Józef Gładysz (born 22 August 1952) is a Polish

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and former

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. He spent his entire playing career with

Lechia Gdańsk Lechia Gdańsk () is a Polish football (soccer), football club based in Gdańsk. As of the 2025–26 Ekstraklasa, 2025–26 season, they compete in the Ekstraklasa. The club was founded in 1945 by people Polish population transfers (1944–1946 ...

Football

During his career, Gładysz played for

, making his senior debut in a 1–0 over Calisia Kalisz in 1970. In total, Gładysz played a total of 231 games in all competitions, and scored 9 goals. He retired from playing in 1982, and joined the Lechia coaching staff. He was part of the coaching staff when Lechia won both the

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and the

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in 1983. He has held many different coaching roles for Lechia, and in 1996, he became the manager of Lechia Gdańsk. His only role away from Lechia was when he was manager of Warmia Olsztyn for four months in 1998. After his time at Warmia, Gładysz returned to Lechia and since has mostly worked with the Lechia II team and academy.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gladysz, Jozef 1952 births Living people Footballers from Gdańsk Footballers from Pomeranian Voivodeship Men's association football defenders Lechia Gdańsk players I liga players Polish football managers Polish men's footballers Lechia Gdańsk managers I liga managers 20th-century Polish sportsmen