Lesław Ćmikiewicz

Lesław Ćmikiewicz (born 25 August 1948[1] in Wrocław) is a retired Polish football player and manager. He played for Polish clubs including Śląsk Wrocław and Legia Warsaw.[2] He also played for the New York Arrows and Chicago Horizon in the Major Indoor Soccer League.

Lesław Ćmikiewicz

Ćmikiewicz in 2009
Personal information
Date of birth	(1948-08-25) 25 August 1948
Place of birth	Wrocław, Poland
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1965–1970	Śląsk Wrocław
1970–1979	Legia Warsaw	225	(14)
1980–1981	New York Arrows (indoor)	6	(1)
1981	Chicago Horizon (indoor)	11	(12)
National team
1970–1979	Poland	57	(0)
Teams managed
1982–1985	Motor Lublin
1985–1986	Stal Rzeszów
1986	Górnik Zabrze
1988	Pogoń Szczecin
1993	Poland
2005–2006	Tur Turek
Honours Men's football Representing  Poland FIFA World Cup 1974 West Germany Olympic Games 1972 Munich Team 1976 Montreal Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Ćmikiewicz played for the Polish national team, for which he earned 57 caps.[3] He was a participant at the 1972 Summer Olympics, where Poland won the gold medal; at the 1976 Summer Olympics, where Poland won the silver medal and at the 1974 FIFA World Cup, where Poland won the bronze medal.

As a coach, he coached a few Polish football clubs, including Stal Rzeszów[4] and later most notably and briefly, the Polish national team and U-21 Polish team. He currently works as an assistant coach at Cracovia.