Leon Glovatsky ( fr. Léon Glovacki , February 19, 1928 , Libercourt - September 9, 2009 , Geneva) - French footballer and coach, striker . Member of the 1954 World Cup .
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| Born | February 19, 1928 Libercourt , France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | September 9, 2009 (81 years old) Geneva , Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth | 177 cm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | attack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Born in Libercourt in a family of Polish immigrants. Grew up in Even-Malmeson . From the age of 14 he worked as an apprentice. Then he began to play football [1] . From the age of 18 he worked as a mechanic at a refinery in Tumeri . He played for the factory football team [2] . A year later, he joined the Douai club, and from there, two years later, moved to Troyes .
In 1952 he moved to Reims , in which he composed an attacking trio with Raymond Kopa and Bram Appel . In 1953 he made his debut as part of the French national team in a game with Luxembourg , which ended with the victory of the “three-color” with a score of 6: 1.
In 1954 he entered the national team application for the World Cup . He played in the opening game against Yugoslavia , which the French lost 0: 1.
In 1956, as part of Reims, he reached the finals of the first Champions Cup .
Since 1957 he played for Monaco and Saint-Etienne . In 1960, he returned to Reims at the insistence of Raymond Cope, who wanted to play with him [1] .
After the completion of his playing career, he worked as a coach of Dijon and Olympic from Avignon [1] .
Achievements
Reims:
- Champion of France : 1952/53 , 1954/55 , 1961/62
- Latin Cup Winner: 1953
- Champion Trophy Winner: 1955
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Braun, Didier. Léon Glovacki est mort (French) // L'Equipe: newspaper. - 2009 .-- 11 septembre.
- ↑ Cornu, Jean. En avril dernier, Léon Glovacki avait un idéal: jouer en première division (French) // L'Equipe: newspaper. - 1952. - 1 octobre.