Antoni Jan Szymanowski (born 13 January 1951) is a Polish football manager and former player who played as a right-back. He was a member of the Poland national football team for two FIFA World Cups: 1974 and 1978.[1] During those tournaments his club was Wisła Kraków. Szymanowski was one of the best defenders in Poland during the golden era of Polish football. In the later years of his career, he played for the Belgian team Club Brugge. His brother Henryk was a footballer as well.
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Full name | Antoni Jan Szymanowski | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 13 January 1951 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Right-back | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1963–1968 | Wisła Kraków | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1968–1970 | Wisła Kraków | 41 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1970–1972 | Gwardia Warsaw | 24 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1972–1978 | Wisła Kraków | 160 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1978–1981 | Gwardia Warsaw | 39 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1981–1984 | Club Brugge | 51 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 315 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1970–1980 | Poland | 82 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cracovia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1985–1986 | Cracovia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1987 | CKS Czeladź | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2004 | Wisła Kraków II | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2008 | Przebój Wolbrom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009 | Przebój Wolbrom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He also competed for Poland at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.[2]
International
editNational team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Poland | 1970 | 4 | 0 |
1971 | 2 | 0 | |
1972 | 7 | 0 | |
1973 | 12 | 0 | |
1974 | 12 | 0 | |
1975 | 10 | 0 | |
1976 | 8 | 1 | |
1977 | 2 | 0 | |
1978 | 14 | 0 | |
1979 | 8 | 0 | |
1980 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 82 | 1 |
- Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Szymanowski goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 25 July 1976 | Montreal, Canada | North Korea | 4–0 | 5–0 | 1976 Summer Olympics |
Honours
editWisła Kraków
- Ekstraklasa: 1977–78
- UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1969, 1970, 1973
Poland
- Olympic gold medal: 1972
- Olympic silver medal: 1976
- FIFA World Cup third place: 1974
Individual
- Polish Footballer of the Year: 1975 (Sport editors plebiscite "Golden Shoe")
- Polish Football Association National Team of the Century: 1919–2019[3]
References
edit- ^ "Antoni Szymanowski". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "Antoni Szymanowski Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
- ^ "Poznaliśmy Reprezentację 100-lecia! Zobacz najlepszy zespół w historii Polski! - Federacja". PZPN - Łączy nas piłka (in Polish). 6 December 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
External links
edit- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Antoni Szymanowski". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- Poland Appearances