Kazimierz Klaudiusz Górski (2 March 1921 – 23 May 2006) was a coach of Poland national football team and honorary president of the

Polish Football Association The Polish Football Association ( pl, Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej; PZPN) is the governing body of association football in Poland. It organizes the Polish football leagues (without the Ekstraklasa), the Polish Cup and the Polish national footb ...

. He was also a football player, capped once for Poland.

Playing career

He was born in Lwów, Second Polish Republic (nowadays

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, Ukraine). He played as a forward in several Polish football teams: RKS Lwów, Spartak Lviv,

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, Legia Warsaw and his football nickname was "Sarenka" ("Roe-deer"). His successful career was interrupted by

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and it took until 1948 before he participated in his only international match, a game between Poland and

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(0–8).

Team coach in Poland

He graduated in football training from the Higher School of Physical Education in

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(Wyższa Szkoła Wychowania Fizycznego, today the Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego w Krakowie) and the

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(Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego we Wrocławiu) in 1980. He was the coach of Legia Warsaw (3 times),

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(his first independent training job started there in 1954),

Gwardia Warszawa Gwardia Warszawa was a Polish sports club based in Warsaw. The club was founded in 1948. It participated in the Polish 1st League from 1953–1960 (8 seasons), 1962–1966 (5 seasons), 1967–1968, 1969–1975, 1978–1979 and 1981–1983. The ...

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, and

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Polish national team coach 1970–1976

He started as the coach of the Polish national junior team from 1956 to 1966, then the Polish U-23 national team from 1966 to 1970, and finally the first Poland national football team from 1970 to 1976. His first international match with the team was held on 5 May 1971 in

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against

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. His major successes were winning the gold medal in the 1972 Olympic Games in

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; the silver medal (for third place) in the 1974 World Cup held in Germany; and another silver medal for second place in the 1976 Olympic Games in

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(the second of Poland's three Olympic medals in football). Kazimierz Górski was the coach of the Polish national team for 73 matches (with 45 wins). Poland qualified for the 1974 World Cup by defeating 1966 World Cup winners

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at home and holding them to a draw at

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Team coach in Greece

After resigning his position with the Polish national team, he went to Greece and was a successful coach with

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Kastoria FC Kastoria F.C. or AS Kastoria 1980 ( el, Α.Σ. Καστοριά 1980 - Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Καστοριά 1980), the ''Athletic Club Kastoria 1980'', is a Greek association football club based in the city of Kastoria, Macedonia, ...

Olympiakos Piraeus Olympiacos Club of Fans of Piraeus ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σ.Φ.Π. ), known simply as Olympiacos or Olympiacos Piraeus, is a Greek professional football club based in Piraeus, Attica. Part of the major multi-sport club Olympiacos CFP ('' ...

and

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PZPN activist

From 1976 Kazimierz Górski was an honorary member of the

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(Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej, PZPN). When he retired from coaching, he became an activist for PZPN in 1986. From 1987 he was a vice-president and from 1991 to 1995 was the president of PZPN. From 3 July 1995 he was the honorary president of PZPN. He died from

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following a long illness on 23 May 2006, aged 85, in

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Awards and recognition

Honours

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(2006, posthumously) * Order of Merit in Ruby – UEFA award (2006, posthumously) * Gold Medal of Merit – FIFA award (2001) * Commander's Cross of

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(1996) * Commander's with Star of Polonia Restituta (2006) * Grand Cross of Polonia Restituta (2006, posthumous) * Honorary citizen of

(2003), Plock (2004) and

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* Doctor Honoris Causa of the Gdańsk Academy of Physical Education and Sport (Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego i Sportu im. Jędrzeja Śniadeckiego) (24 November 2003) * Super Victor (24 April 2006)

Other recognition

* A School Sports Championships in

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was named after him. * The Stadion Narodowy is named after him and has a statue honouring him outside it. * The Płock Municipal Stadium is also named after him.

References

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