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.

Kazimierz Kmiecik

Kmiecik in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth	(1951-09-19) 19 September 1951 (age 73)
Place of birth	Węgrzce Wielkie, Poland
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Wisła Kraków (assistant)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1967–1983	Wisła Kraków	304	(153)
1981–1982	→ Charleroi (loan)	29	(13)
1983–1985	AEL	64	(20)
1985–1988	Stuttgarter Kickers	81	(21)
1988–1989	Offenburger FV	32	(8)
Total		510	(215)
International career
1972–1980	Poland	35	(8)
Managerial career
1992	Wisła Kraków
1996	Wisła Kraków
1997	Wisła Kraków
1997	AEL
2000–2001	Dalin Myślenice
2003–2004	Dalin Myślenice
2005	Garbarnia Kraków
2006	Płomień Jerzmanowice
2006–2007	Wisła Kraków (youth)
2008	Wisła Kraków (ME)
2015–2016	Wisła Kraków (U19)
2016–2017	Wisła Kraków (caretaker)
2021	Wisła Kraków (caretaker)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Poland FIFA World Cup 1974 West Germany Olympic Games 1972 Munich Team 1976 Montreal Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.^[1]

Several times, he was the manager of Wisła Kraków, also temporary.^[2] On 14 February 2022, he was confirmed as an assistant coach in Wisła, on the day Jerzy Brzęczek was announced as the main manager.^[3]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Poland	1972	2	1
	1973	6	2
	1974	5	0
	1975	3	1
	1976	8	1
	1977	2	1
	1978	0	0
	1979	3	1
	1980	5	1
Total		34	8

Honours

Wisła Kraków

• Ekstraklasa: 1977–78^[4]

Larissa

• Greek Cup: 1984–85^[4]

Poland

• Olympic gold medal: 1972^[4]
• Olympic silver medal: 1976^[4]
• FIFA World Cup third place: 1974^[4]

Individual

• Ekstraklasa top scorer: 1975–76, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80^[4]
• Ekstraklasa Hall of Fame: 2025^[5]