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Kazimierz Deyna (Polish pronunciation: [kaˈʑimjɛʐ ˈdɛjna] ⓘ; [a] 23 October 1947 – 1 September 1989) [1] was a Polish professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder in the playmaker role and was one of the most highly regarded players of his generation, due to his excellent vision. [2]
He is one of the legends of that club. The stadium of Polonia Bytom is called by his name. Szymkowiak participated in the Olympic Games in Helsinki and Rome. [1] He played in one of the biggest victories of Polish football, a game against the USSR national football team in 1957.
Błaszczykowski was an important part of Poland's successful UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying campaign and was named in Poland's squad for UEFA Euro 2008, but he withdrew due to injury. [32] On 17 November 2010, in a friendly match against Ivory Coast , Błaszczykowski made his debut as captain of the Poland national team.
Lewandowski's father, Krzysztof (died in 2005), [306] was a Polish judo champion, and also played football for Hutnik Warsaw in the second division. [307] His mother, Iwona, is a former volleyball player for AZS Warsaw and later vice-president of Partyzant Leszno. [ 307 ]
Boniek has served as vice-president of the Polish Football Association, and in July 2002 he became the manager of Poland. He resigned in December 2002, after just five matches (2 wins, 1 draw, 2 defeats, including a 1–0 home loss against Latvia in a European Championship qualifier).
Zbigniew Gut (Polish pronunciation: [ˈzbiɡɲɛv ˈɡut]; 17 April 1949 – 27 March 2010) was a Polish footballer who played as a defender.He represented Poland at the 1974 FIFA World Cup and the 1972 Summer Olympics. [1]
He was a member of Poland's golden generation of football players who rose to fame in the 1970s and early 80s. Over a decade, he represented Poland at five major tournaments starting with gold at the 1972 Summer Olympic Games in Munich and ending with a third-place finish at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain.
This is a list of association footballers who died due to football-related incidents.. The primary causes of on-field deaths have evolved over time. Improvements in infection control and emergency surgery since the early days of organised soccer have mostly eliminated the fatal complications that were once common after routine sporting injuries.