Ginter Gawlik (born 5 December 1930 in
Borsigwerk, a district of
Zabrze
Zabrze (; German: 1915–1945: ''Hindenburg O.S.'', full form: ''Hindenburg in Oberschlesien'', Silesian: ''Zŏbrze'', yi, זאַבזשע, Zabzhe) is an industrial city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. The west district of the Si ...
; died 22 August 2005 in
Würzburg
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, Germany) was a Polish
soccer player, defender and midfielder. He spent most of career playing for Polish team
Górnik Zabrze
Górnik Zabrze Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Górnik Zabrze S.A. or simply Górnik Zabrze (), is a Polish football club from Zabrze. Górnik is one of the most successful Polish football clubs in history, winning the second-most Po ...
.
Gawlik, who was not raised in Poland (until 1945, Zabrze, then called Hindenburg, belonged to Germany), started his career in the mid-1940s for the German team
Reichsbahn SV Borsigwerk. After 1945, he played for
Górnik Biskupice and in 1950 he moved to Górnik Zabrze, a powerhouse of Polish soccer. While playing for Zabrze the team won 5 Polish football championships (late 1950s and early 1960s). Also, he played for the
Polish National Team scoring one goal in 7 games. His debut took place on 23 June 1957 in
Chorzów, when Poland beat
Soviet Union
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References
1930 births
2005 deaths
Górnik Zabrze players
Polish footballers
Poland international footballers
Sportspeople from Zabrze
Association football defenders
Association football midfielders
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