Włodzimierz Ciołek (born 24 March 1956) is a Polish former professional
footballer
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who played as a
striker.
He played for clubs such as
Górnik Wałbrzych and
Stal Mielec
FKS Stal Mielec, commonly known as Stal Mielec (), is a Polish professional football club based in Mielec. The team competes in the I liga, the second level of the Polish football league system.
The club was established on 10 April 1939. Histori ...
. In the
1983–84 season, when playing for Górnik, he became the top
league scorer.
He played for
Poland national team, earning 29 caps and scoring four goals.
Ciołek was a participant at the
1982 FIFA World Cup
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, where Poland won the third place. He scored a goal against
Peru
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.
Nowadays, Ciołek trains junior groups in Górnik Wałbrzych.
Honours
Individual
*
Polish Newcomer of the Year: 1978
*
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:
1983–84
Poland
*
FIFA World Cup
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third place:
1982
Events
January
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* January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C. ...
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References
1956 births
Living people
Footballers from Wałbrzych
Men's association football forwards
Polish men's footballers
Poland men's international footballers
1982 FIFA World Cup players
Górnik Wałbrzych (football) players
Stal Mielec players
FC Grenchen players
Ekstraklasa players
Polish expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
Polish expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
20th-century Polish sportsmen
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