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My Take
Jan Tomaszewski gives me chills. As the goalkeeper who carried Poland to third place at the 1974 World Cup and was named the tournament's best, including that legendary shutout of England, he earned a permanent place in football history. Standing 193 cm, he must have been an intimidating wall to face. What I admire even more is his second and third acts: retiring from the pitch only to become a journalist and later a politician. There is a consistent thread of duty running through his life, from guarding goals to serving his country. People who master one arena and keep reinventing themselves genuinely inspire me.
Overview
Jan Tomaszewski (Polish pronunciation: [jan tɔmaˈʂɛvskʲi]; born 9 January 1948) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the 1970s. He kept goal for the Poland national teams that came third at the 1974 World Cup, where he was named Best Goalkeeper, that won the silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics, and that competed at the 1978 World Cup.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jan Tomaszewski
- Name (Japanese)
- ヤン・トマシェフスキ
- Reading
- やん・とましぇふすき
- Born
- January 9, 1948 (age 78)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Rat
- Origin
- Wrocław, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 193 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / journalist / association football coach / politician
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Gold Medal "For Outstanding Sport Achievements"
- Silver Medal "For Outstanding Sport Achievements"
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · Journalist — see all → · More people from Poland →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.