Marian Machowski

Marian Machowski
Personal information
Date of birth (1932-10-01)1 October 1932
Place of birth Kraków, Poland[1]
Date of death 5 January 2022(2022-01-05) (aged 89)[2]
Position(s) Right winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Nadwiślana Kraków
1954–1963 Wisła Kraków 181 (14)
ACC Eagles Chicago
International career
1956 Poland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marian Machowski (1 October 1932 – 5 January 2022) was a Polish footballer and researcher specialising in the field of mining and mining machinery. As a footballer, he played as a right winger, spending most of his career with Wisła Kraków.[1] He made one appearance for the Poland national team in 1956.[3][4]

Career[edit]

Born in Kraków on 1 October 1932, Machowski was the son of a footballer who played for Lauda Kraków.[1] He lived with his family in Ludwinów and later in Kazimierz.[1] After World War II, he became a player of Nadwiślana Kraków before joining Wisła Kraków.[1] At Wisła Kraków, Machowski first played for the club's reserve team and then, from 1953, for the first team.[1] He made 194 appearances scoring 17 goals, of which 181 appearances and 14 goals came in the league.[1] He made one appearance for the Poland national team in 1956, appearing in a 2–1 loss against Bulgaria in Wrocław.[1] He ended his career at ACC Eagles Chicago.[1]

Style of play[edit]

A right winger, Machowski was known for his stamina, speed and creativity.[1] Gazeta Krakowska described him as a "brave, relentless and aggressive" player.[1]

Post-playing life[edit]

After retiring from playing, Machowski became a coach at his former Wisła Kraków, leading the reserve and junior teams.[1] In the late 1960s he was also an assistant to first team coach Mieczysław Gracz.[1]

During his time as a footballer, Machowski graduated from AGH University of Science and Technology, a technical university in Kraków, and became a researcher specialising in the field of mining and mining machinery.[1] He received various awards and distinctions for his teaching and research work in the field of monument protection, including the Gold Cross of Merit.[1] He had 72 scientific works and seven patents to his name.[1]

Machowski died on 5 January 2022, at the age of 89.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Filipiuk, Jerzy (5 January 2022). "Zmarł były świetny piłkarz Marian Machowski. Grał w Nadwiślanie Kraków i Wiśle Kraków, wystąpił w reprezentacji Polski" [Former great footballer Marian Machowski has died. He played in Nadwiślana Kraków and Wisła Kraków, he played for the Poland national team]. Gazeta Krakowska (in Polish). Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Marian Machowski". 90minut.pl. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Marian Machowski". EU Football. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Marian Machowski". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 October 2021.