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FACTFILE
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| Born: |
9 Jan 1948 |
| Caps: |
63 |
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WORLD
CUP FACTFILE
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Bronze
winner
1974
Participated
1974 and 1978
Games/Goals conceded
11/8
'Clean sheets'
5
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Jan
Tomaszewski
(Poland)
When talk
comes to great goalkeepers of the past, Jan Tomaszewski of Poland very often seems to be
mentioned. His heroic match at Wembley made him famous world wide. Jan and his
teammates knocked out England in the qualification and secured a place in the 1974 World
Cup. The Wembley match was no fluke. Jan impressed in West Germany as well. Poland
secured bronzemedals in their first World Cup appearance since 1938, beating countries
like Argentina, Italy and Brazil on their way.
Tomaszewski made history as being the first goalkeeper
to save two penalties in a World Cup when he shut out attempts from Sweden’s Tapper
and West Germany’s Hoeness during the 1974 World Cup. Poland did not allow players
to move abroad until the age of 30 at that time, so Jan continued to play in the Polish league
with LKS Lodz after the finals even though he was more than good enough to sign for top
clubs on the continent.
He helped Poland win silvermedals in the 1976 Olympics
and two years later Poland qualified for the World Cup once again. Poland won their first
round group which contained defending champions West Germany and looked good enough
to go far again, but host country Argentina with Kempes won 2-0 in a decisive second phase
match. In his two World Cups, Tomaszewski managed to keep a clean sheet in five of the eleven matches he
played. Jan moved abroad after the 1978 World Cup to play for Beerschot in Belgium and later
Hercules in Spain before he retired in 1982.
Today he is often seen as commentator on TV or as
soccer journalist in newspapers.
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