Grzegorz Lato

Grzegorz Lato (born April 8, 1950 in Malbork, Poland) is a former Polish football (soccer) striker, the all-time cap leader for the Polish national team and the leading scorer at the 1974 World Cup.

For Poland, Lato has been capped a record of 95 times between 1971 and 1984; he scored 42 goals, second-best in national history behind Włodzimierz Lubański. Other than the 1974 World Cup, where he scored seven goals, also played in the 1978 and 1982 editions. Lato won the gold medal for Poland at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the silver medal in 1976. He spent most of his club career with Stal Mielec. Later he moved into K.S.C. Lokeren (Belgium). Lato also played in Mexico in the 1982-83 season for Atlante, where he scored 15 goals. He also spent a little time in Canada, playing for Polonia Hamilton in the late 1980s in the oldtimers division in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

He coached Greek side Kavala in the 1998 season.

Currently, Lato is a senator in his native Poland.