Czesław Bartolik

Czesław Bartolik (born 16 April 1918 - 29 March 2008) was a Polish football player and manager.

Czesław Bartolik

Personal information
Full name	Czesław Bartolik
Date of birth	16 April 1918 [1]
Place of birth	Petrograd, Russian SFSR
Date of death	29 March 2008 (aged 89)
Place of death	Gdynia, Poland
Height	169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1933–37	KS Gdynia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1937–38	Arka Gdynia
1938–39	Gedania Danzig
1940	Wisła Kraków
1941–42	Garbarnia Kraków
1943–44	Groble Kraków
1945–48	Gedania Gdańsk
1948–49	Bałtyk Gdynia
1951	Lechia Gdańsk	1	(0)
Teams managed
1948–49	Bałtyk Gdynia
1950–53	Lechia Gdańsk
1954–55	Odra Opole
1956–57	Arka Gdynia
1958–59	Stoczniowiec Gdańsk
1960–61	Lechia Gdańsk II
1961–64	Flota Gdynia
1964–67	MS Batory
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Senior career

Bartolik started his career with the youth team of KS Gdynia before starting his professional career with Arka Gdynia in 1937-38, and Gedania Danzig from 1938-39. In 1939 Gedania Danzig was banned from partaking in sports events by the Nazi Party during the Occupation of Poland. Due to the outbreak of World War II Bartolik was moved to Krakow, where he played for Wisla Krakow, Garbarnia Kraków, and Groble Kraków from 1940-44 playing in the underground Kraków Occupation Championships. After the war ended he moved back to Danzig, now named Gdańsk, to play for Gedania Gdańsk (the same team re-created after its banning in 1939). After three years Bartolik moved to Bałtyk Gdynia where he became a player manager.

Managerial career

Bałtyk Gdynia was the start of his time in management. In 1950 he moved to Lechia Gdańsk as manager,[2] where in 1951 he also played in the league for a final time. In 1951 he guided Lechia to the Ekstraklasa, getting promoted from the II liga. After Lechia he had spells with Odra Opole, Arka Gdynia, Stoczniowiec Gdańsk and Flota Gdynia. In 1964 he managed a team for the Polish Ocean Lines ship MS Batory where he won the Atlantic League in 1966.[3]

Death

Bartolik died on 29 March 2008 aged 89. He was buried in the Orłowo district of Gdynia.[4]

References

1. "Czesław Bartolik". lechia.gda.pl.
2. "Trenerzy". lechia.pl.
3. "Z kart historii sportu: Święto Morza w Kielcach". kielce.wyborcza.pl.
4. "Czesław Bartolik nie żyje". lechia.gda.pl.