Andrzej Szarmach

Andrzej Szarmach

Szarmach in October 2017
Personal information
Date of birth	(1950-10-03) 3 October 1950 (age 73)
Place of birth	Gdańsk, Poland
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1969–1972	Arka Gdynia	72	(41)
1972–1976	Górnik Zabrze	76	(33)
1976–1980	Stal Mielec	131	(76)
1980–1985	Auxerre	148	(94)
1985–1987	En Avant Guingamp	64	(33)
1987–1989	Clermont Foot	32	(20)
Total		523	(297)
International career
1973–1982	Poland	61	(32)
Managerial career
1987–1989	Clermont Foot
1989–1991	Châteauroux
1991–1995	Angoulême
1997–1998	Zagłębie Lubin
1999–2001	Aurillac
Medal record Men's football Representing  Poland FIFA World Cup 1974 West Germany 1982 Spain Olympic Games 1976 Montreal Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Prior to the 1974 FIFA World Cup, he was virtually unknown. He played in the Poland national team during its "golden age" in the 1970s. With Grzegorz Lato at his right, Robert Gadocha at his left, and Kazimierz Deyna in support, Szarmach profited from the absence of Włodzimierz Lubański to lead the Polish attack, the best at 1974 World Cup, with sixteen goals. While Lato finished first in the Cup in goals with seven, Szarmach, with five goals, also marked the competition with his imprint. He confirmed his status two years later at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, winning the silver medal and the title of best player of the tournament, with nine goals.

Jowled and moustached, the Polish attacker had a Gallic quality and thus easily fit in at AJ Auxerre. He won the favour of Guy Roux and of the Burgundian public, by scoring 94 goals between 1980 and 1985. After a brief period at Guingamp and a total of 32 goals in 61 games with the Poland national team, Szarmach began his career as a manager, in particular managing Clermont-Ferrand, then Châteauroux in the second division.