Jerzy Gorgoń

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Jerzy Gorgoń
Personal information
Full name	Jerzy Paweł Gorgoń
Date of birth	(1949-07-18) 18 July 1949
Place of birth	Zabrze, Poland
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 3 ¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
1961-1966	MGKS Mikulczyce
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1967-1980	Górnik Zabrze	220	(18)
1980-1983	FC Gallen
National team
1970–1978	Poland	55	(6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Olympic medal record
Competitor for Poland
Men's Football
Gold	1972 Munich	Team competition
Silver	1976 Montreal	Team competition

Jerzy Paweł Gorgoń (born 18 July 1949 in Zabrze) was a Polish football player who is remembered for his participation in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He was a 6'4" tall defender who became well known in 1967 while playing for Górnik Zabrze. He helped Zabrze to five consecutive Polish cups in 1968-72.

He received 55 international caps overall,^[1] and took on the role of captaincy once. He also played in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal,^[2]^[3]

Gorgoń moved to Argentina in 1978. He had a mostly unsuccessful time there and moved back to Switzerland in 1980 to play for FC Gallen. He later coached the reserve and youth teams of Blau-Weiss St. Gallen as well as at the football academy in Gossau.

References

↑ "Poland - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
↑ Jerzy Gorgon – FIFA competition record
↑ "Jerzy Gorgoń Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Retrieved 8 April 2009.

Poland squads

v t e Poland squad – 1972 Summer Olympics Gold Medalists

1 Kostka 2 Szymanowski 3 Gorgoń 4 Anczok 5 Ćmikiewicz 6 Maszczyk 7 Szymczak 8 Szołtysik 9 Deyna 10 Lubański 11 Gadocha 12 Kmiecik 13 Kraska 14 Ostafiński 15 Lato 16 Marx 17 Jarosik 18 Szeja 19 Gut Coach: Górski

v t e Poland squad – 1974 FIFA World Cup Third Place

1 Fischer 2 Tomaszewski 3 Kalinowski 4 Szymanowski 5 Gut 6 Gorgoń 7 Wieczorek 8 Bulzacki 9 Żmuda 10 Musiał 11 Ćmikiewicz 12 Deyna (c) 13 Kasperczak 14 Maszczyk 15 Jakóbczak 16 Lato 17 Szarmach 18 Gadocha 19 Domarski 20 Kapka 21 Kmiecik 22 Kusto Coach: Górski

v t e Poland squad – 1976 Summer Olympics Silver Medalists

1 Tomaszewski 2 Szymanowski 3 Gorgoń 4 Rudy 5 Żmuda 6 Maszczyk 7 Lato 8 Kasperczak 9 Deyna 10 Szarmach 11 Kmiecik 12 Mowlik 13 Wawrowski 14 Wieczorek 15 Ćmikiewicz 16 Benigier 17 Ogaza Coach: Górski

v t e Poland squad – 1978 FIFA World Cup

1 Tomaszewski 2 Mazur 3 Maculewicz 4 Szymanowski 5 Nawałka 6 Gorgoń 7 Iwan 8 Kasperczak 9 Żmuda 10 Rudy 11 Masztaler 12 Deyna (c) 13 Kupcewicz 14 Justek 15 Kusto 16 Lato 17 Szarmach 18 Boniek 19 Lubański 20 Wójcicki 21 Kukla 22 Kostrzewa Coach: Gmoch

Persondata
Name	Gorgon, Jerzy
Alternative names
Short description	Polish footballer
Date of birth	1949-07-18
Place of birth	Zabrze, Poland
Date of death
Place of death

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