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Polish footballer (born 1946)

Henryk Kasperczak
Kasperczak in 2012
Personal information
Full name Henryk Wojciech Kasperczak
Date of birth (1946-07-10) 10 July 1946 (age 78)
Place of birth Zabrze, Poland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1965 Stal Zabrze
1965–1966 Stal Mielec 0 (0)
1966–1968 Legia Warszawa 0 (0)
1968–1978 Stal Mielec 209 (37)
1978–1979 Metz 55 (11)
International career
1973–1978 Poland 61 (5)
Managerial career
1979–1984 Metz
1984–1987 Saint-Étienne
1987–1988 Strasbourg
1989–1990 Racing Club de Paris
1990–1992 Montpellier
1993 Lille
1993–1994 Ivory Coast
1994–1998 Tunisia
1998 Bastia
1999–2000 Al Wasl
2000 Morocco
2000–2001 Shenyang Haishi
2001–2002 Mali
2002–2004 Wisła Kraków
2006–2008 Senegal
2008–2009 Górnik Zabrze
2010 Wisła Kraków
2010–2011 Kavala
2013–2015 Mali
2015–2017 Tunisia
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Poland (as player)
FIFA World Cup
Third place 1974 West Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1976 Montréal
Representing  Ivory Coast (as manager)
Africa Cup of Nations
Third place 1994 Tunisia
Representing  Tunisia (as manager)
Runner-up 1996 South Africa
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Henryk Wojciech Kasperczak (born 10 July 1946) is a Polish former professional football manager and player.

As a player, Kasperczak took part in two FIFA World Cups with Poland, achieving third place in 1974, as well as a silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

As a manager, Kasperczak enjoyed most success in the African Cup of Nations, securing second place with Tunisia in 1996, third with Ivory Coast (1994) and fourth with Mali (2002).

Club career

Kasperczak was born in Zabrze. With Stal Mielec, Kasperczak won two Ekstraklasa title in his native Poland. He had also played for the reserve team of Legia Warsaw, before ending his career in FC Metz.

International career

He played for Poland at the 1974 FIFA World Cup, securing third place; at the 1976 Summer Olympics, where the team won the silver medal, and at the 1978 FIFA World Cup.

Coaching career

Kasperczak in 2007

Kasperczak spent the first fifteen years (1978–1993) of his coaching career in France, managing FC Metz, AS Saint-Étienne, Racing Strasbourg, Racing Club de Paris, Montpellier HSC and Lille OSC. His biggest success was winning Coupe de France with FC Metz in 1984.

Next, Kaspeczak managed two African national teams: first, Ivory Coast (1993–1994), achieving third place in the 1994 African Cup of Nations, and later Tunisia (1994–1998), which finished second in the 1996 Cup. Kasperczak also coached Tunisia at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France.

During the tournament, Kasperczak was fired and replaced by Ali Selmi, after Tunisia lost the chance to pass the group stage, losing to England (0–2) and Colombia (0–1).

Later, Kasperczak managed SC Bastia (1998), Al Wasl FC (1999–2000), Morocco national team (2000), Shenyang Haishi (2000–2001) and Mali national team (2001–2002). Mali won the fourth place at the 2002 African Cup of Nations under his coaching.

In 2002, Kasperczak came back to his native Poland, and spend the next three years as head coach of Wisła Kraków. Wisła won three league titles under his coaching.

In 2006, Kaspeczak began managing Senegal (2006–2008), however he quit his post during the 2008 African Cup of Nations following a poor run of results which saw them with 1-point in 2 games in a group they had been expected to win.

On 16 September 2008, he took over as manager of Górnik Zabrze. He left Górnik Zabrze on 3 April 2009, when the club was officially relegated from Ekstraklasa to I liga, the second division.

On 15 March 2010, Wisła Kraków reached an agreement with Kasperczak to appoint him as the new manager.

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Poland 1973 15 2
1974 11 1
1975 9 1
1976 7 0
1977 11 1
1978 8 0
Total 61 5
Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kasperczak goal.
List of international goals scored by Henryk Kasperczak
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 20 March 1973 Łódź, Poland  United States 3–0 4–0 Friendly
2 3 August 1973 Chicago, United States  United States 1–0 1–0 Friendly
3 9 October 1974 Poznań, Poland  Finland 1–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying
4 8 October 1975 Łódź, Poland  Hungary 2–1 4–2 Friendly
5 10 June 1977 Lima, Peru  Peru 3–1 3–1 Friendly

Honours

Player

Stal Mielec

Poland

Individual

Manager

FC Metz

RC Strasbourg

RC Paris

Ivory Coast

Tunisia

Mali

Wisła Kraków

Individual

References

  1. Senegal coach Kasperczak resigns, BBC Sport, 28 January 2008
  2. Henryk Kasperczak trenerem Górnika! Archived 20 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Official website of Górnik Zabrze, 16 September 2008
  3. "Henryk Kasperczak trenerem Wisły". wisla.krakow.pl. Archived from the original on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
  4. ^ "Henryk Kasperczak". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Laureaci". pilkanozna.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 21 June 2024.

External links

Awards
Coupe de France winning managers
Polish Footballer of the Year
Piłka Nożna
Sport
Polish Coach of the Year
International tournaments
Poland squad – 1974 FIFA World Cup third place
Poland
Poland football squad – 1976 Summer Olympics – Silver medalists
Poland
Poland squad – 1978 FIFA World Cup
Poland
Ivory Coast squad – 1994 African Cup of Nations third place
Ivory Coast
Tunisia squad – 1996 African Cup of Nations runners-up
Tunisia
Tunisia men's football squad – 1996 Summer Olympics
Tunisia
Tunisia squad – 1998 African Cup of Nations
Tunisia
Tunisia squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup
Tunisia
Mali squad – 2002 African Cup of Nations fourth place
Mali
Senegal squad – 2008 Africa Cup of Nations
Senegal
Mali squad – 2015 Africa Cup of Nations
Mali
Tunisia squad – 2017 Africa Cup of Nations
Tunisia
Managerial positions
FC Metz – managers
AS Saint-Étienne – managers
(s) = secretary; (p) = player-manager; (c) = caretaker; (i) = interim.
RC Strasbourg Alsace – managers
(c) = caretaker manager
Montpellier HSC – managers
Lille OSC – managers
(c) = caretaker
Ivory Coast national football team – managers
(c) = caretaker manager
Tunisia national football team – managers
(c) = caretaker manager
SC Bastia – managers
Al Wasl – managers
Morocco national football team – managers
Guangzhou City F.C. – managers
Wisła Kraków – managers
(c) = caretaker manager
Senegal national football team – managers
(c) = caretaker manager
Górnik Zabrze – managers
(c) = caretaker manager
Kavala F.C. – managers
(c) = caretaker manager
Mali national football team – managers
(c) = caretaker manager
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