Wacław Sąsiadek (4 March 1931 – 2 October 2017) was a Polish footballer who played as a forward.[1] He also played for the Poland national football team, and was a football manager.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1931-03-04)4 March 1931 | ||
Place of birth | Lwów, Poland | ||
Date of death | 2 October 2017(2017-10-02) (aged 86) | ||
Place of death | Bytom, Poland | ||
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Pogoń Katowice | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1946–1949 | Pogoń Katowice | ||
1949–1953 | Legia Warsaw | 86 | (34) |
1954–1959 | Polonia Bytom | 102 | (27) |
1960–1961 | Silesia Miechowice | ||
National team | |||
1948–1950 | Poland U18 | 3 | (0) |
1948–1954 | Poland | 3 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
1968–1969 | Urania Ruda Śląska | ||
1969–1973 | CKS Czeladź | ||
1973–1976 | Urania Ruda Śląska | ||
1977 | GKS Tychy | ||
1978 | Toronto Falcons | ||
1978 | Wisłoka Dębica | ||
1979–1980 | Wisłoka Dębica | ||
1980–1981 | Polonia Bytom | ||
1981–1985 | Urania Ruda Śląska | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Sąsiadek began playing at the youth level with Pogoń Katowice, and ultimately joined the senior team in 1946.[2] In 1949, he played in Liga Polska with Legia Warsaw where he played for five seasons.[3][4] In 1954, he signed with Polonia Bytom where in his debut season he assisted in securing the Polish Championship.[5] He concluded his career in the 1960-61 season with Silesia Miechowice after sustaining a knee injury.[6]
He died on October 2, 2017.[7]
He made his debut for the Poland national football team on October 17, 1948 in a friendly match against Finland.[8] In the match he made history as he became the youngest player to represent Poland at the age of 17 until broken by Włodzimierz Lubański.[5][9] He later made two additional appearances for the senior national team against Albania, and East Germany.[10] He also played for the Poland national under-18 football team.[10]
Sąsiadek became the football manager for Urania Ruda Śląska originally in 1968, he would return for another two stints with the club in 1973-76, and in 1981-85. He also managed CKS Czeladź, GKS Tychy, Wisłoka Dębica, and former club Polonia Bytom.[11][12] In 1978, he managed abroad in the National Soccer League with the Toronto Falcons where he secured the NSL Cup against Hamilton Italo-Canadians.[5]
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