Edmund Adamkiewicz was a German

Germany

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 football

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er.

Adamkiewicz's career began in Wilhelmsburg

Wilhelmsburg

Wilhelmsburg is a quarter of Hamburg, Germany within the borough of Hamburg-Mitte. It is situated on the homonymous island between the Northern and Southern branches of the Elbe river , together with the other quarters of Steinwerder, Veddel and Kleiner Grasbrook...

 and led him to various clubs, his first spell with Hamburger SV

Hamburger SV

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 starting in early 1940. Both of his international appearances

Germany national football team

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 were during World War II

World War II

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. On November 22, 1942 Adamkiewicz scored his only international goal.

After the war finished, Adamkiewicz played for Eintracht Frankfurt

Eintracht Frankfurt

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 during the 1946/47 season and played 21 times. In 1947 he returned to Hamburg where he became top-scorer for two non-consecutive seasons, before moving on in 1951. He was with VfB Mühlburg/Karlsruher SC

Karlsruher SC

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for a time before returning to Hamburg once again where he joined Harburger TB.