Jerzy Engel
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Full name | Władysław Jerzy Engel | ||
Date of birth | 6 October 1952 | ||
Place of birth | Włocławek, Poland | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
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 Warszawa | ||
1977–1978 | RKS Błonie | ||
1978 | Polonia Warsaw | ||
1979–1981 | Polonia Bydgoszcz | ||
1982–1984 |
Hutnik Warszawa | ||
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: [vwaˈdɨswav ˈjɛʐɨ ˈɛŋɡɛl]; born 6 October 1952 in Włocławek, Poland) is a Polish former footballer and coach.
Biography
Playing career
Engel began his career in football at an early age playing at local youth club Junak Wloclawek, before being promoted to local senior team Kujawiak Włocławek which allow him to move to the likes of Polonia 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 injury.
Coaching and managerial career
First spell in club football
With spirits dampened only slightly, he immediately turned to coaching and took over at Polonia Warsaw reserves in the 1975/1976 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 the
In 1985 Jurek took over at
He later returned to Legia before taking Polonia Warsaw to runners-up spot in 1998–99.
National team spell
He became manager of the
With the side lacking firepower when he took charge, Engel saw the qualities in
Engel steered Poland to their first World Cup finals tournament since 1986, when he oversaw their participation at the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan.[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 to South Korea and Portugal. After being knocked out of the tournament and now without any pressure to perform, Poland beat the United States in their final group game for a famous victory.
Second spell in club football
His most recent vocation was at
Directorial career
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, and the sponsor from the Polish Title winning season (1999/2000).
Honours
Manager
Polonia Warszawa
APOEL
References
- ^ "Jerzy Engel - Oficjalna Strona WWW". Archived from the original on 4 February 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
- ^ "BBC SPORT | WORLD CUP | Poland | Engel blames his players".