Leslaw Cmikiewicz
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Lesław Ćmikiewicz is a retired Polish
football player and a football manager. He played for such Polish clubs as Śląsk Wrocław and Legia Warsaw. He also played for the New York Arrows
and Chicago Horizon
in the Major Indoor Soccer League.
Ćmikiewicz played for the Polish national team
, for which he earned 57 caps. He was a participant at 1972 Summer Olympics
, where Poland won the gold medal; at 1976 Summer Olympics
, where Poland won the silver medal and at the 1974 FIFA World Cup
, where Poland won the bronze medal.
As a coach he coached a few Polish football clubs and later most notably briefly Polish national team and U-21 Polish team. Currently works as Assistant Coach by Cracovia.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
football player and a football manager. He played for such Polish clubs as Śląsk Wrocław and Legia Warsaw. He also played for the New York Arrows
New York Arrows
The New York Arrows was an indoor soccer team that played in the original Major Indoor Soccer League from 1978 to 1984. They won the first four MISL championships.-Preparing for the first season:...
and Chicago Horizon
Chicago Horizon
The Chicago Horizons was a member of the original Major Indoor Soccer League for only the 1980–81 season. It was the first of two franchises that represented Chicago in the circuit's history. It was the first professional sports team that played its home matches at the Rosemont Horizon, which also...
in the Major Indoor Soccer League.
Ćmikiewicz played for the Polish national team
Poland national football team
The Poland national football team represents Poland in association football and is controlled by the Polish Football Association, the governing body for football in Poland...
, for which he earned 57 caps. He was a participant at 1972 Summer Olympics
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....
, where Poland won the gold medal; at 1976 Summer Olympics
1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...
, where Poland won the silver medal and at the 1974 FIFA World Cup
1974 FIFA World Cup
The 1974 FIFA World Cup, the tenth staging of the World Cup, was held in West Germany from 13 June to 7 July. The tournament marked the first time that the current trophy, the FIFA World Cup Trophy, created by the Italian sculptor Silvio Gazzaniga, was awarded...
, where Poland won the bronze medal.
As a coach he coached a few Polish football clubs and later most notably briefly Polish national team and U-21 Polish team. Currently works as Assistant Coach by Cracovia.