Adam Matysek (ˈadam maˈtɨsɛk) (born July 19, 1968 in Piekary Śląskie

Piekary Slaskie

Piekary Śląskie is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. The north district of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - metropolis with the population of 2 million...

, Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

) is a retired Polish

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

 football goalkeeper.

He made 34 appearances for the Polish national team

Poland national football team

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, and was a member of their squad at the 2002 FIFA World Cup

2002 FIFA World Cup

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, although he did not play any matches at the tournament.

After his playing career, Matysek worked for the Polish Football Association as their U21 goalkeeper coach. He was then recruited by Martin Bader, the Director of Football at 1. FC Nuremberg, as the new goalkeeper coach for the ‘Club’.

Matysek is married and has two daughters.