Józef Panuś (born 22 February 1963) is a Polish former professional football player, manager, and current reality television personality, musician,[3] entrepreneur in wood carpentry and sculpture, and conservator.[4]

Józef Panuś
Personal information
Date of birth (1963-02-22) 22 February 1963 (age 61)
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Bor Borzęta
Dalin Myślenice
Orlęta Dęblin
Dalin Myślenice
1986–1991 GKS Tychy
1991–1992 Zagłębie Sosnowiec 17 (0)
1992–1994 Dalin Myślenice
1994–1996 Karpaty Siepraw
2017 Sokół Borzęta
Managerial career
Tempo Rzeszotary
Karpaty Siepraw
Pcimianka Pcim
Gościb Sułkowice
Hejnał Krzyszkowice[1]
2011-? Sokół Borzęta[2]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

After having played for local clubs, most notably for the then third division Dalin Myślenice, he was sold to Silesian mining club GKS Tychy for a transfer fee of 2 tonnes of coal.[4]

He played 17 games in the Ekstraklasa for Zagłębie Sosnowiec[5] before a career-threatening injury caused him to take a break and returning to play much later at the third tier again.[4]

He re-gained fame in 2021 by appearing in the television reality show Ninja Warrior Poland,[6] where he played his accordion,[3] having played it from a young age and even taking it to his away matches during his playing career.[4]

References

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  1. ^ DAR (10 May 2005), Józef Panuś - trener ze szczęśliwą ręką (in Polish), Dziennik Polski
  2. ^ PAN (30 July 2011), Józef Panuś trenerem Sparty (in Polish), Dziennik Polski
  3. ^ a b Miasto Info (10 March 2021), Niewiele zabrakło. Józef Panuś z Zawady zaśpiewał i zagrał na akordeonie, ale pokonał go tor przeszkód (in Polish), Miasto Info
  4. ^ a b c d Tomasz Kalemba (27 June 2022), Były piłkarz Ekstraklasy jak wojownik ninja. Mógł zrobić wielką karierę (in Polish), onet.pl
  5. ^ Józef Panuś at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
  6. ^ "Józef Panuś". 13 March 2021.