Gothard Kokott

Gothard Kokott

Personal information
Date of birth	(1943-10-06)6 October 1943
Place of birth	Pyskowice, Poland
Date of death	11 January 2021(2021-01-11) (aged 77)
Place of death	Częstochowa, Poland
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Czarni Pyskowice
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Czarni Pyskowice
	Piast Gliwice
	Oleśniczanka Oleśnica
1968–1975	Raków Częstochowa	149	(0)
Managerial career
1985–1986	Raków Częstochowa
1995–1997	Raków Częstochowa
1997	Zawisza Bydgoszcz
1997–1998	Raków Częstochowa
1999	Ruch Radzionków
2000–2002	Błękitni Kościelec
2000–2003	Clearex Chorzów (futsal)
2002–2005	Stradom Częstochowa
2005–2006	Clearex Chorzów (futsal)
Medal record
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gothard Kokott (6 October 1943 – 11 January 2021) was a Polish professional football player and manager.

Career

Kokott was born in Pyskowice. As a manager his historic successes in the top flight with both Raków Częstochowa and Ruch Radzionków made him a club legend at both clubs.

Overall, he coached Raków in 94 top division appearances and Ruch in 15. Later, he coached professional futsal club Clearex Chorzów and became a sporting director at Raków.

He received numerous honours and awards for his feats, most notably the Brązowy Krzyż Zasługi, Złota Odznaka PZPN and Srebrna Odznaka PZPN.

He died aged 77 in January 2021, and his funeral was held in Częstochowa where his final resting place is.