Zdzisław Gierwatowski

Zdzisław Gierwatowski

Personal information
Date of birth	(1920-03-31)31 March 1920
Place of birth	Warsaw, Poland
Date of death	12 May 2005(2005-05-12) (aged 85)
Place of death	Warsaw, Poland
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1935–1937	Orkan Warsaw
1938–1939	Polonia Warsaw
1945	Wisła Kraków
1945–1950	Polonia Warsaw
1951	Gwardia Warsaw
Managerial career
	Lublinianka
1961	Polonia Warsaw
1961	Polonia Bydgoszcz
1962	Polonia Warsaw
	Huragan Wołomin
	Ruch Piaseczno
1966–1968	Polonia Warsaw
	Poland U19
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Zdzisław Gierwatowski (31 March 1920 – 12 May 2005) was a Polish football manager and player.^[2]

Having originated with Orkan Warsaw, he started his career in the 1935 season. He was a left-sided defender with one of the most acclaimed playing stances in the Polish game during the 1940s. Serving in active combat in Warsaw during the World War II, Gierwatowski never regained his form post-1945; he remained in football as a trainer and coach.^[3]

Honours

Player

Polonia Warsaw

• Polish Football Championship: 1946^[4]

References

1. "Zdzisław Gierwatowski". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 29 October 2024.
2. "GIERWATOWSKI Zdzisław". polska-pilka.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 29 October 2024.
3. "PAMIĘTAJMY O TYCH, KTÓRZY JUŻ ODESZLI - GROBY POLONISTÓW" (in Polish). Polonia Warsaw. 31 October 2017. Archived from the original on 1 November 2018.
4. Kołsut, Kamil (22 July 2016). "Zdzisław Gierwatowski. Gary Cooper, który oszukał śmierć". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 29 October 2024.