Henryk Czapczyk

Henryk Czapczyk
Personal information
Date of birth (1922-08-27)27 August 1922
Place of birth Poznań, Poland
Date of death 30 August 2010(2010-08-30) (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

Henryk Czapczyk (27 August 1922 – 30 August 2010[2]) was a Polish footballer who played as a striker.

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

Player

Warta Poznań

Manager

Lech Poznań

Orders

References

  1. ^ "Henryk Czapczyk". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Zmarł Henryk Czapczyk - KKS LECH POZNAŃ S.A." Archived from the original on 2 September 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
  3. ^ a b c "Henryk Czapczyk". 1944.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Trenerzy - KKS LECH POZNAŃ S.A." www.lechpoznan.pl. Archived from the original on 27 August 2009.
  5. ^ "Druga liga (2nd division)". mogiel.net (in Polish). Retrieved 26 August 2024.


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