Casimir Nowotarski

Casimir Nowotarski
Personal information
Date of birth (1932-11-26)26 November 1932
Place of birth Wittelsheim, France
Date of death 16 October 2024(2024-10-16) (aged 91)
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1951–1953 ASCA Wittelsheim [fr]
1953–1954 Le Havre 31 (10)
1954–1956 Bordeaux 63 (8)
1956–1960 Lille 151 (9)
1960–1961 Strasbourg 49 (4)
1961–1963 Racing Besançon 45 (0)
Managerial career
1969–1971 US Évian-les-Bains
1971–1973 Strasbourg
1974–1986 Gueugnon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Casimir Nowotarski (26 November 1932 – 16 October 2024) was a French footballer who played as a forward and was also a manager.[1]

Career

Born in Wittelsheim on 26 November 1932, Nowotarski notably played for Le Havre, Bordeaux, Lille, Strasbourg, and Racing Besançon. Following his playing career, he became head coach of US Évian-les-Bains before moving to his former club Strasbourg, which had just been relegated to Division 2. He managed to return the club to Division 1 the following year, but was replaced in 1973 by Robert Domergue. He took over Gueugnon in 1974, which had just been relegated to Division 3. He moved the club up to Division 2 in 1977 and won the league title in 1979.[2]

Death

Nowotarski died on 16 October 2024, at the age of 91.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Entraîneur emblématique du FC Gueugnon, Casimir Nowotarski est décédé". Le Journal de Saône-et-Loire (in French). 16 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Casimir Nowotarski". worldfootball.net.
  3. ^ "Ancien entraîneur d'Evian, Casimir Nowotarski est décédé". Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). 21 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.