Jan Kowalski (footballer)

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Jan Kowalski
Personal information
Full name Jan Gerard Kowalski
Date of birth (1937-02-15) 15 February 1937 (age 86)
Place of birth Zabrze, Poland
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1956–1957 Górnik Zabrze
1957–1959 Zaborze Zabrze
1959–1967 Górnik Zabrze
1967–1969 ROW Rybnik
International career
1960–1962 Poland 10 (0)
Managerial career
Jan–Oct 1972 Górnik Zabrze
Dec 1972–1973 Górnik Zabrze
1990–1992 Górnik Zabrze
1996 Górnik Zabrze
1997 Górnik Zabrze
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jan Kowalski (born 15 February 1937) is a retired Polish football midfielder and later manager. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Jan Kowalski at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. Footballdatabase