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 ...

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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 {{Poland-footy-midfielder-stub