Antoni Jan Szymanowski (born 13 January 1951) is a Polish football manager and former player who played as a right-back. He was a member of the Poland national football team for two FIFA World Cups: 1974 and 1978.^[1] During those tournaments his club was Wisła Kraków. Szymanowski was one of the best defenders in Poland during the golden era of Polish football. In the later years of his career, he played for the Belgian team Club Brugge. His brother Henryk was a footballer as well.

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Antoni Szymanowski

Personal information
Full name	Antoni Jan Szymanowski
Date of birth	(1951-01-13) 13 January 1951 (age 73)
Place of birth	Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Youth career
1963–1968	Wisła Kraków
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1968–1970	Wisła Kraków	41	(0)
1970–1972	Gwardia Warsaw	24	(0)
1972–1978	Wisła Kraków	160	(1)
1978–1981	Gwardia Warsaw	39	(0)
1981–1984	Club Brugge	51	(0)
Total		315	(1)
International career
1970–1980	Poland	82	(1)
Managerial career
	Cracovia
1985–1986	Cracovia
1987	CKS Czeladź
2002–2004	Wisła Kraków II
2005–2008	Przebój Wolbrom
2009	Przebój Wolbrom
Medal record Men's football Representing  Poland FIFA World Cup 1974 West Germany Olympic Games 1972 Munich Team 1976 Montreal Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Close

He also competed for Poland at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Wisła Kraków

• Ekstraklasa: 1977–78
• UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1969, 1970, 1973

Poland

• Summer Olympic Games: 1972, silver medal: 1976
• FIFA World Cup third place: 1974

Individual

• Polish Footballer of the Year: 1975 (Sport editors plebiscite "Golden Shoe")