Joachim Marx

Joachim Jerzy Marx (born 31 August 1944) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Besides Poland, he has played in France.^[1]

Joachim Marx

Marx in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Joachim Jerzy Marx
Date of birth	(1944-08-31) 31 August 1944 (age 80)
Place of birth	Gleiwitz, Germany (present-day Poland)
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	GKS Sośnica
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1959–1963	GKS Gliwice
1963–1969	Gwardia Warsaw	82	(36)
1969–1975	Ruch Chorzów	162	(66)
1975–1979	Lens
1979–1982	Nœux-les-Mines
International career
1966–1975	Poland	23	(10)
Managerial career
1985–1988	Lens
1988–1990	La Roche VF
1991–1992	Châteauroux
Medal record Men's football Representing  Poland Olympic Games 1972 Munich Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

At international level, he played for Poland national team, scoring 10 goals in 23 appearances,^[2] and was a participant at the 1972 Summer Olympics, where his team won the gold medal.

With Ruch Chorzów, he played 162 matches in the Ekstraklasa scoring 66 goals. With Marx, Ruch won the national championship (1974 and 1975), and the Polish Cup (1974).

Later in his career, Marx went to France, where he played most notably for RC Lens (second place in Ligue 1 in 1977). Since ending his professional career in 1982, Marx worked as a coach in France.

Marx was famed for the power of his shot.^{[citation needed]}

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[3]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Poland	1966	1	0
	1967	0	0
	1968	0	0
	1969	3	2
	1970	5	3
	1971	2	0
	1972	5	1
	1973	0	0
	1974	1	0
	1975	6	4
Total		23	10

Honours

Ruch Chorzów^[4]

• Ekstraklasa: 1973–74, 1974–75
• Polish Cup: 1973–74

Poland

• Olympic gold medal: 1972^[4]