Grzegorz Lato
| Grzegorz Lato | ||
 Lato in 2011
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| Personnel | ||
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| birthday | April 8, 1950 | |
| place of birth | Malbork , Poland | |
| size | 175 cm | |
| position | striker | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 1962-1980 | FKS Stal Mielec | 295 (112) |
| 1980-1982 | SC Lokeren | 64 (12) |
| 1982-1984 | CF Atlante | 45 (15) |
| 1984-1991 | Polonia Hamilton | |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| 1971-1984 | Poland | 100 (45) |
| Stations as a trainer | ||
| Years | station | |
| 1989-1990 | NY Rockets Toronto | |
| 1991-1993 | FKS Stal Mielec | |
| 1993-1995 | TS Olimpia Poznań | |
| 1995-1996 | KS Amica Wronki | |
| 1996-1997 | FKS Stal Mielec | |
| 1999 | RTS Widzew Łódź | |
| 1 Only league games are given. | ||
Grzegorz Bolesław Lato (born April 8, 1950 in Malbork , Poland ) is a former Polish football player . The striker was at the 1972 Olympics with the Polish national team Olympic champion and the 1974 World Cup with seven goals Tournament scorer .
Career
Lato was one of the best strikers in Europe in the 1970s. He played in the small southern Polish club FKS Stal Mielec and only moved to SC Lokeren in Belgium at the end of his career in the early 1980s . He had his greatest successes with the Polish national team. With 45 goals he is the third best scorer in the Polish national team behind Robert Lewandowski and Włodzimierz Lubański . He played his last and 100th international match for Poland in 1984.
In 1972 he won the gold medal at the Olympic Games in Munich with the national team under coaching legend Kazimierz Górski . This was also the first major success of a Polish national team and the start of the golden era of the 1970s. In the 1974 FIFA World Cup in Germany he finished third and was also at the Water battle of Frankfurt involved. Poland won the third place match against Brazil 1-0 and Lato scored the golden goal. At the same time he was the top scorer in this World Cup with seven goals.
Lato also took part in the 1978 World Cup in Argentina . However, his team was eliminated in the second final round, but at the Soccer World Cup in Spain in 1982 he was able to repeat the success of 1974. Poland was again third in the small final against France .
The short, balding striker Lato was one of the dazzling personalities of the great Polish team of the 1970s - alongside Kazimierz Deyna and Andrzej Szarmach . The greatest successes of Polish football are directly related to him. Although Lato was sturdy, he shone as a lightning-fast right winger. For the 100 meters he needed hand-stopped 10.8 seconds.
Lato has coached several Polish clubs since 1992. In addition to his hometown club FKS Stal Mielec, TS Olimpia Poznań , KS Amica Wronki and KS Widzew Łódź, among others .
From 2001 to 2005 Lato sat for the social democratic party SLD in the Polish Senate. In 2007 he ran for a seat in the parliamentary elections in the Sejm , but did not receive enough votes.
On October 30, 2008 he was elected President of the Polish Football Association PZPN . At the end of September 2012, Lato decided not to be re-elected because he could not submit the required votes for support and left office on October 26, 2012.
successes
- Olympic gold medal (1972)
- Olympic silver medal (1976)
- World Cup third (1974, 1982)
- World Cup top scorer (1974)
- Polish champion (1973, 1976)
- Polish top scorer (1973, 1975)
- Poland's Footballer of the Year (1974, 1977, 1981)
- CONCACAF Champions Cup (1983)
Web links
- International match statistics at rsssf.com
See also
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Lato, Grzegorz |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lato, Grzegorz Bolesław (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 8, 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Malbork , Poland |