Kazimir Hnatow Explained

Kazimir Hnatow
Birth Date:9 November 1929
Birth Place:Crusnes, France
Death Place:Vouillé, France
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1951–1953
Caps1:56
Goals1:10
Years2:1953–1956
Caps2:90
Goals2:22
Years3:1956–1963
Caps3:243
Goals3:19
Years4:1963–1966
Clubs4:Niort
Nationalyears1:1958
Nationalteam1:France
Nationalcaps1:0
Nationalgoals1:0
Manageryears1:1963–1966
Managerclubs1:Niort
Manageryears2:1972–1973
Managerclubs2:Niort

Kazimir (or Casimir) Hnatow (9 November 1929 – 16 December 2010) was a French football player and manager.

Club career

A midfielder, Hnatow began his career at Metz in 1951, where he spent two seasons, making 56 appearances and scoring ten goals. In 1953, he joined Stade Français. He spent three seasons at the Parisian club, making 29 appearances and scoring nine goals. He then joined Angers in 1956, and in the following year, he was a runner-up in the Coupe de France final, losing 6–3 to Toulouse. He made 243 appearances and scored 19 goals for the Pays de la Loire-based team. He then ended his career in a player-coach role at Chamois Niortais.

International career

Hnatow was part of the French squad which finished third at the 1958 FIFA World Cup, but he never won a cap for the France national team.

Managerial career

Hnatow managed amateur side Chamois Niortais in two separate spells; the first as a player-coach from 1963 to 1966, and the second alongside Robert Charrier during the 1972–73 Championnat de France amateur Division 3 season. He is one of three coaches to manage the club on two occasions, the other two being Charrier and Pascal Gastien.

Personal life

Hnatow was of Ukrainian descent.[1] [2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Didier . Braun . L’Équipe de France de football, c'est l'histoire en raccourci d'un siècle d'immigration . L'Équipe . France . 15 August 2009 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120113114313/http://www.revues-plurielles.org/_uploads/pdf/8_1226_7.pdf . 13 January 2012 .
  2. Web site: Disparition de Kazimir Hnatow . 17 December 2010 . FC Metz Official website . French . 20 October 2011 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120103185020/http://www.fcmetz.com/article/Retro/2010-12-17-10-31-41_disparition-de-kazimir-hnatow.html . 3 January 2012 .