Kazimierz Kmiecik

Kazimierz Kmiecik (born 19 September 1951 in Węgrzce Wielkie) is a Polish retired professional footballer who played most of his career for Wisła Kraków, where he played 304 league matches and scored 153 goals. This makes him the best goalscorer in history of the club. He also played for Larissa (1982 to 1985) and won the first Greek cup for the history of the team, in 1985. He is today a legend in Larissa and remains a fan favourite.

Kazimierz Kmiecik
Kmiecik in 2009
Personal information
Date of birth (1951-09-19) 19 September 1951
Place of birth Węgrzce Wielkie, Poland
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
Wisła Kraków (assistant)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1967–1983 Wisła Kraków 304 (153)
1981–1982Charleroi (loan) 29 (13)
1983–1985 AEL 64 (20)
1985–1988 Stuttgarter Kickers 81 (21)
1988–1989 Offenburger FV 32 (8)
Total 510 (215)
National team
1972–1980 Poland 35 (8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He played 35 matches and scored eight goals for the Poland national team. He was a participant at the 1972 Summer Olympics, where Poland won the gold medal, the 1974 FIFA World Cup, where Poland won the bronze medal and 1976 Summer Olympics, where Poland won the silver medal.[1]

Several times he was the manager of Wisła Kraków, also temporary.[2] On 14 February 2022, he was confirmed as an assistant coach in Wisła, on the day Jerzy Brzęczek was announced as the main manager.[3]

References

  1. Richard Witzig (2006). The Global Art of Soccer. CusiBoy Publishing. ISBN 0-9776688-0-0.
  2. "Kazimierz Kmiecik przejął obowiązki pierwszego trenera Wisły Kraków" (in Polish). Wisła Kraków. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  3. "Sztab szkoleniowy Wisły Kraków skompletowany" (in Polish). Wisła Kraków. 14 February 2022.


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