Ryszard Władysław Szymczak (14 December 1944 – 7 December 1996) was a Polish professional
footballer
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who played as a
striker.
On the national level, he played for
Poland national team (two matches) and was a participant at the
1972 Summer Olympics
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, where his team won the gold medal.
Honours
Poland
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Olympic gold medal:
1972
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Individual
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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 ...
top scorer:
1971–72
References
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Polish Olympic Committee website
1944 births
1996 deaths
People from Pruszków
Footballers from Masovian Voivodeship
Men's association football forwards
Polish men's footballers
Poland men's international footballers
Footballers at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Olympic medalists in football
Olympic gold medalists for Poland
Olympic footballers for Poland
Ekstraklasa players
I liga players
Znicz Pruszków players
Gwardia Warsaw players
US Boulogne players
Polish expatriate men's footballers
Polish expatriate sportspeople in France
Expatriate men's footballers in France
Recipients of the Gold Cross of Merit (Poland)
20th-century Polish sportsmen
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