Henryk Szczepański

Henryk Szczepański (7 October 1933 – 30 January 2015[1]) was a Polish footballer who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics.[2][3]

Henryk Szczepański
Personal information
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 1.73 m (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)
International career
1957–1965 Poland 45 (0)
Managerial career
Gwardia Warsaw
Olimpia Poznan
Motor Lublin
OKS OZOS Olsztyn
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Football career

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.

Representative career

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.

Coaching career

After his football career ended, he worked as a coach, in Gwardia Warsaw, Olimpia Poznan, Motor Lublin and OKS OZOS Olsztyn.

Honours

ŁKS Łódź

  • Polish Champion: 1958
  • Polish Cup Winner: 1957

Odra Opole

  • Polish League 3rd place: 1964
  • Polish Cup Semi-Final: 1962
  • Inter-Toto Cup Semi-Final: 1964

References
  1. Andrzej Gowarzewski Encyklopedia piłkarska Fuji. Rocznik 2015-2016, wyd. Katowice 2015, s. 31
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Henryk Szczepański". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 13 December 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
  3. "Henryk Szczepański". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
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