Krzysztof Surlit

Krzysztof Surlit

Personal information
Date of birth	(1955-10-13)13 October 1955
Place of birth	Zelów, Poland
Date of death	23 September 2007(2007-09-23) (aged 51)
Place of death	Szczecin, Poland
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–1973	Włókniarz Zelów
1973–1975	Widzew Łódź
1975	Start Łódź
1975–1977	Zawisza Bydgoszcz
1977	Start Łódź
1977–1983	Widzew Łódź	140	(28)
1983–1984	Nîmes Olympique
1984–1985	USL Dunkerque	25	(2)
1985	Widzew Łódź	11	(2)
1986–1988	GKS Bełchatów
1990–1991	Oulun Työväen Palloilijat
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Krzysztof Surlit (13 October 1955 – 23 September 2007) was a Polish footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Surlit was known for his free-kick ability, which were regarded as one of the best in Polish history. During one match, he told the defensive wall, "You better step back, because I can hurt you" before deliberately hitting the wall which resulted in a goal. With Widzew, he helped eliminate Manchester United from the 1980–81 UEFA Cup with a free kick goal, and scored two goals against Juventus in 1982–83.

After retiring, Surlit became a coach in the Polish lower leagues, but was frustrated that they could not do what was obvious to him.

Honours

Widzew Łódź

• Ekstraklasa: 1980–81, 1981–82

External links

• Krzysztof Surlit at 90minut.pl (in Polish)