Ginter Gawlik

Ginter Gawlik (born December 5, 1930 in Borsigwerk, a district of Zabrze, died August 22, 2005 in Würzburg, Germany) was a Polish soccer player, defender and midfielder. He spent most of career playing for Polish team Górnik Zabrze.

Ginter Gawlik
Personal information
Date of birth December 5, 1930
Place of birth Borsigwerk, Germany
Date of death August 22, 2005(2005-08-22) (aged 74)
Place of death Würzburg, Germany
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender / Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1942–1944 Reichsbahn SV Borsigwerk
1945–1950 Górnik Biskupice
1950–1964 Górnik Zabrze 136 (21)
1964–1967 Polonia Sydney
National team
1957–1958 Poland 7 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Gawlik, who was not raised in Poland (until 1945, Zabrze, then called Hindenburg, belonged to Germany), started his career in the mid-1940s for the German team Reichsbahn SV Borsigwerk. After 1945, he played for Górnik Biskupice and in 1950 he moved to Górnik Zabrze, a powerhouse of Polish soccer. While playing for Zabrze the team won 5 Polish football championships (late 1950s and early 1960s). Also, he played for the Polish National Team scoring one goal in 7 games. His debut took place on June 23, 1957 in Chorzów, when Poland beat Soviet Union 2-1.

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