# Jan Furtok > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jan_Furtok > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jan_Furtok.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Furtok > Source revision: 1308944525 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Polish footballer (1962–2024)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Jan Furtok | image = FURTOK (3x4 cropped).jpg | caption = Furtok in 2010 | full_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1962|3|9}} | birth_place = [Katowice](/source/Katowice), [Poland](/source/Polish_People's_Republic) | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2024|11|26|1962|3|9}} | death_place = Katowice, Poland | height = 1.74 m | position = [Striker](/source/Striker_(association_football)) | youthyears1 = 1976–1977 | youthclubs1 = MK Górnik Katowice | youthyears2 = 1977–1978 | youthclubs2 = [GKS Katowice](/source/GKS_Katowice) | years1 = 1979–1988 | clubs1 = [GKS Katowice](/source/GKS_Katowice) | caps1 = 169 | goals1 = 77 | years2 = 1988–1993 | clubs2 = [Hamburger SV](/source/Hamburger_SV) | caps2 = 135 | goals2 = 51 | years3 = 1993–1995 | clubs3 = [Eintracht Frankfurt](/source/Eintracht_Frankfurt) | caps3 = 53 | goals3 = 9 | years4 = 1995–1998 | clubs4 = [GKS Katowice](/source/GKS_Katowice) | caps4 = 40 | goals4 = 8 | totalcaps = 397 | totalgoals = 145 | nationalyears1 = 1984–1993 | nationalteam1 = [Poland](/source/Poland_national_football_team) | nationalcaps1 = 36 | nationalgoals1 = 10 | manageryears1 = 2005 | managerclubs1 = [GKS Katowice](/source/GKS_Katowice) }} '''Jan Furtok''' (9 March 1962 – 26 November 2024) was a Polish professional [footballer](/source/association_football) who played as a [striker](/source/striker_(association_football)).{{cite web | url = http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/1994-95/10828/vereinsspieler_jan-furtok.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121017172931/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/1994-95/10828/vereinsspieler_jan-furtok.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 17 October 2012 | title = Furtok, Jan | language = de | publisher = [Kicker](/source/Kicker_(magazine)) | access-date = 23 April 2011}} Regarded as the greatest player in [GKS Katowice](/source/GKS_Katowice)'s history,{{cite web |last1=Sroka |first1=Jacek |title=Takiego Jana Furtoka pamiętamy. Wspomnienie legendy GKS Katowice |url=https://gol24.pl/takiego-jana-furtoka-pamietamy-wspomnienie-legendy-gks-katowice/ar/c2p2-27029561 |website=gol24.pl |access-date=30 November 2024 |language=pl |date=29 November 2024}} he is the club's all-time best goalscorer. ==Career== Born in [Katowice](/source/Katowice), Furtok spent the early and latter parts of his career playing for his hometown club [GKS Katowice](/source/GKS_Katowice), with a seven-year stint in (West) German clubs [Hamburger SV](/source/Hamburger_SV) and [Eintracht Frankfurt](/source/Eintracht_Frankfurt) in-between.{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/players/furtokdata.html | title = Jan Furtok – Matches and Goals in Bundesliga | first = Matthias | last = Arnhold | date = 25 August 2016 | access-date = 8 September 2016 | publisher = [RSSSF](/source/Rec.Sport.Soccer_Statistics_Foundation)}} With GKS, he won the 1985–86 [Polish Cup](/source/Polish_Cup), the club's first major domestic achievement. He then led the Silesian side to third-place and second-place finishes in the [1986–87](/source/1986%E2%80%9387_Ekstraklasa) and [1987–88](/source/1987%E2%80%9388_Ekstraklasa) league campaigns, accordingly. With 122 goals in 299 appearances across all competitions, he is the best goalscorer in GKS Katowice's history.{{cite web |title=W Katowicach pożegnano Jana Furtoka |url=https://sport.tvp.pl/83741483/w-katowicach-pozegnano-jana-furtoka |website=sport.tvp.pl |access-date=30 November 2024 |language=pl |date=29 November 2024}} GKS retired the number 9 in honour of Furtok's service to the club.{{cite web |last1=Malinowski |first1=Marcin |title=Furtok: Nie czułem się dumny |url=https://igol.pl/furtok-nie-czulem-sie-dumny/ |website=igol.pl |access-date=30 November 2024 |language=pl |date=19 February 2013}} Furtok played for the [Poland national team](/source/Poland_national_football_team), scoring 10 goals across 36 appearances.{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/furtok-intl.html | title = Jan Furtok – International Appearances | first = Matthias | last = Arnhold | date = 25 August 2016 | access-date = 8 September 2016 | publisher = [RSSSF](/source/Rec.Sport.Soccer_Statistics_Foundation)}} He was a participant at the [1986 FIFA World Cup](/source/1986_FIFA_World_Cup).