Zdzisław Gierwatowski (31 March 1920 – 12 May 2005) was a Polish

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. Having originated with Orkan Warsaw, he started his career in the 1935 season. He was a left-sided defender with one of the most acclaimed playing stances in the Polish game during the 1940s. Serving in active combat in Warsaw during the

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, Gierwatowski never regained his form post-1945; he remained in football as a trainer and coach.

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Polonia Warsaw * Polish Football Championship:

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1920 births 2005 deaths Footballers from Warsaw Men's association football defenders Polish men's footballers Polonia Warsaw players Wisła Kraków players Gwardia Warsaw players Ekstraklasa players Polish football managers Polonia Warsaw managers Ekstraklasa managers Warsaw Uprising insurgents 20th-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-footy-defender-1920s-stub