Włodzimierz Lubański

Włodzimierz Lubański
Personal information
Full name Włodzimierz Leonard Lubański
Date of birth February 28, 1947 (1947-02-28) (age 64)
Place of birth Gliwice, Poland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1963–1975 Górnik Zabrze 234 (155)
1975–1982 Lokeren 196 (82)
1982–1983 Valenciennes 31 (28)
1983–1985 Stade Quimpérois 58 (14)
National team
1963–1980 Poland 75 (48)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Włodzimierz 'Włodek' Leonard Lubański (born February 28, 1947 in Gliwice-Sośnica) is a former Polish football (soccer) striker, the all-time goal scorer for the Polish national team. He was considered the best Polish striker ever. Currently holds the position of vice-chairman at Polonia Warszawa.

For his national team, Lubański amassed 65 caps between 1963 and 1980, scoring 44 goals (if Olympic matches are considered, the numbers become 80 caps and 50 goals). He scored five hat-tricks in his international career, including the rare feat of five goals in one game against Luxembourg in 1969. Lubański made his international debut at the age of 16 years and 188 days, becoming the youngest player ever to appear for Poland. He led his country to the gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics. He missed the 1974 FIFA World Cup after a Roy McFarland tackle during the Poland v England WC qualifier damaged his cruciate ligament and put him out of football for two years. Lubański returned to play in the 1978 FIFA World Cup, but never quite reached his previous levels of footballing prowess.

Career statistics

[1] [2]

Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Poland League Polish Cup Europe Total
1962/63 Górnik Zabrze Ekstraklasa 8 4 - -
1963/64 23 12 4 1
1964/65 13 9 3 1
1965/66 18 23 2 0
1966/67 25 18 5 3
1967/68 24 24 6 4
1968/69 23 22 - -
1969/70 23 12 10 7
1970/71 21 10 7 8
1971/72 25 14 2 1
1972/73 18 2 4 5
1973/74 1 0 - -
1974/75 12 5 0 0
Belgium League Belgian Cup Europe Total
1975/76 Lokeren Belgian Pro League 34 17 - -
1976/77 29 11 3 1
1977/78 31 15 - -
1978/79 32 12 - -
1979/80 28 15 - -
1980/81 24 8 5 0
1981/82 18 4 1 0
France League Coupe de France Europe Total
1982/83 Valenciennes Division 2 31 28 - - - - 31 28
1983/84 Quimper 33 7 - - - - 33 7
1984/85 25 7 - - - - 25 7
Country Poland 234 155 43 30 315 228
Belgium 196 82 9 1
France 89 42 - - - - 89 42
Total 519 279

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Poland national team
Year Apps Goals
1963 3 1
1964 4 2
1965 2 5
1966 6 1
1967 7 3
1968 6 6
1969 8 10
1970 7 2
1971 5 4
1972 9 3
1973 5 7
1976 1 0
1977 3 2
1978 8 1
1980 1 1
Total 75 48

References

  1. ^ http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=18163
  2. ^ http://www.rsssf.com/players/lubanski-in-ec.html
  3. ^ http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/lubanski-intlg.html
Poland squad – 1972 Summer Olympics Gold Medalists
Poland squad – 1978 FIFA World Cup