Wacław Sąsiadek | |
Birth Date: | 1931 3, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Lwów, Poland |
Death Place: | Bytom, Poland |
Position: | Forward |
Youthclubs1: | Pogoń Katowice |
Years1: | 1946–1949 |
Years2: | 1949–1953 |
Years3: | 1954–1959 |
Years4: | 1960–1961 |
Clubs1: | Pogoń Katowice |
Clubs2: | Legia Warsaw |
Clubs4: | Silesia Miechowice |
Caps2: | 86 |
Goals2: | 34 |
Caps3: | 102 |
Goals3: | 27 |
Nationalyears1: | 1948–1950 |
Nationalyears2: | 1948–1954 |
Nationalteam1: | Poland U18 |
Nationalteam2: | Poland |
Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Manageryears1: | 1968–1969 |
Managerclubs1: | Urania Ruda Śląska |
Manageryears2: | 1969–1973 |
Managerclubs2: | CKS Czeladź |
Manageryears3: | 1973–1976 |
Managerclubs3: | Urania Ruda Śląska |
Manageryears4: | 1977 |
Managerclubs4: | GKS Tychy |
Manageryears5: | 1978 |
Managerclubs5: | Toronto Falcons |
Manageryears6: | 1978 |
Managerclubs6: | Wisłoka Dębica |
Manageryears7: | 1979–1980 |
Managerclubs7: | Wisłoka Dębica |
Manageryears8: | 1980–1981 |
Manageryears9: | 1981–1985 |
Managerclubs9: | Urania Ruda Śląska |
Wacław Sąsiadek (4 March 1931 – 2 October 2017) was a Polish footballer who played as a forward.[1] He also played for the Poland national football team, and was a football manager.
Sąsiadek began playing at the youth level with Pogoń Katowice, and ultimately joined the senior team in 1946.[2] In 1949, he played in Liga Polska with Legia Warsaw where he played for five seasons.[3] [4] In 1954, he signed with Polonia Bytom where in his debut season he assisted in securing the Polish Championship.[5] He concluded his career in the 1960-61 season with Silesia Miechowice after sustaining a knee injury.[6]
He died on October 2, 2017.[7]
He made his debut for the Poland national football team on October 17, 1948, in a friendly match against Finland.[8] In the match he made history as he became the youngest player to represent Poland at the age of 17 until broken by Włodzimierz Lubański.[9] He later made two additional appearances for the senior national team against Albania, and East Germany.[10] He also played for the Poland national under-18 football team.
Sąsiadek became the football manager for Urania Ruda Śląska originally in 1968, he would return for another two stints with the club in 1973-76, and in 1981-85. He also managed CKS Czeladź, GKS Tychy, Wisłoka Dębica, and former club Polonia Bytom.[11] [12] In 1978, he managed abroad in the National Soccer League with the Toronto Falcons where he secured the NSL Cup against Hamilton Italo-Canadians.