{{cite web | title=Jan Furtok | website=Munzinger Biographie | url=https://www.munzinger.de/register/portrait/biographien/furtok%20jan/01/2739 | language=de | access-date=26 November 2024}} His goal scored by hand rescued [Poland](/source/Poland_national_football_team) from humiliating goalless home draw against [San Marino](/source/San_Marino_national_football_team) in [1994 FIFA World Cup qualification](/source/1994_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(UEFA)).{{cite web | last=Furtok | first=Jan | last2=Furtok | first2=Anna | title=Biblioteka Piłkarstwa Polskiego | website=Biblioteka Piłkarstwa Polskiego | date=28 April 1993 | url=https://www.laczynaspilka.pl/biblioteka/kroniki/chlopak-z-katowic | language=pl | access-date=26 November 2024}} ==Death== Furtok had been suffering from [Alzheimer](/source/Alzheimer)'s for years. He was diagnosed in 2015. Furtok died on 26 November 2024, at the age of 62.{{cite news |title=Zmarł Jan Furtok. Były reprezentant Polski miał 62 lata |url=https://sport.interia.pl/pilka-nozna/news-zmarl-jan-furtok-byly-reprezentant-polski-mial-62-lata,nId,7863768 |access-date=26 November 2024 |publisher=Interia Sport |date=26 November 2024}}{{cite web | title=Ehemaliger HSV- und Eintracht-Stürmer: Jan Furtok ist tot | website=[Der Spiegel](/source/Der_Spiegel) | date=26 November 2024 | url=https://www.spiegel.de/sport/fussball/fussball-jan-furtok-ex-stuermer-fuer-hamburger-sv-und-eintracht-frankfurt-ist-tot-a-722f2443-c742-4b58-a381-f9eb7f243c85 | language=de | access-date=26 November 2024}} Posthumously, the [President of Poland](/source/President_of_Poland), [Andrzej Duda](/source/Andrzej_Duda), awarded him the Officer's Cross of the [Order of Polonia Restituta](/source/Order_of_Polonia_Restituta). His funeral took place on 29 November 2024 at the cemetery of the Holy Trinity Parish in [Katowice](/source/Katowice). The ceremony was attended by prominent figures, including [Jan Urban](/source/Jan_Urban), [Jerzy Brzęczek](/source/Jerzy_Brz%C4%99czek), [Lukas Podolski](/source/Lukas_Podolski), and representatives from [GKS Katowice](/source/GKS_Katowice) and [Górnik Zabrze](/source/G%C3%B3rnik_Zabrze).{{Cite web |title=Pogrzeb Jana Furtoka. Piłkarz pośmiertnie odznaczony. Poruszające sceny na oczach gwiazd |url=https://sport.interia.pl/pilka-nozna/news-jan-furtok-z-posmiertnym-odznaczeniem-wzruszajace-sceny-wszy,nId,7866071 |access-date=2024-11-30 |website=sport.interia.pl |language=pl}} == Commemoration == On 29 November 2024, the [Polish Football Association](/source/Polish_Football_Association) announced that all matches of the I, II, and III leagues played between 29 November and 2 December would be preceded by a minute of silence in memory of Furtok.{{Cite web |title=Minuta ciszy przed meczami Betclic 1., 2. oraz 3. Ligi |url=https://pzpn.pl/federacja/aktualnosci/2024-11-29/minuta-ciszy-przed-meczami-betclic-1-2-oraz-3-ligi |access-date=2024-12-01 |website=[Polish Football Association](/source/Polish_Football_Association) |language=pl}} A similar announcement was made by the [Ekstraklasa](/source/Ekstraklasa). However, the minute of silence for Furtok was not observed by [Ruch Chorzów](/source/Ruch_Chorz%C3%B3w) before their match against [Odra Opole](/source/Odra_Opole), which sparked controversy and various reactions from fans and the public.{{Cite web |date=2024-12-01 |title=Ruch Chorzów nie uczcił pamięci Jana Furtoka, choć minutę ciszy na meczach ogłosił PZPN. Klub z Cichej nie komentuje tej decyzji |url=https://gol24.pl/ruch-chorzow-nie-uczcil-pamieci-jana-furtoka-choc-minute-ciszy-na-meczach-oglosil-pzpn-klub-z-cichej-nie-komentuje-tej-decyzji/ar/c2p2-27044363 |website=gol24.pl}} In May 2025, he was inducted into the [Ekstraklasa](/source/Ekstraklasa) Hall of Fame.