Grzegorz Lato
Grzegorz Lato was born in Malbork, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland on April 8th, 1950 and is the Soccer Player. At the age of 74, Grzegorz Lato biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Grzegorz Boles (born in Malbork on April 8th, 1950) is a retired Polish footballer and boss who played as a winger in Poland.
He was a member of Poland's golden generation of football players who came to prominence in the 1970s and early 1980s.
He competed in five major tournaments beginning with Gold at the Summer Olympic Games in Munich in 1972 and ending with a third-place finish at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain.
He was at the height of his career at the 1974 World Cup, where he was the leading scorer and the only Pole to win the award.
He had a brief stint as boss of several clubs both in and out of Poland after stepping away from his playing career.
Senator Lato of Rzeszow, Poland, served as a member of the Democratic Left Alliance from 2001 to 2005.
He was elected president of Poland's Football Association on October 30, 2008 (PZPN).
He presided over the Euro 2012 tournament, which was co-hosted by Poland as president of the PZPN.
On October 26, 2012, Zbigniew Boniek took over.
Club career
Lato was born in Malbork. He joined Stal Mielec as a child in 1966. He took Stal from the Second Division to the top tier of Polish football and the most profitable era in the country's history over the next 14 years. The club will win the Ekstraklasa, the Polish First-Division—twice, in 1973 and 1976, as well as regular participants in European competitions during his time as a trainer. This era of success culminated with their appearance in the 1975-76 UEFA Cup quarterfinals. He boosted the club's good form with his prolific goal scoring, scoring 111 goals in 272 appearances. During the 1972–73 and 1974–75 seasons, he was the best scorer of the Ekstraklasa.
After turning 30, Lato was finally allowed to leave Poland to pursue his education in another world. Despite his youth, his international success had piqued his attention. Lato's personal invitation from Pelé to play for the New York Cosmos was rejected. However, he ultimately decided against playing for K.S.C. in Belgium. Lokeren has scored 12 goals in two seasons. Lato decided to move on, signing for Atlante F.C. in 1982. He has 15 goals in Mexico. He appeared in 1984 in one match in the National Soccer League for the first time. He spent the remainder of the 1980s playing amateur football in Hamilton, Ontario, for Polonia Hamilton, a Polish immigrant club founded in Hamilton, Ontario. He resigned from football in 1991.
International career
Lato served with the Polish national team for 13 years in the 1970s and 1980s, receiving a total of 100 caps. In a qualifying game against West-Germany in 1972, he claimed his first cap under legendary Poland coach Kazimierz Górski. The game came as a result of 1–3 loss. He was able to bring his nimble domestic goal-scoring resume to the international stage, where he became well-known for his dramatic prowess, especially in big games.
During the 1974 World Cup in West Germany, Lato's professional career came to an end. After being seeded in Group 4, Poland had a difficult first round, as well as Haiti. Lato went on to have an immediate effect. He scored two goals in Poland's first game against Argentina, leading Poland to a historic 3–2 victory. Buoy, Poland thrashed Haiti 7–0 in the upcoming game, with Lato scoring two goals. Eventually, Poland defeated Italy 2–1, putting an end to the group's undefeated winners of Group 4.
Poland was seeded into Group B with West Germany, Sweden, and Yugoslavia in the second round. As the tournament progressed, Lato maintained his excellent form. In both games, Poland defeated Sweden 1–0 and Yugoslavia 2–1, with Lato scoring the winning goals. West Germany was defeated in Poland's last game of the group. The Germans had also defeated Sweden and Yugoslavia, tying both teams on points. The game would determine whether you finish Group B 1st or 2nd — the winner will advance to the final, and the loser will go to the third-place play-off. Poland played a good game, often threatening the West-German goal. However, Lato was unable to score and Poland lost 1–0, their first loss of the tournament.
The third game of the tournament in Poland was the third one to face Brazil. Lato, the Polish national team's only goal and leading the Polish national team to a Bronze medal finish in a close game, was the difference. With 7 goals, he finished the tournament as the top goalscorer.
At the 1974 World Cup, Lato had arguably been Poland's best player. However, he was unable to duplicate his great form by the 1978 tournament in Argentina. Poland was seeded in Group 2 with West Germany, Mexico, and Tunisia in the first round. Poland did well, winning the tournament by drawing 0–0 with West Germany and winning the first round against Tunisia and Mexico by 1–0 and 3–1. Lato, on the other hand, was only able to score one goal against Tunisia, but a decisive one against Tunisia.
Poland found themselves in the "group of death" against Argentina and Brazil, both tournament favorites—and Peru. Lato was unable to recover his form from four years ago, only after winning a single goal against Brazil. After being defeated by both Argentina and Brazil, Poland eventually finished third place, 0–2 and 1–3 respectively. Poland was able to defeat Peru 1–0, but it wasn't strong enough to guarantee their second position in Group B and they were duly disqualified. Lato concluded the tournament with only 2 goals after playing in all of Poland's six games.
By the time Poland qualified for the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain, Lato was 32 years old. His age was getting the best of him, and he didn't have the energy that had defined his earlier career. Although Lato was still a first team member, he only scored in Poland's 5–1 loss of Peru in the first round to only score seven goals. However, several players had been recruited in a new generation of great Polish players, chief among them Zbigniew Boniek, who scored a hat-trick against Belgium, were able to fill the void. Despite his absence of goals, Lato continued to play for the team and played a key role. In the end, Poland defeated France in a third-place playoff. Lato won 3–2 and Lato received his second Bronze World Cup medal, adding to his collection's.
Lato earned gold medals at two Summer Olympics in 1972 and a silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
His last game before retirement was against Belgium on April 17, 1984, a friendly against Belgium. In the 85th, he was fired off, and Poland lost the game 0–1. Lato's team scored 45 goals and their third highest goal scoring total in Polish national team history, second only to Robert Lewandowski and Wodzimierz Lubaski's second. He had also had a record of 0.43 goals per game, which was also an impressive goal scoring record. [1] He was Poland's first Polish player to reach a century of caps.
Managerial career
He graduated from the School of Coaches of the Polish Football Association in 1996. He became a mentor after finishing his football career. He began coaching in Canada, where he became the boss of the North York Rockets (1988-1990). He then returned to his old club, Stal Mielec (1991-1993, 1996-1997), and Amica Wronki (1995–1996). He served in Greece as the head of AO Kavala (1997) before he returned to Poland and eventually resigned from managing with Widzew (1999).