![]() Tomaszewski in 1975 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 9 January 1948 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Wrocław, Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1960–1962 | Śląsk Wrocław | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1963–1967 | Gwardia Wrocław | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||
1967–1970 | Śląsk Wrocław | 25 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1970–1972 | Legia Warsaw | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1972–1978 | ŁKS Łódź | 155 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1978–1981 | Beerschot | 85 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1981–1982 | Hércules | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1982–1984 | ŁKS Łódź | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1971–1981 | Poland | 63 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 | Widzew Łódź | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Jan Tomaszewski (Polish pronunciation: [jan tɔmaˈʂɛvskʲi]; born 9 January 1948) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the 1970s. He kept goal for the Poland national teams that came third at the 1974 World Cup, where he was named Best Goalkeeper, that won the silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics, and that competed at the 1978 World Cup. He is regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in the history of Polish football.[1] He was later a football commentator and politician.