Jan Gomola (5 August 1941 – 24 February 2022) was a Polish
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
who played as a
goalkeeper
In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...
. He made seven appearances for the
Poland national team from 1966 to 1971. Gomola died on 24 February 2022, at the age of 80. Besides Poland, he played in Mexico.
Career
Gomola started his career with
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 Poli ...
.
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1941 births
2022 deaths
People from Ustroń
Footballers from Silesian Voivodeship
Polish men's footballers
Men's association football goalkeepers
Poland men's international footballers
Górnik Zabrze players
Atlético Español F.C. footballers
Atlético Zacatepec players
Polish expatriate men's footballers
Polish expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
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