PolandCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Grzegorz Bolesław Lato is a Polish former professional football player and manager who played as a winger. He was a member of Poland's golden generation of football players who rose to fame in the 1970s and early 80s. Over a decade, he represented Poland at five major tournaments starting with gold at the 1972 Summer Olympic Games in Munich and ending with a third-place finish at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain. He reached the peak of his career at the 1974 World Cup, where he was the leading scorer and the only Pole to-date to have won the honour. In 1981, he won the Polish Footballer of the Year Award presented by the Piłka Nożna football weekly. After retiring from his playing career, he had a brief stint as manager in several clubs in and out of Poland. — Wikipedia
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In the line-ups
20 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1974–1982The archive holds 20 team sheets naming Grzegorz Lato in Poland's starting line-up, from 1974-06-15 to 1982-07-10.
20 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
International goals in our archive
19 goals across 16 scoring matches · 3 tournaments · 1973–1982| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-06-22 |  Peru | W5–1(n) | 58' | FIFA World Cup | A Coruña |
| 1978-09-06 |  Iceland | W2–0(a) | 85' | UEFA Euro qualification | Reykjavík |
| 1978-06-21 |  Brazil | L1–3(n) | 45' | FIFA World Cup | Mendoza |
| 1978-06-06 |  Tunisia | W1–0(n) | 43' | FIFA World Cup | Rosario |
| 1977-09-21 |  Denmark | W4–1(h) | 38' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Chorzów |
| 1977-05-15 |  Cyprus | W3–1(a) | 26' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Limassol |
| 1976-10-16 |  Portugal | W2–0(a) | 49' 77' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Porto |
| 1975-09-10 |  Netherlands | W4–1(h) | 14' | UEFA Euro qualification | Chorzów |
| 1974-10-09 |  Finland | W3–0(h) | 53' | UEFA Euro qualification | Poznań |
| 1974-09-01 | Finland | W2–1(a) | 50' | UEFA Euro qualification | Helsinki |
| 1974-07-06 | Brazil | W1–0(n) | 76' | FIFA World Cup | Munich |
| 1974-06-30 | Yugoslavia | W2–1(n) | 62' | FIFA World Cup | Frankfurt |
| 1974-06-26 |  Sweden | W1–0(n) | 43' | FIFA World Cup | Stuttgart |
| 1974-06-19 |  Haiti | W7–0(n) | 17' 87' | FIFA World Cup | Munich |
| 1974-06-15 |  Argentina | W3–2(n) | 7' 62' | FIFA World Cup | Stuttgart |
| 1973-09-26 |  Wales | W3–0(h) | 34' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Chorzów |
Honours
7 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours7 | ||||
| Ekstraklasa | ×2 | 1972–73, 1975–76 | Stal Mielec | |
| Belgian Cup finalist | ×1 | 1981 | Lokeren SC | |
| CONCACAF Champions Cup | ×1 | 1983 | Atlante F.C. | |
| Olympic gold medal | ×1 | 1972 | Poland | |
| Olympic silver medal | ×1 | 1976 | Poland | |
| Polish Cup finalist | ×1 | 1976 | Stal Mielec | |
| Individual honours20 | ||||
| Scoring titles · 3 | ||||
| Ekstraklasa top scorer | ×2 | 1972–73, 1974–75 | ||
| FIFA World Cup Golden Shoe | 1974 | |||
| Player of the year · 4 | ||||
| Piłka Nożna Polish Footballer of the Year | ×2 | 1977, 1981 | ||
| Sport Player of the Year | ×2 | 1974, 1977 | ||
| Teams of the season · 3 | ||||
| World XI | ×2 | 1974, 1975 | ||
| FIFA World Cup All-Star Team | 1974 | |||
| More honours · 10 | ||||
| Sport Ideal European XI | ×2 | 1974, 1975 | ||
| Gold Cross of Merit | 1972 | |||
| Gold Cross of Merit | ||||
| Honored Master of Sports of Poland | ||||
| Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta | 1974 | |||
| Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta | 1982 | |||
| Piłka Nożna magazine plebiscite | 1981 | |||
| Polish Football Association Golden Badge | 1972 | |||
| Polish Football Association National Team of the Century | 1919–2019 | |||
| Orders & distinctions4 | ||||
| Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta | ||||
| Gold Medal "For Outstanding Sport Achievements" | ||||
| Silver Medal "For Outstanding Sport Achievements" | ||||
| Bronze Medal "For Outstanding Sport Achievements" | ||||