Joachim Marx

Joachim Jerzy Marx (born 31 August 1944) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Joachim Marx

Personal information
Full name	Joachim Jerzy Marx
Date of birth	(1944-08-31) 31 August 1944
Place of birth	Gleiwitz, Germany (present-day Poland)
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	GKS Sośnica
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1959–1963	Piast Gliwice
1963–1969	Gwardia Warszawa	82	(36)
1969–1975	Ruch Chorzów	162	(66)
1975–1979	Lens
1979–1982	US Noeux-lès-Mines
National team
1966–1975	Poland	23	(10)
Teams managed
1985–1988	Lens
1988–1990	La Roche VF
1991–1992	Châteauroux
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Olympic medal record
Representing  Poland
Men’s Football
	1972 Munich	Team Competition

On the national level, he played for Poland national team (23 matches/10 goals)[1] and was a participant at the 1972 Summer Olympics, where his team won the gold medal.

With Ruch Chorzów, he played 162 matches in the Ekstraklasa scoring 66 goals. With Marx, Ruch won the national championship (1974 and 1975), and the Polish Cup (1974).

Later in his career, Marx went to France, where he played most notably for Racing Lens (2nd place in Ligue 1 in 1977). Since ending his professional soccer player's career in 1982, Marx has been coaching in France.

Joachim Marx was famed for the power of his shot.