Kazimierz Kmiecik

Kazimierz Kmiecik (born 19 September 1951) is a Polish former professional footballer who spent most of his career with Wisła Kraków, where he played 304 league matches and scored 153 goals. This makes him the best goalscorer in history of the club. He also played for AEL (1982 to 1985) and won the first Greek cup for the history of the team, in 1985. He is widely regarded a legend at AEL and remains a fan favourite.

He played 35 matches and scored eight goals for the Poland national team. He was a participant at the 1972 Summer Olympics, where Poland won the gold medal, the 1974 FIFA World Cup, where Poland won the bronze medal and 1976 Summer Olympics, where Poland won the silver medal.

Several times, he was the manager of Wisła Kraków, also temporary. On 14 February 2022, he was confirmed as an assistant coach in Wisła, on the day Jerzy Brzęczek was announced as the main manager.

Career statistics

International

Honours

Wisła Kraków

• Ekstraklasa: 1977–78

Larissa

• Greek Cup: 1984–85

Poland

• Olympic gold medal: 1972
• Olympic silver medal: 1976
• FIFA World Cup third place: 1974

Individual

• Ekstraklasa top scorer: 1975–76, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80
• Ekstraklasa Hall of Fame: 2025

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