Thadée Cisowski

Thadée Cisowski (16 February 1927 – 24 February 2005), originally Tadeusz Cisowski, was a French footballer who played as a striker. Born in Poland, he was regarded one of the best goalscorers in Championnat de France.

Thadée Cisowski

Personal information
Full name	Tadeusz Cisowski
Date of birth	16 February 1927
Place of birth	Łasków, Poland
Date of death	24 February 2005(2005-02-24) (aged 78)
Place of death	Mâcon, France
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	US Piennes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1947–1952	Metz	116	(69)
1952–1960	RC Paris	206	(186)
1960–1961	Valenciennes	28	(9)
1961–1962	Nantes	19	(8)
Total		369	(272)
International career
1951–1958	France	13	(11)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

In the World Cup qualifying match against Belgium in 1956, he scored five goals, equaling the France record set by Eugène Maës in 1913.^[2] Injuries prevented him from playing in the 1954 and 1958 World Cups.^[3]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[4][5]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Metz	1947–48	Division 1	4	3			4	3
	1948–49		33	15	6	3	39	18
	1949–50		32	17	2	1	34	18
	1950–51	Division 2	30	23			30	23
	1951–52	Division 1	17	11	3	2	20	13
	Total		116	69	11	5	127	74
RC Paris	1952–53	Division 1	30	13	4	3	34	16
	1953–54	Division 2	34	35	7	7	41	42
	1954–55	Division 1	14	9	3	2	17	11
	1955–56		29	31	3	5	32	36
	1956–57		28	33	3	5	31	38
	1957–58		14	9	2	3	16	12
	1958–59		29	30	2	0	31	30
	1959–60		28	27	3	4	31	31
	Total		206	186	27	29	233	215
Valenciennes	1960–61	Division 1	28	9			28	9
Nantes	1961–62	Division 2	19	8	3	2	19	8
Career total			369	272	41	37	410	309

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[6][4]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
France	1951	1	0
	1952	3	1
	1953	—
	1954	1	0
	1955	—
	1956	4	8
	1957	1	0
	1958	2	0
	1959	1	2
Total		13	11