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Andrzej Szarmach
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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
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
Andrzej Szarmach medal & autograph
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

Individual

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