Henryk Czapczyk (27 August 1922 – 30 August 2010[2]) was a Polish footballer who played as a striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 August 1922 | ||
| Place of birth | Poznań, Poland | ||
| Date of death | 30 August 2010 (aged 88) | ||
| Place of death | Poznań, Poland[1] | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1935–1939 | HCP Poznań | ||
| 1946–1948 | Warta Poznań | ||
| 1949–1953 | Lech Poznań | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1959–1961 | Lech Poznań | ||
| 1964 | Lech Poznań | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Czapczyk was born at Poznań and started his football career at HCP Poznań. During World War II, he was a Home Army soldier, eventually reaching the rank of lieutenant. He commanded an assault unit during the Warsaw Uprising; after its fall, he was imprisoned in several German camps, before being liberated in May 1945.[3]
He returned to Poland in 1946 to continue his football career. That year, as Warta's captain, he led the team to a second-place finish in the championship and the national title the following year.[3] In 1949, he joined Lech Poznań, where he remained until his retirement in 1953.[4]
Honours
editPlayer
editWarta Poznań
Manager
editLech Poznań
- II liga North: 1960[5]
Orders
edit- Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari
- Cross of Valour (twice)
- Cross of Merit with Swords
- Cross of the Home Army
- Partisan Cross
- Army Medal
- Victory and Freedom of 1945 Medal
- Grunwald Badge
References
edit- ^ "Henryk Czapczyk". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "Zmarł Henryk Czapczyk - KKS LECH POZNAŃ S.A." Archived from the original on 2 September 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
- ^ a b c "Henryk Czapczyk". 1944.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "Trenerzy - KKS LECH POZNAŃ S.A." www.lechpoznan.pl. Archived from the original on 27 August 2009.
- ^ "Druga liga (2nd division)". mogiel.net (in Polish). Retrieved 26 August 2024.
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