Włodzimierz Lubański

Włodzimierz Lubański
Personal information
Full name Włodzimierz Leonard Lubański
Date of birth (1947-02-28) 28 February 1947 (age 77)
Place of birth Gliwice, Poland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1963–1975 Górnik Zabrze 234 (155)
1975–1982 Lokeren 196 (82)
1982–1983 Valenciennes 31 (28)
1983–1985 Stade Quimpérois 58 (14)
1985–1986 Mechelen 1 (0)
Total 520 (279)
International career
1963–1980 Poland 75 (48)
Managerial career
1984–1985 Stade Quimpérois
1985–1986 Mechelen
1987–1988 Lokeren
1990 PAS Giannina
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Poland
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1972 Munich Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Copy of W. Lubański medal and autograph in Avenue Sport Stars in Dziwnów
Lubański in 1981.
Lubański (right) featured on a mural in Chorzów alongside Robert Lewandowski and Gerard Cieślik.

Włodzimierz 'Włodek' Leonard Lubański (Polish pronunciation: [vwɔˈd͡ʑimiɛʐ luˈbaɲskʲi]; born 28 February 1947 in Gliwice-Sośnica) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a striker.[1] He is the second-highest all-time goal scorer for the Poland national team, behind Robert Lewandowski, and the youngest-ever player to appear for Poland, making his debut at the age of 16 years and 188 days.[2] For his national team, Lubański amassed 75 caps between 1963 and 1980, scoring 48 goals.

Life and career

Born in Gliwice in 1947, he started his football career at the age of ten in Sośnica Gliwice's junior team. Between 1958 and 1962, he was part of the GKS Gliwice's junior squad and in 1963 he started playing football professionally in Górnik Zabrze. He won the Polish Championship seven times with Górnik Zabrze in 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971 and 1972.[3] Lubański is the youngest scorer in the history of the European Cup (now known as the UEFA Champions League), scoring against Czech side Dukla Prague in the leg of their tie in the first round of the competition on 13 November 1963, aged 16 years and 258 days.

Between 1975 and 1982, he played for Belgian side Lokeren before moving to French outfit Valenciennes FC in 1982, where he remained for a year.[4]

He won the gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in the men's football team competition with Poland.[5]

In 1972, he was awarded the title of Merited Master of Sport of the USSR.[6]

He participated at the 1978 FIFA World Cup, finishing fifth with his national team.

Lubański was vice-chairman of Polonia Warsaw for three months.

In 1997, he received the Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta for his "outstanding contributions to the development of sport in Poland".[7]

In 2015, he was awarded the Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland.[8]

Personal life

In 1968, he married Grażyna (née Loreto) with whom he has two children: a son Michał and a daughter Małgorzata.[9]

Lubański is the subject of a number of books including Ja, Lubański by Krzysztof Wyrzykowski (1990), Włodek Lubański. Legenda polskiego futbolu by Włodzimierz Lubański and Przemysław Słowiński (2008) and Życie jak dobry mecz by Włodzimierz Lubański and Michał Olszański (2016).

Career statistics

[10] [11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Górnik Zabrze 1962–63 Ekstraklasa 8 4 1 0 — 9 4
1963–64 Ekstraklasa 23 12 1 0 4 1 28 13
1964–65 Ekstraklasa 13 9 2 3 3 1 18 13
1965–66 Ekstraklasa 18 23 5 7 2 3 25 33
1966–67 Ekstraklasa 25 18 1 1 5 3 31 22
1967–68 Ekstraklasa 24 24 4 6 6 4 34 34
1968–69 Ekstraklasa 23 22 7 7 — 30 29
1969–70 Ekstraklasa 23 12 5 4 10 7 38 23
1970–71 Ekstraklasa 21 10 4 6 7 8 32 24
1971–72 Ekstraklasa 25 14 5 6 2 1 32 21
1972–73 Ekstraklasa 18 2 — 4 5 22 7
1973–74 Ekstraklasa 1 0 — — 1 0
1974–75 Ekstraklasa 12 5 — — 12 5
Total 234 155 35 40 43 34 312 225
Lokeren 1975–76 Belgian First Division 34 17 2 1 — 36 18
1976–77 Belgian First Division 29 11 3 2 3 1 32 14
1977–78 Belgian First Division 31 15 5 4 — 36 19
1978–79 Belgian First Division 32 12 4 4 — 36 16
1979–80 Belgian First Division 28 15 3 1 — 31 16
1980–81 Belgian First Division 24 8 2 2 5 0 31 10
1981–82 Belgian First Division 18 4 1 0 1 0 20 4
Total 196 82 20 14 9 1 225 97
Valenciennes 1982–83 Division 2 31 28 — — 31 28
Quimper 1983–84 Division 2 33 7 — — 33 7
1984–85 Division 2 25 7 — — 25 7
Total 58 14 — — 58 14
Mechelen 1985–86 Belgian Second Division 1 0 — — 1 0
Career total 520 279 55 54 52 34 627 367

