Kazimierz Kmiecik
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Date of birth | 19 September 1951 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Węgrzce Wielkie, Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Wisła Kraków (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1967–1983 | Wisła Kraków | 304 | (153) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1981–1982 | → Charleroi (loan) | 29 | (13) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1983–1985 | Larissa | 64 | (20) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1985–1988 | Stuttgarter Kickers | 81 | (21) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1988–1989 | Offenburger FV | 32 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 510 | (215) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1972–1980 | Poland | 35 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Kazimierz Kmiecik (born 19 September 1951 in Węgrzce Wielkie) is a Polish retired professional footballer who played most of his career for Wisła Kraków, where he played 304 league matches and scored 153 goals. This makes him the best goalscorer in history of the club. He also played for Larissa (1982 to 1985) and won the first Greek cup for the history of the team, in 1985. He is today a legend in Larissa and remains a fan favourite.
He played 35 matches and scored eight goals for the Poland national team. He was a participant at the 1972 Summer Olympics, where Poland won the gold medal, the 1974 FIFA World Cup, where Poland won the bronze medal and 1976 Summer Olympics, where Poland won the silver medal.[1]
Several times he was the manager of Wisła Kraków, also temporary.[2] On 14 February 2022, he was confirmed as an assistant coach in Wisła, on the day Jerzy Brzęczek was announced as the main manager.[3]
References[]
- ^ Richard Witzig (2006). The Global Art of Soccer. CusiBoy Publishing. ISBN 0-9776688-0-0.
- ^ "Kazimierz Kmiecik przejął obowiązki pierwszego trenera Wisły Kraków" (in Polish). Wisła Kraków. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "Sztab szkoleniowy Wisły Kraków skompletowany" (in Polish). Wisła Kraków. 14 February 2022.
- 1951 births
- Living people
- People from Wieliczka County
- Sportspeople from Lesser Poland Voivodeship
- Polish footballers
- Association football forwards
- Poland international footballers
- 1974 FIFA World Cup players
- Olympic footballers of Poland
- Olympic medalists in football
- Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Poland
- Olympic silver medalists for Poland
- Footballers at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Footballers at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Wisła Kraków players
- R. Charleroi S.C. players
- Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C. players
- Stuttgarter Kickers players
- Offenburger FV players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Ekstraklasa players
- Belgian First Division A players
- Polish football managers
- Wisła Kraków managers
- Polish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- Polish expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Polish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Polish expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Polish football forward stubs
- Polish Olympic medalist stubs