Krzysztof Baszkiewicz
Personal information
Full name Krzysztof Stanisław Baszkiewicz
Date of birth (1933-10-27)27 October 1933
Place of birth Warsaw, Poland
Date of death 25 November 1993(1993-11-25) (aged 60)
Place of death Warsaw, Poland
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1947–49 OMTUR Bielany
1949–50 Construction Wola
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1950–53 Lechia Gdańsk 23 (13)
1953–62 Gwardia Warsaw 173 (66)
Total 196 (79)
International career
1955–1960 Poland 20 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Krzysztof Baszkiewicz (27 October 1933 - 25 November 1993) was a Polish international footballer who played as a midfielder for Lechia Gdańsk and Gwardia Warsaw.

Biography

Baszkiewicz started his career playing football for the youth levels at OMTUR Bielany and Construction Wola, joining Lechia Gdańsk in 1950.[1] Baszkiewicz made his league debut against Polonia Świdnica, scoring his first goal for the club in the same match.[2] In total he played 40 times scoring 18 goals with Lechia before the age of 20. In 1953 he joined Gwardia Warsaw, playing the next 11 seasons with the club.[3] In total for Gwardia he played 173 times in the league, scoring 66 goals and he became the first Polish player to score in a European club competition in 1955 scoring against Djurgårdens in Sweden. At the age of 27 Baszkiewicz suffered from injuries, retiring at the age of 30 having played rarely in his final 3 seasons. Baszkiewicz played 20 times for the Poland national team scoring 4 times for his country.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Ludzie Lechii: Krzysztof Baszkiewicz". lechia.gda.pl.
  2. ↑ "1950 II Liga Gr. Zachodnia". lechia.net.
  3. ↑ "Krzysztof Stanisław Baszkiewicz". wikiliga.pl.
  4. ↑ "Od Lentnera do Krzynówka. Najlepsze lewe nogi w reprezentacji. Dekada po dekadzie!". laczynaspilka.pl.


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