▁was ▁ 8 ▁times ▁champion ▁of ▁Poland ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁runner - up ▁of ▁the ▁Cup ▁of ▁W inners ▁Cup ▁( V ien na , ▁ 2 9 ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁vs . ▁Manchester ▁City ). ▁ ▁Kost ka ▁also ▁was ▁the ▁st arter ▁in ▁the ▁Polish ▁National ▁Team . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁he ▁won ▁gold ▁medal ▁in ▁the ▁s occer ▁tournament , ▁but ▁soon ▁afterwards ▁the ▁ag ing ▁goal ie ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁another ▁star , ▁Jan ▁Tom asz ew ski . ▁Alt ogether , ▁between ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁ ▁he ▁played ▁in ▁ 3 2 ▁international ▁matches , ▁in ▁ 4 ▁of ▁them ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁captain . ▁ ▁After ▁ret iring ▁from ▁playing , ▁he ▁started ▁co aching . ▁First ly ▁he ▁worked ▁with ▁G ór nik ' s ▁junior ▁teams , ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁he ▁took ▁up ▁the ▁post ▁of ▁coach ▁of ▁G ór nik ' s ▁first ▁team . ▁Later , ▁he ▁worked ▁with ▁Sz omb ier ki ▁By tom , ▁winning ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁Championships ▁of ▁Poland . ▁In ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s ▁Kost ka ▁returned ▁to ▁Z ab rze , ▁winning ▁Championships ▁of ▁Poland ▁twice ▁( 1 9 8 5 , ▁ 1 9 8 6 ). ▁Also , ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁he ▁helped ▁Kaz im ierz ▁G ór ski , ▁J ace k