Robert Gadocha
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| Date of birth | 10 January 1946 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kraków, Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left Winger | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1957–1965 | Garbarnia Kraków | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1965–1966 | Wawel Kraków | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1966–1975 | Legia Warsaw | 206 | (72) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1975–1977 | Nantes | 45 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1978 | Chicago Sting | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1980–1981 | Hartford Hellions (indoor) | 21 | (14) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1967–1975 | Poland | 62 | (16) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Robert Gadocha (born 10 January 1946 in Kraków) is a retired Polish soccer player, most notable for playing for Legia Warsaw.
Gadocha, who started his career in Garbarnia Krakow. later also played for FC Nantes, and briefly in the United States for Chicago Sting, his last professional team. He was a member of the Polish national team that won the gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, as well as a member of the team that finished third in the 1974 FIFA World Cup in West Germany. He has a total of 16 goals in 62 games with the Polish national team.[1]
In 1978, Gadocha moved to the Chicago Sting of the North American Soccer League. He also spent one season, 1980–81, with the Hartford Hellions of the Major Indoor Soccer League.
He now resides in Sarasota, FL with his wife, Dina, and son, Robert.
References
- ^ Kadra.pl Archived 23 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Robert Gadocha at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- NASL/MISL stats
- Robert Gadocha at National-Football-Teams.com
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