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Andrzej Szarmach

Szarmach in October 2017
Personal information
Date of birth	(1950-10-03) 3 October 1950 (age 74)
Place of birth	Gdańsk, Poland
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1967–1969	Polonia Gdańsk
1969–1971	Stoczniowiec Gdańsk
1969–1972	Arka Gdynia
1972–1976	Górnik Zabrze	105	(49)
1976–1980	Stal Mielec	109	(60)
1980–1985	Auxerre	148	(94)
1985–1987	En Avant Guingamp	64	(33)
1987–1989	Clermont Foot	32	(20)
National team
1973–1982	Poland	61	(32)
Teams managed
1987–1989	Clermont Foot
1989–1991	Châteauroux
1991–1995	Angoulême
1997–1998	Zagłębie Lubin
1999–2001	Aurillac
Honours Men's football Representing  Poland FIFA World Cup Third 1974 West Germany Third 1982 Spain Olympic Games Silver 1976 Montreal Team
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Copy of A. Szarmach medal and autograph in Aleja Gwiazd Sportu w Dziwnowie

Andrzej Szarmach (Polish pronunciation: [ˈandʐɛj ˈʂarmax]; born 3 October 1950) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Prior to the 1974 FIFA World Cup, he was virtually unknown. He played in the Poland national team during its "golden age" in the 1970s. With Grzegorz Lato at his right, Robert Gadocha at his left, and Kazimierz Deyna in support, Szarmach profited from the absence of Włodzimierz Lubański to lead the Polish attack, the best at 1974 World Cup, with sixteen goals. While Lato finished first in the Cup in goals with seven, Szarmach, with five goals, also marked the competition with his imprint. He confirmed his status two years later at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, winning the silver medal and the title of best player of the tournament, with nine goals.

Jowled and moustached, the Polish attacker had a Gallic quality and thus easily fit in at AJ Auxerre. He won the favour of Guy Roux and of the Burgundian public, by scoring 94 goals between 1980 and 1985. After a brief period at Guingamp and a total of 32 goals in 61 games with the Poland national team, Szarmach began his career as a manager, in particular managing Clermont-Ferrand, then Châteauroux in the second division.

Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Szarmach goal.

List of international goals scored by Andrzej Szarmach

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	10 August 1973	Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, United States of America	United States	3–0	4–0	Friendly
2	13 April 1974	Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti	Haiti	1–2	1–2	Friendly
3	15 April 1974	Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti	Haiti	1–0	3–1	Friendly
4				3–0
5	15 June 1974	Neckarstadion, Stuttgart, Germany	Argentina	2–0	3–2	1974 FIFA World Cup
6	19 June 1974	Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany	Haiti	3–0	7–0	1974 FIFA World Cup
7				5–0
8				6–0
9	23 June 1974	Neckarstadion, Stuttgart, Germany	Italy	1–0	2–1	1974 FIFA World Cup
10	1 September 1974	Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland	Finland	1–1	2–1	UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying
11	13 November 1974	Letná Stadium, Prague, Czechoslovakia	Czechoslovakia	2–0	2–2	Friendly
12	26 March 1975	Stadion im. 22 lipca, Poznań, Poland	United States	2–0	7–0	Friendly
13				4–0
14	24 June 1975	Memorial Stadium, Seattle, United States of America	United States	3–0	4–0	Friendly
15	6 July 1975	Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Canada	Canada	7–1	8–1	Friendly
16	9 July 1975	Varsity Stadium, Toronto, Canada	Canada	2–0	4–1	Friendly
17				3–0
18	10 September 1975	Stadion Śląski, Chorzów, Poland	Netherlands	3–0	4–1	UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying
19				4–0
20	22 July 1976	Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Canada	Iran	1–1	3–2	1976 Summer Olympics
21				3–1
22	25 July 1976	Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Canada	North Korea	1–0	5–0	1976 Summer Olympics
23				2–0
24	31 October 1976	Stadion Dziesięciolecia, Warsaw, Poland	Cyprus	2–0	5–0	1978 FIFA World Cup qualification
25	10 June 1977	Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru	Peru	1-0	3-1	Friendly
26	21 September 1977	Stadion Śląski, Chorzów, Poland	Denmark	4–1	4–1	1978 FIFA World Cup qualification
27	22 March 1978	Stade Municipal, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg	Luxembourg	2–0	3–1	Friendly
28				3–0
29	18 June 1978	Estadio Ciudad de Mendoza, Mendoza, Argentina	Peru	1–0	1–0	1978 FIFA World Cup
30	19 April 1980	Stadio Comunale, Turin, Italy	Italy	2–2	2–2	Friendly
31	10 October 1981	Zentralstadion, Leipzig, Germany	East Germany	1–0	3–2	1982 FIFA World Cup qualification
32	10 July 1982	Estadio José Rico Pérez, Alicante, Spain	France	1–1	3–2	1982 FIFA World Cup

Honours

Poland

• Olympic silver medal: 1976
• FIFA World Cup third place: 1974, 1982

Individual

• Olympic top scorer: 1976
• French Division 1 Foreign Player of the Year: 1981, 1982

See also

In Spanish: Andrzej Szarmach para niños