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Kazimierz Klaudiusz Górski (2 March 1921 – 23 May 2006) was a coach of Poland national football team and honorary president of the Polish Football Association. He was also a football player, capped once for Poland.

Kazimierz Górski

Personal information
Full name	Kazimierz Klaudiusz Górski
Date of birth	(1921-03-02)2 March 1921
Place of birth	Lwów, Poland
Date of death	23 May 2006(2006-05-23) (aged 85)
Place of death	Warsaw, Poland
Position(s)	Striker, Manager
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1936–1939	RKS Lwów
1940–1941	Spartak Lviv
1944	Dynamo Lviv
1945–1953	Legia Warsaw
National team
1948	Poland	1	(0)
Teams managed
1959	Legia Warsaw
1960–1962	Legia Warsaw
1963–1964	KS Lublinianka
1964–1966	Gwardia Warszawa
1971–1976	Poland
1973	ŁKS Łódź
1976–1977	Panathinaikos
1980–1981	Olympiacos
1981–1982	Legia Warsaw
1983	Olympiacos
1983–1985	Ethnikos Piraeus
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

He was born in Lwów, Second Polish Republic (nowadays Lviv, Ukraine). He played as a forward in several Polish football teams: RKS Lwów, Spartak Lviv, FC Dynamo Lviv, Legia Warsaw and his football nickname was "Sarenka" ("Roe-deer"). His successful career was interrupted by World War II and it took until 1948 before he participated in his only international match, a game between Poland and Denmark (0–8).[1]

Team coach in Poland

He graduated in football training from the Higher School of Physical Education in Kraków (Wyższa Szkoła Wychowania Fizycznego, today the Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego w Krakowie) and the Physical Education Academy in Wrocław (Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego we Wrocławiu) in 1980. He was the coach of Legia Warsaw (3 times), Marymont Warszawa (his first independent training job started there in 1954), Gwardia Warszawa, Lublinianka Lublin, and ŁKS Łódź.

Polish national team coach 1970–1976

He started as the coach of the Polish national junior team from 1956 to 1966, then the Polish U-23 national team from 1966 to 1970, and finally the first Poland national football team from 1970 to 1976. His first international match with the team was held on 5 May 1971 in Lausanne against Switzerland. His major successes were winning the gold medal in the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich; the silver medal (for third place) in the 1974 World Cup held in Germany; and another silver medal for second place in the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal (the second of Poland's three Olympic medals in football). Kazimierz Górski was the coach of the Polish national team for 73 matches (with 45 wins).

Poland qualified for the 1974 World Cup by defeating 1966 World Cup winners England at home and holding them to a draw at Wembley.[2]

Team coach in Greece

After resigning his position with the Polish national team, he went to Greece and was a successful coach with Panathinaikos Athens, Kastoria FC, Olympiakos Piraeus and Ethnikos Piraeus.

PZPN activist

From 1976 Kazimierz Górski was an honorary member of the Polish Football Union (Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej, PZPN).

When he retired from coaching, he became an activist for PZPN in 1986. From 1987 he was a vice-president and from 1991 to 1995 was the president of PZPN. From 3 July 1995 he was the honorary president of PZPN.

He died from cancer following a long illness on 23 May 2006, aged 85, in Warsaw.

Awards and recognition

Honours

• FIFA Order of Merit (2006, posthumously)
• Order of Merit in Ruby – UEFA award (2006, posthumously)
• Gold Medal of Merit – FIFA award (2001)
• Commander's Cross of Polonia Restituta (1996)
• Commander's with Star of Polonia Restituta (2006)
• Grand Cross of Polonia Restituta (2006, posthumous)
• Honorary citizen of Lviv (2003), Plock (2004) and Lubaczów
• Doctor Honoris Causa of the Gdańsk Academy of Physical Education and Sport (Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego i Sportu im. Jędrzeja Śniadeckiego) (24 November 2003)
• Super Victor (24 April 2006)

Other recognition

• A School Sports Championships in Łódź was named after him.
• The Stadion Narodowy is named after him[3] and has a statue honouring him outside it.
• The Płock Municipal Stadium is also named after him.

References

External links

• Media related to Kazimierz Górski at Wikimedia Commons

Sporting positions
Preceded by Jerzy Domański	President of Polish Football Association 25 March 1991 – 3 July 1995	Succeeded by Marian Dziurowicz

На других языках

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[de] Kazimierz Górski

Kazimierz Klaudiusz Górski [.mw-parser-output .IPA a{text-decoration:none}kaˈʑimʲɛʃ ˈgurski] (* 2. März 1921 in Lwów; † 23. Mai 2006 in Warschau) war ein polnischer Fußballspieler und -trainer. Er wurde von mehreren Sportredaktionen zum polnischen „Trainer des Jahrhunderts“ gewählt.[2]

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- [en] Kazimierz Górski

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[es] Kazimierz Górski

Kazimierz Klaudiusz Górski (Leópolis, actual Ucrania, 2 de marzo de 1921 - Varsovia, 23 de mayo de 2006) fue un futbolista y posteriormente entrenador de fútbol polaco.

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[fr] Kazimierz Górski

Kazimierz Klaudiusz Górski, né le 2 mars 1921 à Lwów en Pologne (maintenant en Ukraine), et mort le 23 mai 2006, est un footballeur polonais (attaquant, notamment au Legia Varsovie) qui a connu ensuite une brillante carrière d'entraîneur.

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[it] Kazimierz Górski

Kazimierz Klaudiusz Górski (Leopoli, 2 marzo 1921 – Varsavia, 23 maggio 2006) è stato un allenatore di calcio e calciatore polacco, di ruolo attaccante.

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[ru] Гурский, Казимеж

Кази́меж Кла́удиуш Гу́рский (польск. Kazimierz Klaudiusz Górski; 2 марта 1921, Львов, Польша — 23 мая 2006, Варшава, Польша) — польский футболист, нападающий, впоследствии — футбольный тренер. Наиболее известен по работе с национальной сборной Польши[1], под его руководством команда побеждала на олимпийском футбольном турнире 1972 года и занимала 3-е место на чемпионате мира 1974 года. Издание Piłka Nożna в 2006 году назвало Казимежа Гурского лучшим польским футбольным тренером пятидесятилетия[2].

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