Zbigniew Gut (; 17 April 1949 – 27 March 2010) was a Polish

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who played as a defender. He represented

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at the

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and the

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. The club he was with for the longest part of his career was

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. His other clubs were Iskra Wymiarki, Promień Żary,

Lech Poznań Kolejowy Klub Sportowy Lech Poznań S.A., commonly referred to as KKS Lech Poznań or simply Lech Poznań (), is a Polish professional football club based in Poznań and currently competing in the Ekstraklasa, the nation's highest division. ...

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, Red Star FC and CA Maurienne.

Honours

Poland * Olympic gold medal:

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third place:

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References

Notes

Player profile on the Polish Olympic Committee website
* Andrzej Gowarzewski : 1996 1949 births 2010 deaths People from Żagań County Footballers from Lubusz Voivodeship Men's association football defenders Polish men's footballers Poland men's international footballers Promień Żary players Odra Opole players Lech Poznań players Paris FC players Stade Français (association football) players Red Star FC players Ekstraklasa players Ligue 2 players Polish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Polish expatriate sportspeople in France 1974 FIFA World Cup players Footballers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in football Olympic footballers for Poland Olympic gold medalists for Poland 20th-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-footy-defender-1940s-stub