century of caps. Managerial career In 1996 he graduated from the School of Coaches of the Polish Football Association. After finishing his football career, he became a coach. Initially, he coached in Canada where he became manager of North York Rockets(1988–1990). He then returned to his old club Stal Mielec (1991–1993 and 1996–1997) before coaching several other Polish clubs: Olimpia Poznań (1993–1995) and Amica Wronki (1995–1996). He had a brief stint in Greece as manager of AO Kavala (1997) before he finally returned to Poland and eventually retired from managing with Widzew Łódź (1999). After football Lato, as a member of Democratic Left Alliance, was a Polish Senator for the Rzeszow region, between 2001 and 2005. In October 2008, he was elected President of the Polish FA (PZPN). In an 2011 interview, Lato said that if Poland didn't progress to the Euro 2012 quarterfinals he would hand in his resignation from the position of President of the Polish FA. After Poland's 0–1 defeat by the Czech Republic on 16 June 2012—which officially knocked them out of Euro 2012 in the group stages—he refused to resign. He did not seek reelection and was replaced by Zbigniew Boniek, in October 2012. Playing style Blessed with remarkable acceleration, the talented right-winger consistently lived up to the high expectations placed upon him at the international level. Lato was not renowned as a crowd pleaser, but rather as a consistent team player. His great awareness on the pitch, coupled with his flexibility—he often played as a forward—allowed him to achieve success at the international and club levels. Career statistics Club International goals Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lato goal. Honours Club Stal Mielec Polish Premier League: 1973, 1976 Polish Cup finalist: 1976 Atlante F.C. CONCACAF Champions Cup: 1983 Lokeren SC Belgian Cup finalist: 1981 Individual Polish Premier League top scorer: 1973, 1975 Piłka Nożna Player of the Year: 1977, 1981 Sport Player of the Year: 1974, 1977 International Poland Olympic gold medal: 1972 Olympic silver medal: 1976 FIFA World Cup – third place: 1974, 1982 Individual FIFA World Cup Golden Shoe: 1974 FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1974 Polish Footballer of the Year: 1977, 1981 See also List of footballers with 100 or more caps References External links International appearances and goals Profile and image of Lato 1950 births Living people People from Malbork Association football