Witold Edward Zagórski (25 September 1930 – 30 June 2016)Zmarł słynny trener koszykówki Witold Zagórski was a Polish professional basketball player and coach.
Playing career Club career During his club playing career, Zagórski was a player of the Polish teams Polonia Warszawa (1950–1960), and CWKS Legia Warszawa (1960–1961). He won two Polish League championships, in 1959 and 1961.
Polish national team Zagórski was a member of the senior Polish national basketball team, in 49 games (1951–1956). With Poland, he played at 1955 FIBA EuroBasket.
Coaching career Clubs Zagórski was chosen to be the head coach of the FIBA European Selection Team on 7 occasions (1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973).
National team Zagórski was the head coach the senior Polish national basketball team, (1961–1975). With Poland, he finished in 5th place at the 1967 FIBA World Championship. He also won three medals at the FIBA EuroBasket: silver (1963) and bronze (1965 and 1967).
With Zagórski as the team's head coach, Poland's senior national team also played at three Summer Olympic Games (1964 Tokyo, 1968 Mexico City, and 1972 Munich).
Personal life Zagórski died on 30 June 2016, at the age of 85.
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External links FIBA Profile POLISH COACHING LEGEND, ZAGORSKI, PASSES AWAY.