Katowice is best known in football circles as the birthplace of Ernst Wilimowski, but the city has produced 82 documented association football players in total. Other notable players include Richard Herrmann, Jan Furtok, Krzysztof Warzycha and Ewald Dytko. Among them are 80 male and 1 female players. Documented players span more than 110 years, from 1896 to 2006.
