Jerzy Gorgoń

Jerzy Gorgoń

Personal information
Full name	Jerzy Paweł Gorgoń
Date of birth	(1949-07-18) 18 July 1949 (age 75)
Place of birth	Zabrze, Poland
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1961–1966	MGKS Mikulczyce
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1967–1980	Górnik Zabrze	236	(22)
1980–1983	St. Gallen	78	(4)
Total		314	(26)
International career
1970–1978	Poland	55	(6)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Poland FIFA World Cup 1974 West Germany Olympic Games 1972 Munich Team 1976 Montreal Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jerzy Paweł Gorgoń (born 18 July 1949) is a Polish former professional footballer who is best remembered for his participation in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He was a 6'4" tall central defender, who became well known in 1967 while playing for Górnik Zabrze. He helped Zabrze to five consecutive Polish Cups in 1968–72. Gorgoń participated in the 1974 World Cup in, then, West Germany, winning third place with the Poland national team and being his squad's defensive pillar.

He won 55 international caps overall,[1] and took on the role of captaincy once. He also played in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.[2][3]

He moved to Switzerland in 1980 to play for St. Gallen. He later coached the reserve and youth teams of Blau-Weiss St. Gallen as well as at the football academy in Gossau.

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Poland	1970	2	0
	1971	4	0
	1972	9	2
	1973	13	3
	1974	11	1
	1975	5	0
	1976	5	0
	1977	0	0
	1978	6	0
Total		55	6

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

List of international goals scored by Jerzy Gorgoń

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	1 September 1972	Nürnberg, West Germany	East Germany	1–0	2–1	1972 Summer Olympics
2				2–1
3	1 August 1973	Toronto, Canada	Canada	2–1	3–1	Friendly
4	5 August 1973	Los Angeles, United States	Mexico	1–0	1–0	Friendly
5	8 August 1973	Monterrey, Mexico	Mexico	1–1	2–1	Friendly
6	19 June 1974	Munich, West Germany	Haiti	4–0	7–0	1974 FIFA World Cup

Honours

Górnik Zabrze[4]

• Ekstraklasa: 1970–71, 1971–72
• II liga West: 1978–79[5]^[circular reference]
• Polish Cup: 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72

Poland[4]

• Olympic gold medal: 1972
• Olympic silver medal: 1976
• FIFA World Cup third place: 1974

Individual

• Polish Football Association National Team of the Century: 1919–2019[6]

References

1. "Poland – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
2. Jerzy Gorgon – FIFA competition record (archived)
3. "Jerzy Gorgoń Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
4. "Jerzy Gorgoń". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 18 July 2024.
5. "Druga liga (2nd division)". mogiel.net. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
6. "Poznaliśmy Reprezentację 100-lecia! Zobacz najlepszy zespół w historii Polski! - Federacja". PZPN - Łączy nas piłka (in Polish). 6 December 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2025.