Jan Tomaszewski

Jan Tomaszewski
Tomaszewski in 1975
Personal information
Date of birth (1948-01-09) 9 January 1948 (age 76)
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
Men's football
Representing  Poland
FIFA World Cup
Third place 1974 West Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1976 Montreal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Copy of J. Tomaszewski medal and autograph in Sports Star Avenue in Dziwnów

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.

Jan Tomaszewski (left) and Henryk Kasperczak after third place match Poland-Brazil, 1974 FIFA World Cup
  1. ^ Kamil Janczarek (23 April 2015). "Legendy Piłki Nożnej: Jan Tomaszewski". pilkarskiswiat.com (in Polish). Retrieved 21 November 2022.

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