Lesław Ćmikiewicz (born 25 August 1948[1] in Wrocław) is a Polish former professional football manager and former player. He played for Polish clubs including Śląsk Wrocław and Legia Warsaw.[2] He also played for the New York Arrows and Chicago Horizon in the Major Indoor Soccer League.
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| Date of birth | 25 August 1948 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Wrocław, Poland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1965–1970 | Śląsk Wrocław | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1970–1979 | Legia Warsaw | 225 | (14) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1980–1981 | New York Arrows (indoor) | 6 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1981 | Chicago Horizon (indoor) | 11 | (12) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1970–1979 | Poland | 57 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1982–1985 | Motor Lublin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985–1986 | Stal Rzeszów | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1986 | Górnik Zabrze | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1988 | Hutnik Kraków | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1989 | Pogoń Szczecin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1990 | Gwardia Warsaw | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993 | Poland (caretaker) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | RKS Radomsko | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2001 | Poland U21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Tur Turek | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ćmikiewicz played for the Poland national team, for which he earned 57 caps.[3] He was a participant at the 1972 Summer Olympics, where Poland won the gold medal; at the 1976 Summer Olympics, 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[4] and later most notably and briefly, the Poland national team and the Poland U21 team. He most recently worked as an assistant coach at Cracovia in 2008.
Career statistics
editInternational
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 1970 | 5 | 0 |
| 1971 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1972 | 8 | 0 | |
| 1973 | 14 | 0 | |
| 1974 | 10 | 0 | |
| 1975 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1976 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 57 | 0 | |
Honours
editPlayer
editLegia Warsaw[5]
- Polish Cup: 1972–73, 1979–80
Poland[5]
- Olympic gold medal: 1972
- Olympic silver medal: 1976
- FIFA World Cup third place: 1974
Orders
- Gold Cross of Merit: 1972
- Order of Polonia Restituta Officer's Cross: 2004
References
edit- ^ As stated by his birth certificate; he himself claims to have been born more than one year earlier, on 3 May 1947
- ^ "Lesław Ćmikiewicz".
- ^ "Kadra.pl - Reprezentanci". Archived from the original on 26 September 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
- ^ "Trenerzy". Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
- ^ a b "Lesław Ćmikiewicz". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 3 May 2024.
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