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| Full name | Henryk Wojciech Kasperczak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1946-07-10)10 July 1946 (age 79) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Zabrze, Poland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | 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
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Henryk Wojciech Kasperczak (born 10 July 1946) is a Polish former professionalfootball manager andplayer.
As a player, Kasperczak took part in twoFIFA World Cups withPoland, achieving third place in1974, as well as a silver medal at the1976 Summer Olympics inMontreal, Quebec, Canada. In 1976 and 1977, he was the winner of thePolish Footballer of the Year Award conferred by thePiłka Nożna football weekly.[1]
As a manager, Kasperczak enjoyed most success in theAfrican Cup of Nations, securing second place withTunisia in1996, third withIvory Coast (1994) and fourth withMali (2002).
Kasperczak was born inZabrze. WithStal Mielec, Kasperczak won twoEkstraklasa title in his native Poland. He had also played for the reserve team ofLegia Warsaw, before ending his career inFC Metz.
He played forPoland at the1974 FIFA World Cup, securing third place; at the1976 Summer Olympics, where the team won the silver medal, and at the1978 FIFA World Cup.
Kasperczak spent the first fifteen years (1978–1993) of his coaching career in France, managingFC Metz,AS Saint-Étienne,Racing Strasbourg,Racing Club de Paris,Montpellier HSC andLille OSC. His biggest success was winningCoupe de France with FC Metz in1984.
Next, Kaspeczak managed two African national teams: first,Ivory Coast (1993–1994), achieving third place in the1994 African Cup of Nations, and laterTunisia (1994–1998), which finished second in the1996 Cup. Kasperczak also coached Tunisia at the1996 Summer Olympics and the1998 FIFA World Cup in France.
During the tournament, Kasperczak was fired and replaced byAli Selmi, after Tunisia lost the chance to pass thegroup stage, losing toEngland (0–2) andColombia (0–1).
Later, Kasperczak managedSC Bastia (1998),Al Wasl FC (1999–2000),Morocco national team (2000),Shenyang Haishi (2000–2001) andMali national team (2001–2002). Mali won the fourth place at the2002 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 ofWisła Kraków. Wisła won three league titles under his coaching.
In 2006, Kaspeczak began managingSenegal (2006–2008), however he quit his post during the2008 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.[2]
On 16 September 2008, he took over as manager ofGórnik Zabrze. He left Górnik Zabrze on 3 April 2009, when the club was officially relegated from Ekstraklasa to I liga, the second division.[3]
On 15 March 2010,Wisła Kraków reached an agreement with Kasperczak to appoint him as the new manager.[4]
| 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 | |
| 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 |
Stal Mielec
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FC Metz
RC Strasbourg
RC Paris
Ivory Coast
Tunisia
Mali
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