Henryk Szczepański (7 October 1933 – 30 January 2015[1]) was a Polish footballer who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics.[2][3]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1933-10-07)7 October 1933 | ||
Place of birth | Wejherowo | ||
Date of death | 30 January 2015(2015-01-30) (aged 81) | ||
Place of death | Warsaw | ||
Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1954–1956 | Polonia Bydgoszcz | 58 | (2) |
1957–1960 | ŁKS Łódź | 83 | (2) |
1961–1968 | Odra Opole | 134 | (2) |
National team | |||
1957–1965 | Poland | 45 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
Gwardia Warsaw | |||
– | Olimpia Poznan | ||
– | Motor Lublin | ||
– | OKS OZOS Olsztyn | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Henryk Szczepański started his football career in the works club Stal Bydgoszcz and Polonia Bydgoszcz. From 1957 to 1960 he was a footballer for ŁKS Łódź, with whom he won the Polish Cup in 1957 and the following year the national championship. In 1960, together with Roman Corinth, he won the "Golden Shoe" in the"Katowice Sport"plebiscite. In 1961 he moved to Odra Opole, with whom he finished in the 1963–64 season 3rd place (the highest place in the history of the Oder in the top league). He played for the club until 1967.
He made his debut for Poland on 29 September 1957 in Sofia in a friendly match against Bulgaria (1–1). He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. Henryk Szczepański's last match for the national team took place on 1 November 1965 in Rome, in a 1–6 loss to Italy in the 1966 World Cup qualifiers. In total, he played 45 official matches for the national team, of which 24 games where he wore the captain's armband.
After his football career ended, he worked as a coach, in Gwardia Warsaw, Olimpia Poznan, Motor Lublin and OKS OZOS Olsztyn.
ŁKS Łódź
Odra Opole
Poland football squad – 1960 Summer Olympics | ||
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