Hubert Kostka

His career began at small club LZS Markowice, but soon he was purchased by Unia Racibórz, and in the fall of 1960 he moved to Górnik Zabrze, a powerhouse of Polish football. He spent 14 years at the club, playing 301 games in all competitions. With Kostka in goal, Górnik won eight Ekstraklasa titles, and finished as runners-up in the 1970 Cup Winners' Cup final to Manchester City.

Kostka also was a starting goalkeeper for the Poland national team. In the 1972 Summer Olympics, Kostka won the gold medal in the men's football tournament, but soon afterwards the aging goalkeeper was replaced by another star, Jan Tomaszewski. Between 1962 and 1972, he played in 32 international matches, captaining the team on 4 occasions.

International statistics

After retiring from playing, he started managing. He was the Poland national team assistant in 1974. His first job as the main manager was with Górnik Zabrze Youth. In 1976 he took over as manager of Górnik's first team. Later, he worked with Szombierki Bytom, winning the 1979–80 Ekstraklasa title. In the mid-1980s Kostka returned to Zabrze, winning the Ekstraklasa twice, in 1984–85 and 1985–86. He also helped Kazimierz Górski, Jacek Gmoch and Antoni Piechniczek with preparations for the 1970 FIFA World Cup. He graduated as a mining engineer from the Silesian Polytechnic University in Gliwice. He continued managing until 2000, when he retired from Włókniarz Kietrz.

Player

Górnik Zabrze

Ekstraklasa: 1961, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1970–71, 1971–72 Polish Cup: 1964–65, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72 Poland

Summer Olympic Games gold medal: 1972 Individual

Ekstraklasa Hall of Fame: 2022

Manager

Szombierki Bytom

Ekstraklasa: 1979–80 Górnik Zabrze

Ekstraklasa: 1984–85, 1985–86 Individual

Polish Coach of the Year: 1979, 1980, 1985 Order of Polonia Restituta: 1972