Jerzy Paweł Gorgoń (born 18 July 1949 in

Zabrze Zabrze (; German: 1915–1945: ''Hindenburg O.S.'', full form: ''Hindenburg in Oberschlesien'', Silesian language, Silesian: ''Zŏbrze'', yi, זאַבזשע, Zabzhe) is an industrial city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. The west d ...

) is a Polish former

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player who is remembered for his participation in the

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. He was a 6'4" tall central defender, who became well known in 1967 while playing for

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. He helped Zabrze to five consecutive Polish cups in 1968–72. Gorgoń participated in the 1974 World Cup in, then, West Germany, winning third place with the Polish National Team and being his squad's defensive pillar. He won 55 international caps overall, and took on the role of captaincy once. He also played in the

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, Gorgoń moved to

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in 1978. He had a mostly unsuccessful time there and moved back to

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in 1980 to play for

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. He later coached the reserve and youth teams of Blau-Weiss St. Gallen as well as at the football academy in Gossau.

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