Career
He spent most of career playing for Polish team Górnik Zabrze. Gawlik, who was not raised in Poland (until 1945, Zabrze, then called Hindenburg, belonged to Germany), started his career in the mid-1940s for the German team Reichsbahn SV Borsigwerk. After 1945, he played for Górnik Biskupice and in 1950 he moved to Górnik Zabrze, a powerhouse of Polish soccer.
Also, he played for the Polish National Team scoring one goal in 7 games.
His debut took place on June 23, 1957 in Chorzów, when Poland beat Soviet Union 2-1.
