Wlodzimierz Smolarek - International Matches


The outstanding Polish player scored 13 goals in 60 international matches for his National Team. All matches are friendlies unless stated otherwise. Family tradition is continued by his son, "Ebi", now player of Feyenoord and the Polish National Team.
Born: 16- 7-1957  
Died:  7- 3-2012
Country: Poland   
Caps: 60 (W25-D18-L17 - GF77-GA63 - %56.67)   
Goals: 13   
Age First Cap:  23 yr  88 d  -  12-10-1980  Argentina-Poland 2-1  
Age Last Cap:   35 yr  90 d  -  14-10-1992  Netherlands-Poland 2-2   
National Team Career:   12 yr   2 d  

Caps     Date     Venue             Opponent       Score    Competition    
   1    12-10-80  Buenos Aires      Argentina       1-2       
   2    12-11-80  Barcelona         Spain           2-1      
   3     7-12-80  Valetta           Malta           2-0 [a] World Cup Qual.  
   4    25- 3-81  Bucuresti         Romania         0-2   
   5     2- 5-81  Chorzów           East Germany    1-0     World Cup Qual.   
   6    24- 5-81  Bydgoszcz         Ireland         3-0   
   7     2- 9-81  Chorzów           West Germany    0-2     
   8    23- 9-81  Lisboa            Portugal        0-2     
   9    10-10-81  Leipzig           East Germany    3-2     World Cup Qual.     
  10    28-10-81  Buenos Aires      Argentina       2-1       
  11    15-11-81  Wroclaw           Malta           6-0     World Cup Qual.    
  12    18-11-81  Lódz              Spain           2-3   
  13    14- 6-82  Vigo              Italy           0-0     World Cup      
  14    19- 6-82  La Coruña         Cameroon        0-0     World Cup      
  15    22- 6-82  La Coruña         Peru            5-1     World Cup   
  16    28- 6-82  Barcelona         Belgium         3-0     World Cup      
  17     4- 7-82  Barcelona         Soviet Union    0-0     World Cup      
  18     8- 7-82  Barcelona         Italy           0-2     World Cup     
  19    10- 7-82  Alicante          France          3-2     World Cup     
  20     8- 9-82  Kuopio            Finland         3-2     European Champ. Qual.     
  21    23- 3-83  Lódz              Bulgaria        3-1       
  22    17- 4-83  Warszawa          Finland         1-1     European Champ. Qual.     
  23    22- 5-83  Chorzów           Soviet Union    1-1     European Champ. Qual.  
  24     9-10-83  Moskva            Soviet Union    0-2     European Champ. Qual.      
  25    28-10-83  Wroclaw           Portugal        0-1     European Champ. Qual.      
  26    11- 1-84  Calcutta          India           2-1     Nehru Cup    
  27    15- 1-84  Calcutta          China           1-0     Nehru Cup     
  28    17- 1-84  Calcutta          Argentina       1-1     Nehru Cup      
  29    27- 1-84  Calcutta          China           1-0     Nehru Cup      
  30    27- 3-84  Zürich            Switzerland     1-1      
  31    17- 4-84  Warszawa          Belgium         0-1 [b]      
  32    23- 5-84  Dublin            Ireland         0-0      
  33    29- 8-84  Drammen           Norway          1-1      
  34    12- 9-84  Helsinki          Finland         2-0       
  35    17-10-84  Zabrze            Greece          3-1     World Cup Qualifier     
  36    31-10-84  Mielec            Albania         2-2     World Cup Qualifier     
  37    27- 3-85  Sibiu             Romania         0-0   
  38    17- 4-85  Opole             Finland         2-1     
  39     1- 5-85  Brussel           Belgium         0-2     World Cup Qualifier     
  40    19- 5-85  Athinai           Greece          4-1     World Cup Qualifier     
  41    30- 5-85  Tiranë            Albania         1-0     World Cup Qualifier     
  42    21- 8-85  Malmö             Sweden          0-1    
  43    11- 9-85  Chorzów           Belgium         0-0     World Cup Qualifier     
  44    16-11-85  Chorzów           Italy           1-0      
  45     8-12-85  Tunis             Tunisia         0-1     
  46    11-12-85  Adana             Turkey          1-1     
  47    16- 2-86  Montevideo        Uruguay         2-2      
  48    16- 5-86  København         Denmark         0-1      
  49     2- 6-86  Monterrey         Morocco         0-0     World Cup       
  50     7- 6-86  Monterrey         Portugal        1-0     World Cup    
  51    11- 6-86  Monterrey         England         0-3     World Cup   
  52    16- 6-86  Guadalajara       Brazil          0-4     World Cup      
  53    15-10-86  Poznan            Greece          2-1     European Champ. Qual.     
  54    19-11-86  Amsterdam         Nederlands      0-0     European Champ. Qual.    
  55    12- 4-87  Gdansk            Cyprus          0-0     European Champ. Qual.      
  56    29- 4-87  Athinai           Greece          0-1     European Champ. Qual.   
  57    17- 5-87  Budapest          Hungary         3-5     European Champ. Qual.     
  58    21- 9-88  Cottbus           East Germany    2-1     
  59    19-10-88  Chorzów           Albania         1-0     World Cup Qual.      
  60    14-10-92  Rotterdam         Netherlands     2-2     World Cup Qual.   
   
Note:  
[a] match abandoned in 77'
[b] farewell game of Grzegorz Lato  
  
Total Record    
   
Matches  Won Draw Lost  For Against  Points  Percentage    
    60    25   18   17   77-  63      68       56.67            
  
Types of Matches  

Friendlies             23  
World Cup              11  
World Cup Qual.        12  
European Champ. Qual.  10   
Nehru Cup               4  
 
total caps             60  
 
Goals:  

Cap   3   1 goal  
Cap   9   2 goals  
Cap  11   2 goals  
Cap  15   1 goal  
Cap  20   1 goal  
Cap  22   1 goal  
Cap  35   1 goal  
Cap  36   1 goal  
Cap  40   1 goal  
Cap  50   1 goal  
Cap  57   1 goal  
  
Total    13 goals 



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