Wojciech Przybylski
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wojciech Wiesław Przybylski | ||
| Date of birth | 7 August 1939 | ||
| Place of birth | Tczew, Poland | ||
| Date of death | 8 January 2021 (aged 81) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Unia Wąbrzeźno | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Pomorzanin Toruń | |||
| AZS Warszawa | |||
| Broń Radom | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1971–1975 |
Polonia Gdańsk | ||
| 1975–1978 | Bałtyk Gdynia (assistant manager) | ||
| 1979–1980 | Lechia Gdańsk | ||
| 1982–1983 |
Al-Jaish | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Wojciech Wiesław Przybylski (7 August 1939 – 8 January 2021[1]) was a Polish sports and political activist, and a former football player and manager.
Early years
In 1953 Przybylski started to get involved with his local football team, Unia Wąbrzeźno. From 1954 to 1956, Przybylski was involved with the "Association of Black Scouts of Toruń" (Polish: toruńskiego Związku Czarnych Skautów) an illegal anti-communist organization. In 1959 he graduated from his high school in Wąbrzeźno.[2]
Football
Przybylski had a professional footballing career which lasted until 1968. He played for Pomorzanin Toruń, AZS Warszawa and
Education
After graduating from school in 1959, Przybylski went on to complete his Teacher Training in
After football
Przybylski has held various different roles since finishing his football career, often using his qualifications in the roles he has. From 1999 to 2002 he held various teaching roles at the Academy of Physical Education in Gdańsk,[7] while also becoming the dean and the head of the football department for two terms spanning 2002–2008. From 2000 to 2004 he was on the Polish Football Association (Polish: PZPN) before becoming a spokesperson for the ethics committee of the PZPN. From 2000 to 2008 he was the president for the AZS AWFiS Gdańsk sports club, has been the chairman of the Gdańsk sports council, he was a representative of the Gdańsk Regional Football Association in the Organizing Committee for the European Championships in 2012. He has been the regional vice-president of the Polish People's Party since 2008, being involved in elections in 2007, 2009, 2015 and 2018. Each of which have been unsuccessful.
In 2001, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta.[8]
Honours
Polonia Gdańsk
- III liga
- Winners: 1972–73
- Runners-up: 1971–72
Bałtyk Gdynia
- II liga
- Third place: 1977–78
Al-Jaish
- Iraq FA Cup
- Winners: 1982–83
References
- ^ "Zmarł Wojciech Przybylski, prof. AWFiS – AWFiS" (in Polish). 8 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ "Wojciech Przybylski". gedanopedia.pl.
- ^ "Przedświąteczna wizyta działacza PZPN". mks-unia.eu. 16 December 2017.
- ^ "Trenerzy". lechia.pl.
- ^ "Al-Jaish (Baghdad) - Coaches". RSSSF.
- ^ "Wojciech Przybylski". wnp.pl.
- ^ "dr hab. Wojciech Przybylski". nauka-polska.pl.
- ^ "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 20 września 2001 r. o nadaniu orderów i odznaczeń". isap.sejm.gov.pl. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
