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'''Kazimierz Klaudiusz Górski''' (born [[March 2]] [[1921]] in Lwów, now Ukraine, died [[May 22]], [[2006]] in [[Warsaw]]) was the legendary Polish [[football (soccer)|football]] player, coach of Poland national football team and honorary president of Polish Football Union (Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej, PZPN).<br />
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== Footballer: forward ==<br />
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He played as a forward and earned the football nickname: "Sarenka." Górski began his soccer career as a player in the [[1930s]] for RKS Lwów, playing until the start of [[World War II]]. After the war, he played for Legia Warszawa. In [[1948]] he participated in an international match Poland-Denmark (0-8) winning his only cap for Poland.<br />
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== Team coach in Poland ==<br />
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He graduated in football training from Higher School of Physical Education in Kraków (Wyższa Szkoła Wychowania Fizycznego, today Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego w Krakowie) and Physical Education Academy in Wrocław (Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego we Wrocławiu) in [[1980]]. He was the coach of Legia Warszawa (3 times), Marymont Warszawa (first independent training job started in 1954), Gwardia Warszawa, Lublinianka Lublin, LKS Łódź.<br />
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== Polish national team coach 1970-1976 ==<br />
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He started as a coach of Polish national junior team in years [[1956]]-[[1966]], Polish national team (23-year-olds) in years [[1966]]-[[1970]], and finally the first Poland national football team in years [[1970]]-[[1976]]. His first international match was held on [[5 May]], [[1971]] in Lausanne versus Switzerland. His major successes were the gold medal for the 1st place in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, [[1972]]; silver medal for 3rd place in the World Cup in [[1974]] held in West Germany; and another silver medal for 2nd place in the Olympic Games in Montreal, ([[1976]]). Kazimierz Górski was the coach for the Polish national team in 73 matches (with 45 wins).<br />
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== Teams coached in [[Greece]] ==<br />
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After resigning his posision in Polish national team, he went to Greece and was a successful coach of [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]], [[Kastoria FC|Kastoria]], [[Ethnikos Piraeus FC|Ethnikos Piraeus]] and [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiacos Piraeus]].<br />
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== PZPN activist ==<br />
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From [[1976]] until his death, Kazimierz Górski was an honorary member of Polish Football Union (Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej, PZPN). <br />
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When he finished his coaching career he became an activist of PZPN in [[1986]]. In [[1987]] he became a vice-president and in [[1991]]-[[1995]] the president of PZPN. Since [[July 3]] [[1995]], until his death, he was honorary president of PZPN.<br />
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His wife Maria died in [[2005]]. '''Kazimierz Górski''' died on [[May 22]], [[2006]], after battling cancer for years. He died in a Warsaw hospital.<br />
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[[Category:1921 births|Gorski, Kazimierz]]<br />
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