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Gerard Cieślik
Personal information
Full name Gerard Józef Cieślik[1]
Date of birth (1927-04-27)27 April 1927
Place of birth Hajduki Wielkie, Poland
Date of death 3 November 2013(2013-11-03) (aged 86)
Place of death Chorzów, Poland
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1939–1944 Bismarckhütter Ballspiel Club
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1944–1959 Ruch Chorzów 237 (167)
International career
1947–1958 Poland 45 (27)
Managerial career
1946 Grunwald Ruda Śląska
1956 Prosna Wieruszów
1958 Concordia Knurów
1961 Ruch Chorzów
1964–1966 MKS Lędziny
1968–1969 Unia Racibórz
AKS Chorzów
Urania Ruda Śląska
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gerard Cieślik (27 April 1927 – 3 November 2013), also known as Gienek, was a Polish footballer who played as a striker. Playing for the Poland national team, he is most noted for having scored two goals against the Soviet Union on 20 October 1957 at Stadion Śląski. The rather small striker (163 cm, 59 kg) was capped 45 times and scored 27 goals.[2][3] He also played for Poland at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[4]

Biography

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Born in Hajduki Wielkie,[5] now a part of Chorzów, he spent his entire career with Ruch, from July 1939 to June 1959, a tenure which included victory in the 1951 Polish Cup, and three Ekstraklasa titles (1951, 1952, 1953). In total, he scored 177 goals for Ruch. He became the club's coach and scout in 1959, and having never cut ties with the team, is seen as a great example of loyalty within the Polish game.

He was drafted to Wehrmacht 1944–45 and transferred to Denmark.[6]

In 2003, after a particular group of Ruch fans controversially displayed a banner with the German name for Upper Silesia, Cieslik expressed his opposition to the banner and urged the fans to respect the memory of the club's founders who had been patriots and participated in the Silesian Uprisings against German rule of Silesia.[7]

In 2006, the documentary film Das Alphabet von Gerard Cieślik was presented by Antena Górnośląska as part of the exhibition Oberschlesier in der deutschen und polnischen Fußballnationalmannschaft – gestern und heute. Sport und Politik in Oberschlesien im 20. Jahrhundert[8] covering Upper Silesians who played for the Poland national team and/or the Germany national team.

In 2006, he signed a protest against politician Roman Giertych.[9]

Career statistics

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International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Poland 1947 7 7
1948 7 3
1949 4 3
1950 5 5
1951 1 0
1952 4 0
1953 2 0
1954 2 1
1955 3 3
1956 2 0
1957 3 2
1958 5 3
Total 45 27

Honours

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Ruch Chorzów

Individual

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Piłka nożna, Euro 2012, Reprezentacja Polski, Ligi Europejskie". Kadra.pl. Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Gerard Cieslik "Gienek"". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2008.
  3. ^ "Gerard Cieślik nie żyje. Legendarny piłkarz Ruchu Chorzów miał 86 lat" (in Polish). Wyborcza.pl. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  4. ^ "Gerard Cieślik". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  5. ^ Gerard Cieslik
  6. ^ "Gerard Cieślik nie żyje: Niepokorny żołnierz Wehrmachtu, którego chciała Legia Warszawa". 3 November 2013.
  7. ^ Todur, Wojciech (2 September 2009). "PZPN: Fani Ruchu mają kibicować po polsku". Gazeta Wyborcza Katowice. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
  8. ^ "Archived copy". www.haus.pl. Archived from the original on 26 July 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ 29. Gerard Cieślik, emeryt, Chorzów
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