Roman Kosecki

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Roman Kosecki
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Personal information
Date of birth (1966-02-15) 15 February 1966 (age 58)
Place of birth Piaseczno, Poland
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1982–1983 RKS Mirków
1983–1986 RKS Ursus
1986–1988 Gwardia Warsaw 60 (18)
1988–1990 Legia Warsaw 51 (12)
1990–1992 Galatasaray 38 (19)
1992–1993 Osasuna 34 (8)
1993–1995 Atlético Madrid 59 (14)
1995–1996 FC Nantes 27 (2)
1996–1997 Montpellier 19 (2)
1997–1998 Legia Warsaw 10 (0)
1998–1999 Chicago Fire 50 (12)
International career
Poland U18
1988–1995 Poland 69 (19)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
UEFA European Under-18 Championship
Bronze medal icon.svg 1984 Soviet Union
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roman Jacek Kosecki (born 15 February 1966) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a striker.

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Career

In his club career, Kosecki played for RKS URSUS, Gwardia Warsaw, Legia Warsaw, Galatasaray, CA Osasuna, Atlético Madrid, Nantes, Montpellier, and the Chicago Fire. [2] Osasuna transferred Kosecki to Atlético Madrid after the 1992–93 La Liga season, the second most expensive transfer of a foreign player in that window. [3] After a successful year with Atlético Madrid and the Poland national team, Kosecki was chosen as the 1994 Polish footballer of the year by Piłka Nożna magazine. [4] He came to Major League Soccer in the Fire's inaugural season in 1998, joining fellow Polish internationals Peter Nowak and Jerzy Podbrozny. [5] Kosecki proceeded to score the first goal in Fire's history in a 2–0 win over the Miami Fusion. He then helped the club to the MLS Cup and U.S. Open Cup double. Kosecki played two seasons in MLS, scoring 12 goals and 19 assists in league play, before retiring as a player.

For Poland, Kosecki was capped 69 times, scoring 19 goals between 1988 and 1995. [6]

He was a deputy (poseł) to the Polish Sejm from Civic Platform in 2005. [7] Kosecki ran for the position of president of the PZPN in 2012 but lost to Polish soccer legend Zbigniew Boniek. Boniek however appointed him to vice president of youth development.

Personal life

His son Jakub Kosecki is also a professional football player.

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Poland 198873
1989132
1990155
199191
199264
199370
199452
199572
Total6919

International goals

Scores and results table. Poland's goal tally first:
#DateVenueOpponentResultCompetition
110 February 1988 Tel Aviv, Israel Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 3–1 Friendly
213 July 1988 New Britain, United StatesFlag of the United States.svg  United States 2–0Friendly
313 July 1988 New Britain, United StatesFlag of the United States.svg  United States 2–0Friendly
48 February 1989 San José, Costa Rica Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 4–2Friendly
514 February 1989 Puebla, Mexico Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1–3Friendly
611 February 1990 Cairo, Egypt Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 1–1Friendly
74 May 1990Chicago, United StatesFlag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 1–2Friendly
821 May 1990 Marseille, FranceFlag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 4–0Friendly
910 October 1990 Warsaw, Poland Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2–3Friendly
1019 December 1990 Volos, Greece Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 2–1Friendly
1117 April 1991 Warsaw, Poland Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 3–0 UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying
1219 May 1992 Salzburg, Austria Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 4–2Friendly
1319 May 1992Salzburg, AustriaFlag of Austria.svg  Austria 4–2Friendly
145 July 1992 Guatemala City, Guatemala Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 2–2Friendly
155 July 1992Guatemala City, GuatemalaFlag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 2–2Friendly
169 February 1994 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, SpainFlag of Spain.svg  Spain 1–1Friendly
174 September 1994 Tel Aviv, Israel Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 1–2 UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
1825 April 1995 Zabrze, Poland Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 4–3 UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
197 June 1995 Zabrze, Poland Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 5–0 UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying

Honours

Legia Warsaw [8]

Galatasaray [8]

Chicago Fire [8]

Poland U18

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ mlssoccer. "Roman Kosecki | MLSsoccer.com". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "Roman Kosecki" (in Polish). 90 Minut. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
  3. ↑ "Los países del Este aportan la mitad de los jugadores extranjeros en Primera" (in Spanish). Madrid: ABC. 30 August 1993.
  4. ↑ "Kosecki, 'futbolista del año' en Polonia". El País (in Spanish). 18 December 1994.
  5. ↑ "Meet the Fire: Roman Kosecki". Chicago Sun-Times. 16 June 1998.
  6. ↑ Klukowski, Tomasz (9 November 2002). "Roman Kosecki – International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  7. ↑ "Roman Kosecki pierwszym kandydatem na prezesa PZPN" (in Polish). Nasze Miasto. 29 June 2012.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Roman Kosecki". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  9. 1 2 "Laureaci". pilkanozna.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  10. ↑ "1999 MLS All-Star Game". MLSsoccer.com. 17 July 1999. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
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