Grzegorz Lato

Grzegorz Lato (born April 8, 1950 in Malbork, Poland) is a former Polish football (soccer) striker, the all-time cap leader for the Polish national team and the leading scorer at the 1974 World Cup. This work is copyrighted. ... This work is copyrighted. ... April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (99th in leap years). ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Malbork Castle 2003. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... Strikers are the players on a team in football (soccer) in the row nearest to the opposing teams goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals. ... First International Hungary 1 - 0 Poland (Budapest, Hungary; 18 December 1921) Largest win Poland 9 - 0 Norway (Szczecin, Poland; 4 September 1963) Worst defeat Denmark 8 - 0 Poland (Copenhagen, Denmark; 26 June 1948) World Cup Appearances 6 (First in 1938) Best result Third place, 1974, 1982 European Championship Appearances 0... The World Cup Golden Boot is the award given to the top goalscorer in the FIFA World Cup. ... The 1974 Football World Cup was held in West Germany. ...

For Poland, Lato has been capped a record of 95 times between 1971 and 1984; he scored 42 goals, second-best in national history behind Wlodzimierz Lubanski. Other than the 1974 World Cup, where he scored seven goals, also played in the 1978 and 1982 editions. Lato won the gold medal for Poland at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the silver medal in 1976. He spent most of his club career with Stal Mielec. Lato also played in Mexico in the 1982-83 season for Atlante, where he scored 15 goals. Włodzimierz Lubański (born February 28, 1947) is a former Polish football (soccer) striker, the all-time goal leader for the Polish national team. ... The 1978 Football World Cup was held in Argentina. ... The 1982 Football World Cup was held in Spain. ... A gold medal will generally represent the highest award for achievement in a non-military field, with no restriction on eligibility. ... The Games of the XX Olympiad were held in 1972 in Munich, West Germany. ... A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests (typically athletics competitions) such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. ... The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, were held in 1976 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... Categories: Football (soccer) stubs | Mexican football clubs ...

Currently, Lato is a senator in his native Poland.