Ginter Gawlik
Ginter Gawlik (born December 5, 1930 in Borsigwerk, a district of Zabrze, died August 22, 2005 in Würzburg, Germany) was a Polish soccer player, defender and midfielder. He spent most of career playing for Polish team Górnik Zabrze.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | December 5, 1930 | ||
| Place of birth | Borsigwerk, Germany | ||
| Date of death | August 22, 2005 (aged 74) | ||
| Place of death | Würzburg, Germany | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Defender / Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1942–1944 | Reichsbahn SV Borsigwerk | ||
| 1945–1950 | Górnik Biskupice | ||
| 1950–1964 | Górnik Zabrze | 136 | (21) |
| 1964–1967 | Polonia Sydney | ||
| National team | |||
| 1957–1958 | Poland | 7 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Gawlik, who was not raised in Poland (until 1945, Zabrze, then called Hindenburg, belonged to Germany), started his career in the mid-1940s for the German team Reichsbahn SV Borsigwerk. After 1945, he played for Górnik Biskupice and in 1950 he moved to Górnik Zabrze, a powerhouse of Polish soccer. While playing for Zabrze the team won 5 Polish football championships (late 1950s and early 1960s). Also, he played for the Polish National Team scoring one goal in 7 games. His debut took place on June 23, 1957 in Chorzów, when Poland beat Soviet Union 2-1.