[12]

Poland national team
Year Apps Goals
1963 3 1
1964 4 2
1965 2 5
1966 6 1
1967 7 3
1968 6 6
1969 8 10
1970 7 2
1971 5 4
1972 9 3
1973 5 7
1976 1 0
1977 3 2
1978 8 1
1980 1 1
Total 75 48

Internationals goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 4 September 1963 Florian Krygier Stadium, Szczecin, Poland  Norway 3–0 9–0 Friendly
2. 27 September 1964 Mithatpaşa Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey  Turkey 1–0 3–2 Friendly
3. 25 October 1964 Dalymount Park, Dublin, Republic of Ireland  Republic of Ireland 1–0 2–3 Friendly
4. 24 October 1965 Florian Krygier Stadium, Szczecin, Poland  Finland 1–0 7–0 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification
5. 2–0
6. 3–0
7. 6–0
8. 1 November 1965 Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy  Italy 1–5 1–6 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification
9. 3 May 1966 Silesian Stadium, Chorzów, Poland  Hungary 1–1 1–1 Friendly
10. 21 May 1967 Silesian Stadium, Chorzów, Poland  Belgium 1–0 3–1 UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying
11. 2–0
12. 4 August 1967 Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow, Soviet Union  Soviet Union 1–2 1–2 1968 Summer Olympics qualification
13. 24 April 1968 Silesian Stadium, Chorzów, Poland  Turkey 2–0 8–0 Friendly
14. 3–0
15. 7–0
16. 15 May 1968 Dalymount Park, Dublin, Republic of Ireland  Republic of Ireland 1–0 2–2 Friendly
17. 9 June 1968 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway  Norway 6–1 6–1 Friendly
18. 30 October 1968 Silesian Stadium, Chorzów, Poland  Republic of Ireland 1–0 1–0 Friendly
19. 20 April 1969 Municipal Stadium, Kraków, Poland  Luxembourg 1–0 8–1 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification
20. 2–0
21. 3–0
22. 7–1
23. 8–1
24. 30 April 1969 19 Mayıs Stadium, Ankara, Turkey  Turkey 1–0 3–1 Friendly
25. 27 August 1969 ŁKS Stadium, Łódź, Poland  Norway 1–0 6–1 Friendly
26. 5–0
27. 7 September 1969 Silesian Stadium, Chorzów, Poland  Netherlands 2–1 2–1 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification
28. 12 October 1969 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg  Luxembourg 4–1 5–1 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification
29. 2 September 1970 10th-Anniversary Stadium, Warsaw, Poland  Denmark 1–0 5–0 Friendly
30. 14 October 1970 Silesian Stadium, Chorzów, Poland  Albania 2–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying
31. 5 May 1971 Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne, Switzerland   Switzerland 4–1 4–2 Friendly
32. 22 September 1971 Municipal Stadium, Kraków, Poland  Turkey 2–0 5–1 UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying
33. 4–0
34. 5–1
35. 16 April 1972 Lokomotic Stadium, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria  Bulgaria 1–0 1–3 1972 Summer Olympics qualification
36. 30 August 1972 Jahnstadion, Regensburg, West Germany  Ghana 1–0 4–0 1972 Summer Olympics
37. 8 September 1972 Frankenstadion, Nuremberg, West Germany  Morocco 2–0 5–0 1972 Summer Olympics
38. 20 March 1973 ŁKS Stadium, Łódź, Poland  United States 1–0 4–0 Friendly
39. 2–0
40. 4–0
41. 13 May 1973 10th-Anniversary Stadium, Warsaw, Poland  Yugoslavia 1–0 2–2 Friendly
42. 16 May 1973 Olympic Stadium, Wrocław, Poland  Republic of Ireland 1–0 2–0 Friendly
43. 2–0
44. 6 June 1973 Silesian Stadium, Chorzów, Poland  England 2–0 2–0 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification
45. 1 May 1977 Idrætsparken, Copenhagen, Denmark  Denmark 1–0 2–1 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification
46. 2–1
47. 22 March 1978 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg  Luxembourg 3–1 3–1 Friendly
48. 24 September 1980 Silesian Stadium, Chorzów, Poland  Czechoslovakia 1–1 1–1 Friendly

Honours

Górnik Zabrze

Poland

Individual

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Najmłodsi debiutanci w reprezentacji Polski". hppn.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 21 March 2024.
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  4. ^ Krzysztof Brommer (20 September 2022). "Dwa jubileusze i mural w Sośnicy. Włodzimierz Lubański jak Kazimierz Górski". gotowinasport.sts.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 29 November 2022.
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  8. ^ "M.P. 2015 poz. 448" (in Polish). Retrieved 28 November 2022.
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  10. ^ Włodzimierz Lubański at National-Football-Teams.com
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  12. ^ "Wlodzimierz Leonard Lubanski - Goals in International Matches". RSSSF.
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