Bronisław Szlagowski Explained

Bronisław Szlagowski
Birth Date:23 January 1938[1]
Birth Place:Pruszcz Gdański, Free City of Danzig
Height:1.78 m
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:–1956
Youthclubs1:Lechia Gdańsk
Years1:1957
Clubs1:Lechia Gdańsk
Caps1:11
Goals1:6
Years2:1957–1958
Clubs2:Werder Bremen
Years3:1958–1960
Clubs3:Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
Caps3:49
Goals3:25
Years4:1960–1961
Clubs4:FSV Frankfurt
Years5:1961–1963
Clubs5:FC St. Pauli
Caps5:6
Goals5:1
Years6:1963–1964
Clubs6:Wormatia Worms
Caps6:9
Goals6:0
Years7:1964–1965
Clubs7:Holstein Kiel
Years8:1965–1966
Clubs8:Rot-Weiß Oberhausen

Bronisław Szlagowski (born 23 January 1938) is a Polish retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He started his career in Poland with Lechia Gdańsk before spending the rest of his career in Germany, where he was known as Horst Schlagowski.

Career

Szlagowski was born in Pruszcz Gdański in the Free City of Danzig in 1938. He started his playing career with a local team, Lechia Gdańsk. In his debut season he made 11 top flight appearances and scored six goals.[2] Szlagowski's six goals in 11 games, a ratio of 0.55 goals per game is still a Lechia record for goals per game in the top division, with his hat-trick against Zagłębie Sosnowiec in a 5–0 win was the clubs first in the top division.[3]

In September 1957 Szlagowski moved to Germany, starting with playing for Werder Bremen.[4] After a season with Werder Bremen, Szlagowski joined Rot-Weiß Oberhausen for two seasons. During this time he made 49 league appearances and scored 25 goals, including scoring four in one match against Alemannia Aachen.[5] Szlagowski then joined FSV Frankfurt for a season, notably scoring in a 4–1 win over Bayern Munich.[6] Szlagowski went on to have short stints with FC St. Pauli, Wormatia Worms and Holstein Kiel before retiring after his second spell with Rot-Weiß Oberhausen.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Robert Gronowski. lechia.gda.pl.
  2. Web site: 1957 Bronisław Szlagowski. lechia.net.
  3. Web site: Ktokolwiek widział, ktokolwiek wie. Znikający lechiści. lechiahistoria.pl.
  4. Web site: Horst Schlagowski. sportdaten.sportbild.bild.de.
  5. Web site: RWO vs AA 26.04.1959. sport.de.
  6. Web site: FSV-Historie: Über München ins Pokalfinale. fsv-frankfurt.de.