Bogumił Gozdur (1 September 1935 – 3 May 2017) was a Polish

football player A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

and

manager Management (or managing) is the administration of organizations, whether businesses, nonprofit organizations, or a government bodies through business administration, nonprofit management, or the political science sub-field of public administra ...

. His playing and coaching career was spent between three cities, the city of his birth,

Kielce Kielce (; ) is a city in south-central Poland and the capital of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship. In 2021, it had 192,468 inhabitants. The city is in the middle of the Świętokrzyskie Mountains (Holy Cross Mountains), on the banks of the Silnic ...

, while spending time as a player in

Warsaw Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula, River Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at ...

and as a manager in the Tricity.

Biography

Born in

Gozdur started playing youth football for his local side AKS Alejki until the age of 15. From 1951 until 1954 played for Gwardia Kielce, starting in the youth sides, appearing in the first team at some point during that time. In 1955 he moved to

to study at the University of Physical Education, playing for the universities football team, AZS-AWF Warsaw, during his studies. After completing his studies he played one season with Warszawianka. Aged 24 Gozdur had decided his playing career was over, and moved to

Gdańsk Gdańsk is a city on the Baltic Sea, Baltic coast of northern Poland, and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. With a population of 486,492, Data for territorial unit 2261000. it is Poland's sixth-largest city and principal seaport. Gdań ...

to become the manager of Gryf Gościcino in 1959. By 1964 he had moved to

Bałtyk Gdynia Bałtyk Gdynia is a Polish football club from Gdynia. The club is named after the Baltic Sea. They currently compete in the IV liga Pomerania, the fifth tier of Polish league competition. History The club was established in 1930 by football e ...

, where during his 3 seasons with the club, they won the III liga (Gdańsk group) twice, failing to win promotion to the II liga through the playoffs. In 1967 he moved to

Lechia Gdańsk Lechia Gdańsk () is a Polish football (soccer), football club based in Gdańsk. As of the 2025–26 Ekstraklasa, 2025–26 season, they compete in the Ekstraklasa. The club was founded in 1945 by people Polish population transfers (1944–1946 ...

for three seasons, finishing 2nd and 3rd in the III liga. After his spell at Lechia, he once again joined Bałtyk Gdynia for the 1972–73 season, finally helping them to achieve promotion out of the league, finishing runners-up. After helping Bałtyk to promotion, he moved back to

, becoming manager of the newly created

Korona Kielce Korona Kielce (, Korona – ''Crown'' – symbol of club and city, Kielce – name of city where club is based) is a Polish professional football club based in Kielce, competing in Ekstraklasa in the 2025–26 season. From 2002 to ...

. In his first spell at Korona he achieved promotion the second tier in the 1974–75 season. Their spell in II liga did not last long, and the team were relegated after only one season. In 1977 he moved to Korona rivals Błękitni Kielce, where he achieved 2 promotions and 1 relegation in his first 3 years at the club. In 1986 he became manager of Korona for a second time before retiring from football management. He died on 3 May 2017 and is buried in the Municipal Cemetery in Kielce.

Honours

Bałtyk Gdynia * Regional league Gdańsk: 1964–65, 1965–66 Korona Kielce * III liga Kielce: 1974–75 Błękitni Kielce * III liga, group III: 1977–78, 1979–80

Awards

Silver Cross of Merit Silver is a chemical element; it has Symbol (chemistry), symbol Ag () and atomic number 47. A soft, whitish-gray, lustrous transition metal, it exhibits the highest electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, and reflectivity of any metal. ...

* Gold Meritorious Activist of Physical Culture Badge *

PZPN The Polish Football Association ( PZPN) is the governing body of association football in Poland. It organizes the Polish football leagues (without the ), the national cups, and manages the men's and women's national teams. It also runs the nati ...

Gold Award *

Silver Award *Kielce District Football Association - Gold Award *Gdańsk District Football Association - Gold Award

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gozdur, Bogumił 1935 births 2017 deaths Footballers from Kielce Polish men's footballers Błękitni Kielce players KS Warszawianka players Polish football managers Bałtyk Gdynia managers Lechia Gdańsk managers Korona Kielce managers I liga managers II liga managers Recipients of the Cross of Merit (Poland) 20th-century Polish sportsmen