Lesław Ćmikiewicz (born 25 August 1948 in
Wrocław
Wrocław (; german: Breslau, or . ; Silesian German: ''Brassel'') is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the River Oder in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, rou ...
) is a retired
Polish
Polish may refer to:
* Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe
* Polish language
* Poles
Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, w ...
football player and manager. He played for Polish clubs including
Śląsk Wrocław
Wrocławski Klub Sportowy Śląsk Wrocław Spółka Akcyjna, commonly known as WKS Śląsk Wrocław, Śląsk Wrocław () or simply Śląsk, is a Polish football club based in Wrocław that plays in Ekstraklasa, the highest level of the Polish f ...
and
Legia Warsaw. He also played for the
New York Arrows and
Chicago Horizon The Chicago Horizons was a member of the original Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) for only the 1980–81 season. It was the first of two franchises that represented Chicago in the circuit's history. It was the first professional sports team that ...
in the
Major Indoor Soccer League.
Ćmikiewicz played for the
Poland national team, for which he earned 57 caps. He was a participant at the
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...
, where Poland won the gold medal; at the
1976 Summer Olympics
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 P ...
, where Poland won the silver medal and at the
1974 FIFA World Cup, where Poland won the bronze medal.
As a coach, he coached a few Polish football clubs, including
Stal Rzeszów and later most notably and briefly, the Poland national team and Poland national U-21 team. He currently works as an assistant coach at
Cracovia
Cracovia is the Latin name for the Polish city of Kraków
Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh cen ...
.
References
External links
Profile on Polish Olympic Committee
1948 births
Living people
Footballers from Wrocław
Chicago Horizons players
Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players
Olympic footballers for Poland
Olympic gold medalists for Poland
Poland men's international footballers
Olympic silver medalists for Poland
Śląsk Wrocław players
Legia Warsaw players
New York Arrows players
Footballers at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Footballers at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Olympic medalists in football
Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
1974 FIFA World Cup players
Polish expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Polish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Ekstraklasa players
Men's association football midfielders
Polish football managers
Motor Lublin managers
Stal Rzeszów managers
Górnik Zabrze managers
Pogoń Szczecin managers
Poland national football team managers
Tur Turek managers
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