Ryszard Koncewicz Explained

Ryszard Koncewicz
Fullname:Ryszard Tadeusz Koncewicz
Birth Date:12 April 1911
Birth Place:Lemberg, Austria-Hungary
Death Place:Warsaw, Poland
Position:Striker, Manager
Years1:1927–1939
Clubs1:Lechia Lwów
Years2:1945–1946
Clubs2:Polonia Bytom
Manageryears1:1949
Managerclubs1:Lechia Gdańsk
Manageryears2:1950–1952
Managerclubs2:Ruch Chorzów
Manageryears3:1952–1955
Managerclubs3:Polonia Bytom
Manageryears4:1956–1958
Managerclubs4:Legia Warsaw
Manageryears5:1968–1970
Managerclubs5:Poland
Manageryears6:1975
Managerclubs6:Gwardia Warsaw

Ryszard Tadeusz Koncewicz (12 April 1911 – 15 March 2001) was a Polish footballer and manager. In the interbellum period, Koncewicz played without notable successes for Lechia Lwów (1927–1939). Caught by the Wehrmacht during the Polish September Campaign, he spent the war in a German POW camp Oflag IIC Woldenberg, where he represented the unofficial team of the city of Lwów, which consisted of POWs.

After the war he returned to Poland, and as Lwów was annexed by the Soviet Union, Koncewicz, together with numerous Poles expelled from the city, settled in Bytom, where he played for Polonia Bytom. In 1950, he became a coach of Ruch Chorzów, winning next year the Cup of Poland. Then he coached Polonia Bytom (1954 champions),[1] Legia Warsaw (1956 champions and winners of Cup of Poland) and Gwardia Warsaw. As early as 1948, Koncewicz started cooperating with then-coach of the Poland national team, Wacław Kuchar, who himself was from Lwów as well. Then, he trained Poland for several short periods (1953, 1956–1957, 1964–1966 and 1968–1970). After retiring, he was an activist of the Polish Football Association (PZPN).

Honours

Manager

Ruch Chorzów[2]

Polonia Bytom

Legia Warsaw[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Centrum Składów Piłkarskich - stat.
  2. Web site: Człowiek z fajką . laczynaspilka.pl . 20 October 2024 . pl . 12 April 2024.