Kazimierz Kmiecik (born 19 September 1951) is a Polish former professional

footballer 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 lea ...

who spent most of his career with

Wisła Kraków Towarzystwo Sportowe Wisła Kraków Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Wisła Kraków (), is a Polish professional football club based in Kraków. They currently compete in the I liga, the second level of Polish football league system, ...

, where he played 304 league matches and scored 153 goals. This makes him the best goalscorer in history of the club. He also played for AEL (1982 to 1985) and won the first Greek cup for the history of the team, in 1985. He is widely regarded a legend at AEL and remains a fan favourite. He played 35 matches and scored eight goals for the Poland national team. He was a participant at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...

, where Poland won the gold medal, the

1974 FIFA World Cup The 1974 FIFA World Cup was the 10th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial Association football, football tournament for men's senior national teams, and was played in West Germany (and West Berlin) between 13 June and 7 July. The tournament marked the ...

, where Poland won the bronze medal and

1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...

, where Poland won the silver medal. Several times, he was the manager of

, also temporary. On 14 February 2022, he was confirmed as an assistant coach in Wisła, on the day

Jerzy Brzęczek Jerzy Józef Brzęczek (; born 18 March 1971) is a Polish professional football manager and former player. In a professional career which spanned nearly 20 years and brought 42 caps with the Poland national team, Brzęczek played for clubs in ...

was announced as the main manager.

Career statistics

International

Honours

Wisła Kraków *

Ekstraklasa (; meaning "Extra Class" in Polish), officially known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its Sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is a professional association football league in Poland and the highest level of the Polish foo ...

: 1977–78 Larissa *

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: 1984–85 Poland *

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gold medal:

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, ...

* Olympic silver medal:

1976 Events January * January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 18 – Full diplomatic ...

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third place:

1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; ...

Individual *

top scorer: 1975–76, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80 * Ekstraklasa Hall of Fame: 2025

References

1951 births Living people People from Wieliczka County Footballers from Lesser Poland Voivodeship Polish men's footballers Men's association football forwards Poland men's international footballers 1974 FIFA World Cup players Olympic footballers for Poland Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Poland Olympic silver medalists for Poland Footballers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Wisła Kraków players Royal Charleroi S.C. players Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C. players Stuttgarter Kickers players Offenburger FV players Ekstraklasa players Belgian Pro League players Super League Greece players 2. Bundesliga players Wisła Kraków non-playing staff Polish football managers Wisła Kraków managers Polish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in West Germany Polish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Polish expatriate sportspeople in Greece Polish expatriate sportspeople in West Germany 20th-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-Olympic-medalist-stub