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- ↑ Jan Kowalski at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ Footballdatabase
- ↑ "Jan Kowalski skończył 79 lat. Górnik składa życzenia urodzinowe!" (in Polish). Górnik Zabrze. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- 1 2 "Jan Kowalski skończył 85 lat!". gwiazdyfutbolu.com/ (in Polish). Retrieved 20 October 2024.
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