- Jerzy Gorgoń
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Jerzy Gorgoń Personal information Full name Jerzy Paweł Gorgoń Date of birth July 18, 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 
PolandMen'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. http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/pol-recintlp.html. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
- ^ Jerzy Gorgon – FIFA competition record
- ^ "Jerzy Gorgoń Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/go/jerzy-gorgon-1.html. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
Poland squad – 1972 Summer Olympics Gold Medalists 
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: GórskiPoland 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: GórskiPoland squad – 1978 FIFA World Cup Categories:- 1949 births
- Living people
- People from Zabrze
- Polish footballers
- Poland international footballers
- Górnik Zabrze players
- Footballers at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Footballers at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers of Poland
- Olympic gold medalists for Poland
- Olympic silver medalists for Poland
- 1974 FIFA World Cup players
- 1978 FIFA World Cup players
- Ekstraklasa players
- Olympic medalists in football
- Polish Olympic medalist stubs
- Polish football biography stubs
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