Andrzej Szarmach

File:Andrzej Szarmach medal & autograph.jpg

Copy of A. Szarmach medal and autograph in Aleja Gwiazd Sportu w Dziwnowie

Andrzej Szarmach ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}; born 3 October 1950) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Prior to the 1974 FIFA World Cup, he was virtually unknown.<ref name="Goles Mundial">Template:Citation</ref> 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,<ref>Kadra.pl Template:Webarchive</ref> Szarmach began his career as a manager, in particular managing Clermont-Ferrand, then Châteauroux in the second division.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Szarmach goal.

List of international goals scored by Andrzej Szarmach

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Template:Abbr
1	Template:Dts	Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, United States of America	Template:Fb	3–0	4–0	Friendly	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2	Template:Dts	Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti	Template:Flagicon image Haiti	1–2	1–2	Friendly	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
3	Template:Dts	Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti	Template:Flagicon image Haiti	1–0	3–1	Friendly	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
4				3–0
5	Template:Dts	Neckarstadion, Stuttgart, Germany	Template:Fb	2–0	3–2	1974 FIFA World Cup	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
6	Template:Dts	Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany	Template:Flagicon image Haiti	3–0	7–0	1974 FIFA World Cup	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
7				5–0
8				6–0
9	Template:Dts	Neckarstadion, Stuttgart, Germany	Template:Fb	1–0	2–1	1974 FIFA World Cup	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
10	Template:Dts	Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland	Template:Fb	1–1	2–1	UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
11	Template:Dts	Letná Stadium, Prague, Czechoslovakia	Template:Fb	2–0	2–2	Friendly	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
12	Template:Dts	Stadion im. 22 lipca, Poznań, Poland	Template:Fb	2–0	7–0	Friendly	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
13				4–0
14	Template:Dts	Memorial Stadium, Seattle, United States of America	Template:Fb	3–0	4–0	Friendly	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
15	Template:Dts	Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Canada	Template:Fb	7–1	8–1	Friendly	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
16	Template:Dts	Varsity Stadium, Toronto, Canada	Template:Fb	2–0	4–1	Friendly	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
17				3–0
18	Template:Dts	Stadion Śląski, Chorzów, Poland	Template:Fb	3–0	4–1	UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
19				4–0
20	Template:Dts	Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Canada	Template:Fb	1–1	3–2	1976 Summer Olympics	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
21				3–1
22	Template:Dts	Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Canada	Template:Fb	1–0	5–0	1976 Summer Olympics	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
23				2–0
24	Template:Dts	Stadion Dziesięciolecia, Warsaw, Poland	Template:Fb	2–0	5–0	1978 FIFA World Cup qualification	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
25	Template:Dts	Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru	Template:Fb	1-0	3-1	Friendly	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
26	Template:Dts	Stadion Śląski, Chorzów, Poland	Template:Fb	4–1	4–1	1978 FIFA World Cup qualification	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
27	Template:Dts	Stade Municipal, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg	Template:Fb	2–0	3–1	Friendly	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
28				3–0
29	Template:Dts	Estadio Ciudad de Mendoza, Mendoza, Argentina	Template:Fb	1–0	1–0	1978 FIFA World Cup	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
30	Template:Dts	Stadio Comunale, Turin, Italy	Template:Fb	2–2	2–2	Friendly	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
31	Template:Dts	Zentralstadion, Leipzig, Germany	Template:Fb	1–0	3–2	1982 FIFA World Cup qualification	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
32	Template:Dts	Estadio José Rico Pérez, Alicante, Spain	Template:Fb	1–1	3–2	1982 FIFA World Cup	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Honours

Poland

• Olympic silver medal: 1976<ref name=90m>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• FIFA World Cup third place: 1974, 1982<ref name=90m/>

Individual

• Olympic top scorer: 1976<ref name=90m/>
• French Division 1 Foreign Player of the Year: 1981, 1982<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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References

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External links

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