ZBIGNIEW GUT
(1949-2010)

Zbigniew Gut passed away on the 27th of March 2010.
Born on the 17th April 1949 in Wymiarkach (Poland), as well as being an international defender on eleven occasions, he played club football with Iskra Wymiarki, Promien Zary, Odra Opole and Lech Poznan before trying his hand in the west and the French championship - Paris FC, Stade Français then AS Red Star, before ending his playing career at Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne.
Gut was Olympic champion in 1972 at the Munich games representing Poland, then during the World Cup 1974 also in West Germany, where Poland finished a remarkable third.
Poland, with stars Gadocha and Szarmach beat the much-fancied Brazil of Paulo César and Jaïrzinho 1-0, the goal scored by Lato. Gut played against Haïti (7-0) and Sweden (1-0).
For Red Star, Zbigniew Gut played 38 games as the club returned to the second division, in 1982-83 and 1983-84.

RED STAR 82-83
Back : Dubois, Eo, Gut, Padovan, Gautier, Pérez
Front : Amorfini, Massard, Besançon, Aniol, Bridier

Training in the Parc de la Courneuve, Gut on the left

Zbigniew Gut, at Saint-Ouen

Red Star – OM, 1982-83
Gut duels with the Marseillais, Antic

Red Star – Orléans, 1982-83
Gut in action against Orléans

Red Star - Stade Français, 1982-83
Gut against Martin, the stadiste captain

RED STAR 82-83
Back : Perfetti, Eo, Pérez, Gut, Gautier, Séguy
Front : Massard, Lavis, Faury, Buissonneau, Aniol

Allezredstar.com – February 2011 – Archives & photos Gilles Saillant