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Kazimierz Kmiecik

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Kazimierz Kmiecik
Kmiecik in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth (1951-09-19) 19 September 1951 (age 73)
Place of birth Węgrzce Wielkie, Poland
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Wisła Kraków (assistant)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1967–1983 Wisła Kraków 304 (153)
1981–1982Charleroi (loan) 29 (13)
1983–1985 Larissa 64 (20)
1985–1988 Stuttgarter Kickers 81 (21)
1988–1989 Offenburger FV 32 (8)
Total 510 (215)
International career
1972–1980 Poland 35 (8)
Managerial career
1992 Wisła Kraków
1996 Wisła Kraków
1997 Wisła Kraków
1997 AEL
2000–2001 Dalin Myślenice
2003–2004 Dalin Myślenice
2005 Garbarnia Kraków
2006 Płomień Jerzmanowice
2006–2007 Wisła Kraków (youth)
2008 Wisła Kraków (ME)
2015–2016 Wisła Kraków (U19)
2016–2017 Wisła Kraków (caretaker)
2021 Wisła Kraków (caretaker)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Poland
FIFA World Cup
Third place 1974 West Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1972 Munich Team
Silver medal – second place 1976 Montreal Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kazimierz Kmiecik (born 19 September 1951) is a Polish former professional footballer who spent most of his career with 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]

Honours

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Wisła Kraków

Larissa

Poland

Individual

References

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  1. ^ Richard Witzig (2006). The Global Art of Soccer. CusiBoy Publishing. ISBN 0-9776688-0-0.
  2. ^ "Kazimierz Kmiecik przejął obowiązki pierwszego trenera Wisły Kraków" (in Polish). Wisła Kraków. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Sztab szkoleniowy Wisły Kraków skompletowany" (in Polish). Wisła Kraków. 14 February 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Kazimierz Kmiecik". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2 August 2024.