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.jpg) Jerzy Engel | |||
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| Full name | Władysław Jerzy Engel | ||
| Date of birth | (1952-10-06)6 October 1952 (age 73) | ||
| Place of birth | Włocławek, Poland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder,forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1966–1969 | Junak Włocławek | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1969–1971 | Kujawiak Włocławek | ||
| 1971–1973 | AZS-AWF Warsaw | ||
| 1973–1974 | Polonia Warsaw | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1975–1976 | Polonia Warsaw II | ||
| 1976–1977 | Hutnik Warsaw | ||
| 1977–1978 | RKS Błonie | ||
| 1978 | Polonia Warsaw | ||
| 1979–1981 | Polonia Bydgoszcz | ||
| 1982–1984 | Hutnik Warsaw | ||
| 1985–1987 | Legia Warsaw | ||
| 1988–1990 | Apollon Limassol | ||
| 1990–1991 | APOP Paphos | ||
| 1991–1995 | Nea Salamis | ||
| 1996 | Nea Salamis | ||
| 1997 | Aris Limassol | ||
| 1997–1999 | Polonia Warsaw | ||
| 2000–2002 | Poland | ||
| 2005 | Wisła Kraków | ||
| 2005–2006 | APOEL | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Władysław Jerzy Engel (Polish pronunciation:[vwaˈdɨswafˈjɛʐɨˈɛŋɡɛl]; born 6 October 1952) is a Polish formerfootball player andmanager.
Engel began his career in football at an early age playing at local youth club Junak Włocławek, before being promoted to local senior teamKujawiak Włocławek, which allowed him to move to the likes ofPolonia Warsaw and several other clubs.
Engel, nicknamed "Jurek", began playing in midfield or attack before, at the age of 22, being cruelly forced to cut his career short because of an injury.
With spirits dampened only slightly, he immediately turned to coaching and took over at Polonia Warsaw's reserves in the 1975–76 season.
After a spell with third division teams, he came to the fore once more with his involvement in Poland's third-place finish in the1982 FIFA World CupSpain, helping then national coach,Antoni Piechniczek, choose the idealsquad.
In 1985, Engel took charge ofLegia Warsaw, leading them to two second-place finishes in thePolish top division in three seasons. Just as he was becoming well known, he made the strange decision to move toApollon Limassol, inCyprus, an island he stayed on for seven years.
He later returned to Legia before taking Polonia Warsaw to a runners-up spot in the1998–99 season.
He became manager of thePoland national team in 1999. After failing to achieve qualification for theUEFA Euro 2000, was instrumental in securingEmmanuel Olisadebe'snaturalisation as a Polish national.
With the side lacking firepower when he took charge, Engel saw the qualities inNigerian-born Olisadebe who was already playing league football in Poland. He asked the president to speed Olisadebe's papers through and as a result, had a talented forward available for World Cup qualifying. Olisadebe rewarded his coach with eight goals in tenqualifying matches.
Engel steered Poland to their firstWorld Cup finals tournament since1986, when he oversaw their participation at the2002 World Cup inSouth Korea andJapan.[2]
The World Cup did not go well and Poland were eliminated in the first round. The opening two games provided two resounding defeats, losing toSouth Korea andPortugal. After being knocked out of the tournament and now without any pressure to perform, Poland beat theUnited States 3–1 in their final group game.
His most recent vocation was atWisła Kraków where he was trainer until late-October 2005 and he has also been sports director ofLegia Warsaw. In December 2005, he moved back in Cyprus and headed the coaching team ofAPOEL. He led the team into the third place of theCypriot Championship, just two points from the top, and won theCypriot Cup as well.
On 25 June 2015, "Polonia Warsaw Co." under the leadership of Jerzy Engel took over the senior team from the MKS Polonia Warsaw Academy, which helped to reinstate Polonia Warsaw back from nonexistence, to the bottom-half of the 4th tier (third league) of professional football in Poland. Under "Engel's Co." the club returned to the emblem from the Polish title winning season (1999–2000).
Polonia Warsaw
APOEL
Individual
He is the father ofJerzy Engel Jr. In November 2017, he and his son achieved a notable betting record at theSłużewiec horse racing track, where together they won 140,000zł during the races, setting an all-time record for the venue.[4]
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