Mirosław Tłokiński (born 2 October 1955) is a Polish former professional

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. He spent the majority of his early years playing in Poland, mainly for

Widzew Łódź RTS Widzew Łódź () is a Polish football (soccer), football club based in Łódź. The club was founded in 1910. Its official colours are red and white, hence their nicknames ''Czerwona Armia'' (Red Army) and ''Czerwono-biało-czerwoni'' (Red-wh ...

, before moving to Western Europe and playing for teams in France and Switzerland. During his career he mostly played as a

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, but was a versatile player and played in every outfield position during his career.

Career

Tłokiński started his career in the city of his birth, Gdynia, playing for

Arka Gdynia Morski Związkowy Klub Sportowy Arka Gdynia () is a professional football club based in Gdynia, Poland, that plays in the Ekstraklasa after winning the 2024–25 I liga. The club was founded as Klub Sportowy Gdynia in 1929. History The h ...

over two seasons. At the age of 20 he joined Arka's bitter rivals

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 ...

. He was only with Lechia for a season, playing a total of 30 games in all competitions, scoring 4 goals. It was his next move which would see his most successful spell as a player. In 1976, Tłokiński joined

, where he spent the next seven years of his career. His time at Widzew coincided with the period which was known as their "Golden Generation". Widzew won their first ever Ekstraklasa title in 1981, and won the league for the second time the following season. Despite not winning the league the following season, Tłokiński did finish as the league's highest goalscorer. After his time in Poland, Tłokiński played with

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in France, and went on to play for one more French team and four Swiss teams, before finally retiring in 1993 at the age of 38.

Honours

Widzew Łódź *

Ekstraklasa (; meaning "Extra Class" in Polish), officially known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its Sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is a professional association football league in Poland and the highest level of the Polish foo ...

: 1980–81, 1981–82 Individual *

top scorer: 1982–83

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