Kazimierz Górski
Polish footballer (1921-2006)
Kazimierz Klaudiusz Górski (2 March 1921 – 23 May 2006) was a Polish professional football manager. He was also a football player, capped once for Poland.
Under his tenure, Poland finished third at the 1974 FIFA World Cup and won two Olympic medals; gold in 1972 and silver in 1976. He is often regarded as the best Polish football manager of all time.
Playing career
Górski was born in Lwów, Second Polish Republic (nowadays Lviv, Ukraine). He played as a forward in several Polish football teams: RKS Lwów, Spartak Lviv, Dynamo Lviv, Legia Warsaw. His football nickname was "Sarenka" ("Fawn"). His successful career was interrupted by World War II and it took until 1948 before he participated in his only international match, a game between Poland and Denmark (8–0 loss).
Coaching career
Club in Poland
Górski graduated in football training from the Higher School of Physical Education in Kraków (Wyższa Szkoła Wychowania Fizycznego, today the Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego w Krakowie) and the Physical Education Academy in Wrocław (Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego we Wrocławiu) in 1980. He was the coach of Legia Warsaw (three times), Marymont Warszawa (his first independent training job started there in 1954), Gwardia Warszawa, Lublinianka Lublin, and ŁKS Łódź.
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