Waldemar Józef Matysik (born 27 September 1961) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
He played mostly for Górnik Zabrze, where he scored seven goals in 127 matches. In 1987, he went abroad and played for AJ Auxerre in France (110 matches) and later for Hamburger SV (94 matches, one goal) in Germany. In 1993, he went to Wuppertaler SV (35 games, two goals), a year later Matysik chose VfB 1914 Wissen (26 games). His professional career ended at Rot-Weiss Essen, where during the years 1996–97 Matysik played 49 matches.
He played for the Poland national team (55 matches) and was a participant at the 1982 FIFA World Cup, where Poland won the bronze medal and at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
Career statistics International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsPoland1980101981901982601983001984901985140198680198740198820198920Total550
Honours Górnik Zabrze Ekstraklasa: 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87
Poland FIFA World Cup third place: 1982
Poland U18 UEFA European Under-18 Championship runner-up: 1980
Individual Polish Newcomer of the Year: 1981
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