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Jerzy Paweł Gorgoń (born 18 July 1949 in Zabrze) is a Polish former football player who is remembered for his participation in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He was a 6'4" tall central defender, who became well known in 1967 while playing for Górnik Zabrze. He helped Zabrze to five consecutive Polish Cups in 1968–72. Gorgoń participated in the 1974 World Cup in, then, West Germany, winning third place with the Poland National Team and being his squad's defensive pillar.

He won 55 international caps overall,^[1] and took on the role of captaincy once. He also played in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.^[2]^[3]

Gorgoń moved to Argentina in 1978. He had a mostly unsuccessful time there and moved to Switzerland in 1980 to play for FC Gallen. He later coached the reserve and youth teams of Blau-Weiss St. Gallen as well as at the football academy in Gossau.

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Poland	1970	2	0
	1971	4	0
	1972	9	2
	1973	13	3
	1974	11	1
	1975	5	0
	1976	5	0
	1977	0	0
	1978	6	0
Total		55	6

Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gorgoń goal.

List of international goals scored by Jerzy Gorgoń
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	1 September 1972	Nürnberg, West Germany	East Germany	1–0	2–1	1972 Summer Olympics
2	1 September 1972	Nürnberg, West Germany	East Germany	2–1	2–1	1972 Summer Olympics
3	1 August 1973	Toronto, Canada	Canada	2–1	3–1	Friendly
4	5 August 1973	Los Angeles, United States	Mexico	1–0	1–0	Friendly
5	8 August 1973	Monterrey, Mexico	Mexico	1–1	2–1	Friendly
6	19 June 1974	Munich, West Germany	Haiti	4–0	7–0	1974 FIFA World Cup