Józef Wandzik

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Józef Wandzik
Personal information
Full name Józef Wandzik
Date of birth (1963-08-13) 13 August 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth Tarnowskie Góry, Poland
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Rodło Górniki
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1982–1984 Ruch Chorzów 56 (0)
1984–1990 Górnik Zabrze 140 (0)
1990–1999 Panathinaikos 249 (0)
1999–2000 Apollon Smyrnis 25 (0)
2000–2001 Athinaikos 6 (0)
Total476(0)
International career
Poland U18
Poland U20
1985–1995 Poland 52 (0)
Managerial career
2002 Kallithea (caretaker)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
FIFA World Youth Championship
Bronze medal icon.svg 1983 Mexico
UEFA European Under-18 Championship
Runner-up 1981 West Germany
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Józef Wandzik (born 13 August 1963) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. [1]

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Club career

Born in Tarnowskie Góry, Wandzik began his career at Rodlo Gorniki, before moving to Ruch Chorzów. After a couple of years playing there, he was transferred to rival club Górnik Zabrze. With Górnik Zabrze, he went on to win the Polish League in 1985-1988 and came third in 1989. His reliability earned him a transfer to Greek club Panathinaikos in the summer of 1990. With Panathinaikos, he achieved much success, reaching the semi-final of the UEFA Champions League in 1995, losing only to Ajax in the second game. He also went ahead and won the Greek League in 1991, 1995 and 1996, the Greek Cup in 1991, 1993, 1994 and 1995, the Greek League and the Greek Supercup in 1993 and 1995. At the same time, Wandzik was unbeaten for 906 and 988 minutes, setting the third and fourth records in Greece. His performances have been memorable to the fans and he has earned the nickname of "Vouno" (translation "mountain"), a nickname he has earned throughout the years for his tremendous presence in the goal.

After almost a decade at Panathinaikos, he had season-long stints at Apollon Smyrnis and Athinaikos, before ending his career in 2001. He was awarded by the Greek Football Federation a Lifetime Achievement Award for his dedication and service to Greek Football. He has been considered by many as the greatest foreign goalkeeper of all times in Greece. [2]

International career

Wandzik started his international career in the Poland national under-18 team with which he reached the finals of the 1981 World Cup. He then went to achieve third place at the Under-20 World Cup with Poland. [3] He moved to the first national team in December 1985 and was the number one pick for the next decade. He won 52 caps for the Poland national team, the first coming on 9 December 1985 against Tunisia, and the last on 25 April 1995 against Israel. [4] He has set the record for the Poland national team for no lost goals in 25 games, beating the record set by the legendary Jan Tomaszewski. Despite his prowess, he only represented Poland at one major tournament, the 1986 FIFA World Cup where he was third-choice behind Józef Młynarczyk and Jacek Kazimierski, and was unable to lead Poland to another tournament since.

Managerial career

After his retirement in 2001, Wandzik worked as a goalkeeping coach for Kallithea F.C. but has moved to being a coach for younger talents in different academies.

Career statistics

International

Appearances, conceded goals and clean sheets by national team
National teamYearAppsConceded

Goals

Clean

Sheets

Poland 1985220
1986221
19878114
1988782
1989553
199014108
1991663
1992322
1993000
1994322
1995250
Total525325

Honours

Górnik Zabrze [5]

Panathinaikos [5]

Poland U20

Poland U18

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References

  1. ↑ "Józef Wandzik". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "Józef Wandzik" (in Polish). 90 Minut. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
  3. ↑ Józef Wandzik – FIFA competition record (archived)
  4. ↑ Mamrud, Roberto (19 February 2010). "Poland - Record International Players". RSSSF .
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Józef Wandzik". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 3 August 2024.
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