Stats by Nakayama#9
Name: Piotr Nowak
Country:
PolandClub: TSV 1860 Munich (1994-1998), Chicago Fire (1998-2002)
Position: *AMF, CMF
Side: LF/BS
Age: 31-35 years (05/07/1964)
Height: 168 cm
Weight: 64 kg
Attack: 80
Defence: 54
Balance: 75
Stamina: 86
Top Speed: 79
Acceleration: 83
Response: 80
Agility: 87
Dribble Accuracy: 88
Dribble Speed: 83
Short Pass Accuracy: 89
Short Pass Speed: 82
Long Pass Accuracy: 85
Long Pass Speed: 80
Shot Accuracy: 76
Shot Power: 82
Shot Technique: 77
Free Kick Accuracy: 78
Curling: 84
Header: 68
Jump: 73
Technique: 87
Aggression: 80
Mentality: 82
Keeper Skills: 50
Team Work: 85
Injury Tolerance: A
Condition: 7
Weak Foot Accuracy: 5
Weak Foot frequency: 5
Growth type: Late/Lasting
CARDS:
P08: Box to Box
P18: Talisman
S02: Passer
SPECIAL ABILITIES: Playmaking - Passing
Attack/Defence Awareness Card: Balanced
INFO:
Nowak enjoyed a successful playing career in Europe, playing for Polish clubs such as Zawisza Bydgoszcz and Widzew Łódź, before going on to play in Turkey, Switzerland and Germany. He was voted one of the best players in the Bundesliga for the 1995-96 season while playing with 1860 Munich. He moved to the United States in 1998 and played four years with Chicago Fire.
Nowak was also an important member of the Poland national football team throughout the 1990s, earning 24 caps, serving as national captain for several years, and being voted Polish Player of the Year in 1996.
Nowak began playing professional football at the age of 15, when he debuted in 1979 for Włókniarz Pabianice in his native Poland, with whom he played his first four years. Nowak would go on to play for Zawisza Bydgoszcz, Motor Lublin, and Widzew Łódź before leaving Poland for Bakırköyspor of the Turkish first division in 1990. Nowak then played for Young Boys Berne of Switzerland and Dynamo Dresden before moving to the Bundesliga in 1994 by signing with FC Kaiserslautern. After that, Nowak moved to 1860 Munich, where he would play until 1998, and with whom he was voted the best playmaker of the Bundesliga for the 1995-96 season, as well as Polish player of the year in 1996.
In 1998, Nowak moved to the United States to play in Major League Soccer for the Chicago Fire. In their inaugural season, Nowak led the Fire to a victory in the MLS Cup, and was soon recognized as one of the best players in the league. He also led the Fire to two US Open Cup victories, playing 114 league games for the team, registering 26 goals and 46 assists. Nowak played with the Fire until 2002, when, due to salary cap constraints, he was traded to the New England Revolution, which immediately spurred his retirement.
Nowak was also an important player for the Polish national team, which he captained for three years, and for whom he played 24 games (Polish Wikipedia claims 19 games) and scored three goals.
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