Marian Machowski (1 October 1932 – 5 January 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 ...

and researcher specialising in the field of

mining Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the Earth, usually from an ore body, lode, vein, seam, reef, or placer deposit. The exploitation of these deposits for raw material is based on the economic ...

and mining machinery. As a footballer, he played as a

right winger A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...

, spending most of his career with

Wisła Kraków Towarzystwo Sportowe Wisła Kraków Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Wisła Kraków (), is a Polish professional football club based in Kraków. It currently competes in the I liga, the second level of Polish football league system. ...

. He made one appearance for the Poland national team in 1956.

Career

Born in

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 century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ...

on 1 October 1932, Machowski was the son of a footballer who played for Lauda Kraków. He lived with his family in Ludwinów and later in

Kazimierz Kazimierz (; la, Casimiria; yi, קוזמיר, Kuzimyr) is a historical district of Kraków and Kraków Old Town, Poland. From its inception in the 14th century to the early 19th century, Kazimierz was an independent city, a royal city of the ...

. After World War II, he became a player of Nadwiślana Kraków before joining

. At Wisła Kraków, Machowski first played for the club's reserve team and then, from 1953, for the first team. He made 194 appearances scoring 17 goals, of which 181 appearances and 14 goals came in the league. He made one appearance for the Poland national team in 1956, appearing in a 2–1 loss against

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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 ...

. He ended his career at ACC Eagles Chicago.

Style of play

, Machowski was known for his stamina, speed and creativity. ''

Gazeta Krakowska The ''Gazeta Krakowska'', (full title ''Polska Gazeta Krakowska'') is the largest regional daily newspaper in Kraków, Poland, published five times a week in that city. Gazeta Krakowska was established on 15 February 1949. It features articles abo ...

'' described him as a "brave, relentless and aggressive" player.

Post-playing life

After retiring from playing, Machowski became a coach at his former

, leading the reserve and junior teams. In the late 1960s he was also an assistant to first team coach

Mieczysław Gracz Mieczysław Karol Gracz (3 August 1919 – 21 January 1991) was a Polish footballer who played as a forward for Wisła Kraków Towarzystwo Sportowe Wisła Kraków Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Wisła Kraków (), is a Polish ...

. During his time as a footballer, Machowski graduated from

AGH University of Science and Technology AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków, (abbreviated as ''AGH UST'') is a public university in Kraków, Poland. Founded in 1913, its inauguration took place in 1919. The university focuses on innovative technologies, its research p ...

, a technical university in Kraków, and became a researcher specialising in the field of

and mining machinery. He received various awards and distinctions for his teaching and research work in the field of monument protection, including the Gold Cross of Merit. He had 72 scientific works and seven patents to his name. Machowski died on 5 January 2022, at the age of 89.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Machowski, Marian 1932 births 2022 deaths Footballers from Kraków Polish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Poland men's international footballers Wisła Kraków players Wisła Kraków non-playing staff