Włodzimierz Smolarek
Polish footballer (1957–2012) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Włodzimierz Wojciech Smolarek (16 July 1957 – 7 March 2012) was a Polish footballer who played as a winger or an attacking midfielder.
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Full name | Włodzimierz Smolarek | ||
Date of birth | (1957-07-16)16 July 1957 | ||
Place of birth | Aleksandrów Łódzki, Poland | ||
Date of death | 7 March 2012(2012-03-07) (aged 54) | ||
Place of death | Aleksandrów Łódzki, Poland | ||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger, attacking midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Włókniarz Aleksandrów Łódzki | |||
1973–1976 | Widzew Łódź | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1976–1977 | Widzew Łódź | 0 | (0) |
1978 | Legia Warsaw | 18 | (4) |
1979–1986 | Widzew Łódź | 181 | (61) |
1986–1988 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 63 | (13) |
1988–1990 | Feyenoord | 46 | (13) |
1990–1996 | Utrecht | 166 | (32) |
Total | 474 | (123) | |
International career | |||
1980–1992 | Poland | 60 | (13) |
Managerial career | |||
2000–2009 | Feyenoord (youth) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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He played most of his 20-year professional career with Widzew Łódź and Utrecht, appearing in more than 200 official games for the former. He amassed Eredivisie totals of 212 matches and 45 goals, over the course of eight seasons.
Smolarek represented Poland in two World Cups, earning 60 caps.