 Lenczyk withŚląsk Wrocław in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1942-12-28)28 December 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Sanok,General Government | ||
| Date of death | 11 June 2024(2024-06-11) (aged 81) | ||
| Place of death | Kraków, Poland | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Sanoczanka Sanok | |||
| Stomil Poznań [pl] | |||
| Ślęza Wrocław | |||
| Moto Jelcz Oława [pl] | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1970–1971 | Karpaty Krosno | ||
| 1972 | Stal Rzeszów (assistant) | ||
| 1972–1974 | Siarka Tarnobrzeg | ||
| 1974–1975 | Stal Mielec (assistant) | ||
| 1975–1976 | Wisła Kraków (assistant) | ||
| 1976–1979 | Wisła Kraków | ||
| 1979–1981 | Śląsk Wrocław | ||
| 1982–1984 | Ruch Chorzów | ||
| 1984–1985 | Wisła Kraków | ||
| 1985–1986 | Igloopol Dębica | ||
| 1987–1988 | Widzew Łódź | ||
| 1990–1991 | GKS Katowice | ||
| 1994 | Wisła Kraków | ||
| 1995 | Pogoń Szczecin | ||
| 1995–1996 | GKS Katowice | ||
| 1996–1999 | Ruch Chorzów | ||
| 1999 | GKS Bełchatów | ||
| 1999–2000 | Widzew Łódź | ||
| 2000–2001 | Wisła Kraków | ||
| 2002 | Ruch Chorzów | ||
| 2005–2008 | GKS Bełchatów | ||
| 2009 | Zagłębie Lubin | ||
| 2009–2010 | Cracovia | ||
| 2010–2012 | Śląsk Wrocław | ||
| 2013–2014 | Zagłębie Lubin | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Orest Lenczyk (Polish pronunciation:[ˈɔrɛstˈlɛnt͡ʂɨk]; 28 December 1942 – 11 June 2024) was a Polish professionalfootball player andmanager.
Lenczyk was born inSanok.[1] Amidfielder,[2] he played for lower divisions teams such as Sanoczanka Sanok, Stomil Poznań, Ślęza Wrocław, and Moto-Jelcz Oława. At the age of 28, Lenczyk ended his career as a footballer, and began working as a coach.[citation needed]
At first, Lenczyk coached in several teams of southeastern Poland, before finding a job atWisła Kraków in 1975, where he was an assistant. Next year, he became the manager of Wisła's first team, winning the league title in the 1977–78 season.[3] Furthermore, Lenczyk's Wisła got to the quarter-finals of the1978–79 European Cup, beatingClub Brugge, andZbrojovka Brno, only to lose to the runner-up,Malmö. Lenczyk worked for Wisła on several occasions (1984–1985, 1994, 2000–2001), and during his last season in Kraków, he won promotion to the second round of theUEFA Cup, after eliminatingReal Zaragoza.[citation needed]
In October 2005, he got a job atGKS Bełchatów. After a first, difficult season, GKS finished the2006–07 season as runners-up, with such players, asRadosław Matusiak,Paweł Strąk,Łukasz Garguła andPiotr Lech. He was fired in March 2008, after five defeats in a row. On 16 April 2009, he was named head coach ofZagłębie Lubin,[4] winning promotion to theEkstraklasa. In August 2009, Lenczyk became the coach ofCracovia, replacingArtur Płatek [pl]. After problems with Cracovia's management, he came to terms with the higher-ups to dissolve his contract.[citation needed]
On 27 September 2010, he was named the successor toRyszard Tarasiewicz atŚląsk Wrocław.[5] The team finished runners-up in the2010–11 season. In the followingcampaign, Śląsk won the league title.[citation needed]
Lenczyk died on 11 June 2024, at the age of 81.[6] He was buried on 15 June at theBielany Cemetery inKraków.[7]
Wisła Kraków
GKS Katowice
Śląsk Wrocław[8]
Individual
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