Wacław Sąsiadek

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.

Wacław Sąsiadek
Personal information
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
International career
1948–1950 Poland U18 3 (0)
1948–1954 Poland 3 (0)
Managerial career
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

Career

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]

International career

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]

Managerial career

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]

References
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  2. "Wacław Sąsiadek - pierwszy gwiazdor młodzieżowych reprezentacji". junior.weszlo.com. 2020-06-15. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
  3. "Historia: Zimowy Puchar (1952) - legionisci.com". legionisci.com (in Polish). 2010-12-20. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
  4. "Informacje o zawodniku: Wacław Sąsiadek | 1 Liga 1953". polfutbol.ayz.pl. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
  5. Czado, Pawel (July 30, 2004). "Gdzie są gwiazdy z tamtych lat: Wacław Sąsiadek". Sport.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-02-14.
  6. Media, Wirtualna Polska (2017-10-04). "Odszedł Wacław Sąsiadek - były rekordzista reprezentacji Polski - WP SportoweFakty". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-02-14.
  7. Kamieniecki, Piotr (2017-10-05). "Zmarł Wacław Sąsiadek" (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-02-14.
  8. "Wacław Sąsiadek - historia występów w reprezentancji Polski - lista meczów w kadrze narodowej, bilanse, statystyki - Historia Polskiej Piłki Nożnej - hppn.pl..." www.hppn.pl. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
  9. S.A, Telewizja Polska (2020-06-01). "TOP 10: najmłodsi piłkarze w historii reprezentacji Polski". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-02-14.
  10. "Waclaw Sasiadek". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
  11. "O trenerskich legendach GKS-u". Nowe Info (in Polish). 2017-03-19. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
  12. "Nie żyje Wacław Sąsiadek. Z Polonią zdobył mistrzostwo Polski". www.bytomski.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-02-14.
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