Janusz Kowalik

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Janusz Kowalik
Telstar tegen Sparta 1-4 Kowalik (right) (Sparta) scoort keeper Van der Meeren, inventory number 923-7728.jpg
Personnel
Surname Janusz Antoni Kowalik
birthday March 26, 1944
place of birth Nowy Sącz ,  Poland
size 170 cm
position striker
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1960-1967 Cracovia Kraków 140 (62)
1968 Chicago Mustangs 28 (30)
1968-1969 California Clippers 0 (0)
1969-1974 Sparta Rotterdam 123 (66)
1974-1976 NEC Nijmegen 30 (6)
1976 Chicago Sting 14 (9)
1976-1977 MVV Maastricht 9 (2)
1977 Chicago Sting 6 (1)
1977-1979 MVV Maastricht 55 (25)
1979-1980 Patro Eisden Maasmechelen
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1965-1966 Poland 6 (0)
Stations as a trainer
Years station
1979-1980 Patro Eisden Maasmechelen
1985 Vitesse Arnhem
1989-1991 Ionikos Nikea
1992 Górnik Zabrze
1 Only league games are given.

Janusz Kowalik (born March 26, 1944 in Nowy Sącz , Poland ) is a former Polish football player and coach .

Club career

Janusz Kowalik began his professional career at Cracovia Kraków in the Polish second division. In 1961 he rose with Cracovia and made his debut in the Ekstraklasa . In total, he played three seasons in the Ekstraklasa and five seasons in the Polish second division. In 1968 he emigrated to the USA and played there in the NASL for the Chicago Mustangs and the California Clippers (in 1968 he was the top scorer of the NASL with 30 goals). In 1969 he returned to Europe. He was signed by Sparta Rotterdam . Janusz Kowalik spent 5 seasons at Sparta before moving to league rivals NEC Nijmegen in 1974 . He also played in 1976 and 1977, each for a few months, with Chicago Sting in the USA and a total of three seasons with MVV Maastricht in the Netherlands . In 1980 he let his active career with the Belgian club Patro Eisden Maasmechelen end.

National team

The trained striker made six international matches for Poland .

successes

  • Vice-U16 European Champion (1961)
  • NASL top scorer in 1968

Coaching career

Kowalik's coaching career began at Patro Eisden Maasmechelen as a player- coach . He later looked after Vitesse Arnhem for six months . In autumn 1989 he took over the Greek club Ionikos Nikea , which he coached until April 1991. In 1992, Kowalik coached the Polish record champion Górnik Zabrze .

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personal data
SURNAME Kowalik, Janusz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Polish soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH March 26, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH Nowy Sącz , Poland