Ginter Gawlik


Ginter Gawlik was a Polish soccer player, defender and midfielder. He spent most of career playing for Polish team Górnik Zabrze.
Gawlik, who was not raised in Poland, started his career in the mid-1940s for the German team Reichsbahn SV Borsigwerk. After 1945, he played for Górnik Biskupice and in 1950 he moved to Górnik Zabrze, a powerhouse of Polish soccer. While playing for Zabrze the team won 5 Polish football championships. Also, he played for the Polish National Team scoring one goal in 7 games. His debut took place on June 23, 1957 in Chorzów, when Poland beat Soviet Union 2-1.