Janusz Kupcewicz
Polish footballer (1955–2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Janusz Bogdan Kupcewicz (9 December 1955 – 4 July 2022)[1] was a Polish professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[2]
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Date of birth | (1955-12-09)9 December 1955 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Gdańsk, Poland | ||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 4 July 2022(2022-07-04) (aged 66) | ||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Gdańsk, Poland | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
1964–1968 | Warmia Olsztyn | ||||||||||||||||
Stomil Olsztyn | |||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1974–1982 | Arka Gdynia | 161 | (26) | ||||||||||||||
1982–1983 | Lech Poznań | 24 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
1983–1985 | Saint-Étienne | 35 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
1985–1986 | Larissa | 23 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
1986–1988 | Lechia Gdańsk | 39 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
1988–1989 | Adanaspor | 15 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 297 | (51) | |||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1976–1983 | Poland | 20 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
1993–1994 | Poland (futsal) | ||||||||||||||||
1995 | Lechia Gdańsk | ||||||||||||||||
1996–1999 | Radunia Stężyca | ||||||||||||||||
1999–2001 | Poland U21 (assistant manager) | ||||||||||||||||
2004–2005 | Cartusia Kartuzy | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Widely regarded as one of the best Polish players of his era, he most notably won the bronze with the national team at 1982 World Cup,[3] in which he was a key player with his final goal being instrumental in the success.[4]
He was voted in Arka Gdynia's best all-time XI[5] after winning their first ever Polish Cup in 1979.[5] He then went on to win the title with Lech Poznań in 1983.[6]
He played for a number of other clubs, including abroad,[7] and after retirement from playing he was a manager,[8][9] PE teacher,[10][11] and local politician.[12]