Lucjan Brychczy
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Lucjan Antoni Brychczy | ||
| Date of birth | 13 June 1934 | ||
| Place of birth | Nowy Bytom, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1948 | Pogoń Nowy Bytom | ||
| 1949–1953 | ŁTS Łabędy Gliwice | ||
| 1953–1954 | Piast Gliwice | ||
| 1954–1972 | Legia Warsaw | 368 | (182) |
| International career | |||
| 1954–1969 | Poland[1] | 58 | (18) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1972–1973 | Legia Warsaw | ||
| 1979–1980 | Legia Warsaw | ||
| 1987 | Legia Warsaw | ||
| 1990 | Legia Warsaw | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Lucjan Antoni Brychczy (nicknamed Kici; born 13 June 1934) is a Polish former footballer who won four top-tier titles with Legia Warsaw.
In football, he represented Pogoń Nowy Bytom, ŁTS Łabędy Gliwice and Piast Gliwice. He transferred to Warsaw for the 1954 season due to military commitments, where he remained until the end of his playing career not just as a player, but also as a coach.[2]
He won four titles with Legia, in 1955, 1956, 1969 and 1970 as well as four Polish Cups, in 1955, 1956, 1964 and 1966. He scored 182 goals during his stint which lasted 19 seasons, both of which remain club records to this day. His Legia career also included a foray into the semi-finals of the European Cup. He was also part of Poland's squad at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[3]
It is said that Real Madrid and AC Milan were interested in securing his services but during that time it was impossible to leave the country due to the restrictions of the communist regime.
Brychczy was awarded the Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta in December 2000.[4]
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Poland | 1954 | 2 | 0 |
| 1955 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1956 | 6 | 1 | |
| 1957 | 5 | 3 | |
| 1958 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1959 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1960 | 7 | 1 | |
| 1961 | 6 | 1 | |
| 1962 | 8 | 3 | |
| 1963 | 6 | 4 | |
| 1964 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1965 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1966 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1967 | 3 | 2 | |
| 1968 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1969 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 58 | 18 | |
Honours
[edit]Player
[edit]Legia Warsaw[5]
- Ekstraklasa: 1955, 1956, 1968–69, 1969–70
- Polish Cup: 1954–55, 1955–56, 1963–64, 1965–66
Individual[4]
- Ekstraklasa top scorer: 1957, 1963–64, 1964–65
Manager
[edit]Legia Warsaw
- Polish Cup: 1971–72, 1979–80, 1989–90[5]
Orders
[edit]- Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta: 2000[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Piłka nożna, Euro 2012, Reprezentacja Polski, Ligi Europejskie". Kadra.pl. Archived from the original on 26 September 2010.
- ^ Tudek, Mateusz (13 June 2024). "Lucjan Brychczy świętuje 90. urodziny". polsatsport.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "Lucjan Brychczy". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ a b c "Lucjan Brychczy". alejagwiazd.eu (in Polish). Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Lucjan Brychczy (Napastnik)". legia.net (in Polish). Retrieved 14 June 2024.
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