullname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1975|9|27
cityofbirth =Varsavia
countryofbirth =Poland
height = 1.85m
nickname =
position = Midfender
currentclub =
clubnumber =
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1996-1997 1997-1998 1999-2002
clubs =Legia Varsavia Atlético Paranaense Vfl Wolfsburg
caps(goals) = 1 (0) 83 (10)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =Nowak began playing football in 1985. He slowly rose in prominence and in 1996 moved to
Brazil , to play for Atlético Paranaense. He always wanted to play inEurope , so he moved toGermany in 1998 to play for Wolfsburg. Nowak, dubbed "ten of hearts" by his fans, was popular as well as skilled, but was forced to retire from the sport in early 2002 after he learned he hadmotor neurone disease (MND). Nowak continued to watch the games until shortly before his death.Nowak was also an important player for the Polish national team, for whom he played 10 games and scored one goal.
In 2004, Nowak began a [http://www.nowak-foundation.com/ foundation] to help find a cure for MND. Nowak left behind a wife, Beata, and two young children - a son, Maksymillian, and a daughter, Maria.
External links
* [http://www.vfl-wolfsburg.de/index.php?id=11181 Team page obit]
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