{{cite web |title=Trzy statuetki dla Lecha Poznań. Wybrano najlepszych w sezonie 2024/25 |url=https://www.ekstraklasa.org/aktualnosci/20024/trzy-statuetki-dla-lecha-poznan-wybrano-najlepszych-w-sezonie-2024-25 |publisher=[Ekstraklasa](/source/Ekstraklasa) |access-date=26 May 2025 |language=pl |date=26 May 2025 }}{{Dead link|date=September 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} ==Career statistics== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="10"|[Poland](/source/Poland_national_football_team) |1984||1||0 |- |1985||3||1 |- |1986||3||0 |- |1987||4||2 |- |1988||6||3 |- |1989||5||2 |- |1990||3||0 |- |1991||6||1 |- |1992||0||0 |- |1993||5||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!36!!10 |} :''Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Furtok goal.'' {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Jan Furtok |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition |- | align="center"|1 || 11 December 1985 || [Altay Alsancak Stadium](/source/Alsancak_Mustafa_Denizli_Stadium), [İzmir](/source/%C4%B0zmir), Turkey || {{fb|TUR}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–1 || [Friendly](/source/Exhibition_game) |- | align="center"|2 || 18 March 1987 || [Municipal Stadium](/source/Rybnik_Stadium), [Rybnik](/source/Rybnik), Poland || {{fb|FIN}} || align="center"|3–1 || align="center"|3–1 || Friendly |- | align="center"|3 || 24 March 1987 || [Olympic Stadium](/source/Olympic_Stadium_(Wroc%C5%82aw)), [Wrocław](/source/Wroc%C5%82aw), Poland || {{fb|NOR}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|4–1 || Friendly |- | align="center"|4 || 24 August 1988 || [Municipal Stadium](/source/Bia%C5%82ystok_Stadium), [Białystok](/source/Bia%C5%82ystok), Poland || {{fb|BUL|1971}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|3–2 || Friendly |- | align="center"|5 || rowspan="2"|21 September 1988 || rowspan="2"|[Stadion der Freundschaft](/source/Stadion_der_Freundschaft_(Cottbus)), [Cottbus](/source/Cottbus), [East Germany](/source/East_Germany) || rowspan="2"|{{fb|GDR}} || align="center"|1–1 || rowspan="2" align="center"|2–1 || rowspan="2"|Friendly |- | align="center"|6 || align="center"|2–1 |- | align="center"|7 || rowspan="2"|2 May 1989 || rowspan="2"|[Ullevaal Stadion](/source/Ullevaal_Stadion), [Oslo](/source/Oslo), Norway || rowspan="2"|{{fb|NOR}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" align="center"|3–0 || rowspan="2"|Friendly |- | align="center"|8 || align="center"|2–0 |- | align="center"|9 || 16 October 1991 || [Municipal Stadium](/source/Pozna%C5%84_Stadium), [Poznań](/source/Pozna%C5%84), Poland || {{fb|IRL}} || align="center"|2–3 || align="center"|3–3 || [UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying](/source/UEFA_Euro_1992_qualifying) |- | align="center"|10 || 28 April 1993 || [Widzew Stadium](/source/Widzew_%C5%81%C3%B3d%C5%BA_Stadium), [Łódź](/source/%C5%81%C3%B3d%C5%BA), Poland || {{fb|SMR|1862}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–0 || [1994 FIFA World Cup qualification](/source/1994_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification) |} ==Honours== '''GKS Katowice''' * [Polish Cup](/source/Polish_Cup): 1985–86 '''Individual''' * [Polish Newcomer of the Year](/source/Pi%C5%82ka_No%C5%BCna_magazine_plebiscite): 1984{{cite web |title=Laureaci |url=https://pilkanozna.pl/laureaci/ |website=pilkanozna.pl |access-date=16 July 2024 |language=pl}} '''Individual''' * [Ekstraklasa](/source/Ekstraklasa) Hall of Fame: 2025 ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{Fussballdaten|furtokjan}} * {{WorldFootball.net|jan-furtok}} * {{NFT|15906}} * {{cite web | title=Spielerprofil | website=DFB Datencenter | url=https://datencenter.dfb.de/datencenter/personen/jan-furtok/spieler | language=de | ref={{sfnref|DFB Datencenter}} | access-date=26 November 2024}} {{Poland squad 1986 FIFA World Cup}} {{Polish Newcomer of the Year Award}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Furtok, Jan}} Category:1962 births Category:2024 deaths Category:Footballers from Katowice Category:Polish men's footballers Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Poland men's international footballers Category:1986 FIFA World Cup players Category:GKS Katowice players Category:Hamburger SV players Category:Eintracht Frankfurt players Category:Ekstraklasa players Category:Bundesliga players Category:Polish football managers Category:GKS Katowice managers Category:Polish expatriate men's footballers Category:Polish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Category:Expatriate men's footballers in West Germany Category:Polish expatriate sportspeople in West Germany Category:Officers of the Order of Polonia Restituta Category:Polish sports executives and administrators Category:Polish football executives Category:Association football players with retired numbers Category:20th-century Polish sportsmen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Jan Furtok](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Furtok) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Furtok?action=history)). 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