Józef Młynarczyk
Polish footballer
Józef Młynarczyk (born 20 September 1953) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He currently serves as a goalkeeping coach of the Poland national team.
After representing three clubs in his homeland he played out the remainder of his career in France and Portugal, winning seven major titles with Porto during his one-and-a-half-season spell.
Młynarczyk played more than 40 times for Poland, appearing in two World Cups with the country. In 1983, he was the winner of the Polish Footballer of the Year plebiscite organized by the Piłka Nożna football weekly.
Club career
Born in Nowa Sól, Młynarczyk arrived at Widzew Łódź in 1980 aged 27, after playing for three modest clubs. During his four-year spell, in which he was equally first and second-choice, the team won two Ekstraklasa titles, finishing second in the other two. In the 1982–83 European Cup, he helped Widzew to the semifinals after edging Liverpool in the last-eight (4–3 on aggregate).
In 1984, aged 31, Młynarczyk signed with SC Bastia in France. In January 1986 he switched countries again, joining FC Porto from Portugal, where he won the European Cup, the Intercontinental Cup and the UEFA Super Cup.
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