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Włodzimierz Lubański
Lubański in 2011
Personal information
Full name Włodzimierz Leonard Lubański
Date of birth (1947-02-28) 28 February 1947 (age 79)
Place of birth Gliwice, Silesian Voivodeship, Republic of Poland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Forward
Youth career
1957-1958 Sośnica Gliwice
1958-1962 GKS Gliwice
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 place1972 MunichTeam
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
Copy of W. Lubański medal and autograph in Avenue Sport Stars in Dziwnów
Lubański in 1981

Włodzimierz 'Włodek' Leonard Lubański (Polish pronunciation: [vwɔˈd͡ʑimiɛʐ luˈbaɲskʲi]; born 28 February 1947) 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

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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

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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

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[10][11]
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Górnik Zabrze 1962–63 Ekstraklasa 8410—94
1963–64 Ekstraklasa 231210412813
1964–65 Ekstraklasa 13923311813
1965–66 Ekstraklasa 182357232533
1966–67 Ekstraklasa 251811533122
1967–68 Ekstraklasa 242446643434
1968–69 Ekstraklasa 232277—3029
1969–70 Ekstraklasa 2312541073823
1970–71 Ekstraklasa 211046783224
1971–72 Ekstraklasa 251456213221
1972–73 Ekstraklasa 182—45227
1973–74 Ekstraklasa 10——10
1974–75 Ekstraklasa 125——125
Total 23415535404334312225
Lokeren 1975–76 Belgian First Division 341721—3618
1976–77 Belgian First Division 291132313214
1977–78 Belgian First Division 311554—3619
1978–79 Belgian First Division 321244—3616
1979–80 Belgian First Division 281531—3116
1980–81 Belgian First Division 24822503110
1981–82 Belgian First Division 1841010204
Total 1968220149122597
Valenciennes 1982–83 Division 2 3128——3128
Quimper 1983–84 Division 2 337——337
1984–85 Division 2 257——257
Total 5814——5814
Mechelen 1985–86 Belgian Second Division 10——10
Career total 52027955545234627367

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[12]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Poland
1963 31
1964 42
1965 25
1966 61
1967 73
1968 66
1969 810
1970 72
1971 54
1972 93
1973 57
1976 10
1977 32
1978 81
1980 11
Total7548
Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lubański goal.
List of international goals scored by Włodzimierz Lubański
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
14 September 1963Florian Krygier Stadium, Szczecin, Poland Norway3–09–0Friendly
227 September 1964Mithatpaşa Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey Turkey1–03–2Friendly
325 October 1964Dalymount Park, Dublin, Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland1–02–3Friendly
424 October 1965Florian Krygier Stadium, Szczecin, Poland Finland1–07–01966 FIFA World Cup qualification
52–0
63–0
76–0
81 November 1965Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy Italy1–51–61966 FIFA World Cup qualification
93 May 1966Silesian Stadium, Chorzów, Poland Hungary1–11–1Friendly
1021 May 1967Silesian Stadium, Chorzów, Poland Belgium1–03–1UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying
112–0
124 August 1967Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow, Soviet Union Soviet Union1–21–21968 Summer Olympics qualification
1324 April 1968Silesian Stadium, Chorzów, Poland Turkey2–08–0Friendly
143–0
157–0
1615 May 1968Dalymount Park, Dublin, Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland1–02–2Friendly
179 June 1968Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway Norway6–16–1Friendly
1830 October 1968Silesian Stadium, Chorzów, Poland Republic of Ireland1–01–0Friendly
1920 April 1969Municipal Stadium, Kraków, Poland Luxembourg1–08–11970 FIFA World Cup qualification
202–0
213–0
227–1
238–1
2430 April 196919 Mayıs Stadium, Ankara, Turkey Turkey1–03–1Friendly
2527 August 1969ŁKS Stadium, Łódź, Poland Norway1–06–1Friendly
265–0
277 September 1969Silesian Stadium, Chorzów, Poland Netherlands2–12–11970 FIFA World Cup qualification
2812 October 1969Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg Luxembourg4–15–11970 FIFA World Cup qualification
292 September 197010th-Anniversary Stadium, Warsaw, Poland Denmark1–05–0Friendly
3014 October 1970Silesian Stadium, Chorzów, Poland Albania2–03–0UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying
315 May 1971Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne, Switzerland  Switzerland4–14–2Friendly
3222 September 1971Municipal Stadium, Kraków, Poland Turkey2–05–1UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying
334–0
345–1
3516 April 1972Lokomotic Stadium, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria Bulgaria1–01–31972 Summer Olympics qualification
3630 August 1972Jahnstadion, Regensburg, West Germany Ghana1–04–01972 Summer Olympics
378 September 1972Frankenstadion, Nuremberg, West Germany Morocco2–05–01972 Summer Olympics
3820 March 1973ŁKS Stadium, Łódź, Poland United States1–04–0Friendly
392–0
404–0
4113 May 197310th-Anniversary Stadium, Warsaw, Poland Yugoslavia1–02–2Friendly
4216 May 1973Olympic Stadium, Wrocław, Poland Republic of Ireland1–02–0Friendly
432–0
446 June 1973Silesian Stadium, Chorzów, Poland England2–02–01974 FIFA World Cup qualification
451 May 1977Idrætsparken, Copenhagen, Denmark Denmark1–02–11978 FIFA World Cup qualification
462–1
4722 March 1978Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg Luxembourg3–13–1Friendly
4824 September 1980Silesian Stadium, Chorzów, Poland Czechoslovakia1–11–1Friendly

Honours

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Górnik Zabrze

Poland

Individual

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ Włodzimierz Lubański – dżentelmen polskiej piłki rfbl.pl
  2. ↑ "Najmłodsi debiutanci w reprezentacji Polski". hppn.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  3. ↑ "WŁODZIMIERZ LUBAŃSKI – CZŁOWIEK, O KTÓRYM MARZYŁ REAL MADRYT" (in Polish). 28 December 2017. Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  4. ↑ Krzysztof Brommer (20 September 2022). "Dwa jubileusze i mural w Sośnicy. Włodzimierz Lubański jak Kazimierz Górski". gotowinasport.sts.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  5. ↑ Włodzimierz Lubański: Polska reprezentacja jest przeciętna.Nie oczekujmy od niej zbyt wiele dziennikzachodni.pl
  6. ↑ Panorama of the 1972 Sports Year (in Russian). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. 1973. pp. 122–124.
  7. ↑ "M.P. 1997 nr 62 poz. 593" (in Polish). Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  8. ↑ "M.P. 2015 poz. 448" (in Polish). Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  9. ↑ "Włodzimierz Lubański" (in Polish). Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  10. ↑ Włodzimierz Lubański at National-Football-Teams.com
  11. ↑ "Wlodzimierz Leonard Lubanski - Matches in European Cups". RSSSF.
  12. ↑ "Wlodzimierz Leonard Lubanski - Goals in International Matches". RSSSF.
  13. ↑ "Eric Batty's World XI – The Sixties". Beyond The Last Man. 29 April 2013. Archived from the original on 22 June 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  14. ↑ "Eric Batty's World XI – The Seventies". Beyond The Last Man. 7 November 2013. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  15. ↑ "Poznaliśmy Reprezentację 100-lecia! Zobacz najlepszy zespół w historii Polski! - Federacja". PZPN - Łączy nas piłka (in Polish). 6 December 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
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