Roman Kosecki

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::summary Polish footballer (born 1966) ::

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Field	Value
name	Roman Kosecki
image	Roman Kosecki (6216818893).jpg
birth_date
birth_place	Piaseczno, Poland
height	1.72 m
position	Forward
years1	1982–1983
years2	1983–1986
years3	1986–1988
years4	1988–1990
years5	1990–1992
years6	1992–1993
years7	1993–1995
years8	1995–1996
years9	1996–1997
years10	1997–1998
years11	1998–1999
clubs1	RKS Mirków
clubs2	RKS Ursus
clubs3	Gwardia Warsaw
clubs4	Legia Warsaw
clubs5	Galatasaray
clubs6	Osasuna
clubs7	Atlético Madrid
clubs8	FC Nantes
clubs9	Montpellier
clubs10	Legia Warsaw
clubs11	Chicago Fire
caps3	60
caps4	51
caps5	38
caps6	34
caps7	59
caps8	27
caps9	19
caps10	10
caps11	50
goals3	18
goals4	12
goals5	19
goals6	8
goals7	14
goals8	2
goals9	2
goals10	0
goals11	12
nationalteam1	Poland U18
nationalyears2	1988–1995
nationalteam2	Poland
nationalcaps2	69
nationalgoals2	19
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Roman Jacek Kosecki (born 15 February 1966) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a striker. In 1994, he was voted the Polish Footballer of the Year.

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. 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. 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. He came to Major League Soccer in the Fire's inaugural season in 1998, joining fellow Polish internationals Peter Nowak and Jerzy Podbrozny. 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.

He was a deputy (poseł) to the Polish Sejm from Civic Platform in 2005. 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.

Career statistics

International

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National team	Year	Apps	Goals	Total	69	19
Poland	1988	7	3
1989	13	2
1990	15	5
1991	9	1
1992	6	4
1993	7	0
1994	5	2
1995	7	2
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International goals

::Scores and results table. Poland's goal tally first:

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#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition
1	10 February 1988	Tel Aviv, Israel		3–1	Friendly
2	13 July 1988	New Britain, United States		2–0	Friendly
3	13 July 1988	New Britain, United States		2–0	Friendly
4	8 February 1989	San José, Costa Rica		4–2	Friendly
5	14 February 1989	Puebla, Mexico		1–3	Friendly
6	11 February 1990	Cairo, Egypt		1–1	Friendly
7	4 May 1990	Chicago, United States		1–2	Friendly
8	21 May 1990	Marseille, France		4–0	Friendly
9	10 October 1990	Warsaw, Poland		2–3	Friendly
10	19 December 1990	Volos, Greece		2–1	Friendly
11	17 April 1991	Warsaw, Poland		3–0	UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying
12	19 May 1992	Salzburg, Austria		4–2	Friendly
13	19 May 1992	Salzburg, Austria		4–2	Friendly
14	5 July 1992	Guatemala City, Guatemala		2–2	Friendly
15	5 July 1992	Guatemala City, Guatemala		2–2	Friendly
16	9 February 1994	Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain		1–1	Friendly
17	4 September 1994	Tel Aviv, Israel		1–2	UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
18	25 April 1995	Zabrze, Poland		4–3	UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
19	7 June 1995	Zabrze, Poland		5–0	UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
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Honours

Legia Warsaw

• Polish Cup: 1988–89, 1989–90
• Polish Super Cup: 1990

Galatasaray

• Turkish Cup: 1990–91
• Turkish Super Cup: 1991

Chicago Fire

• MLS Cup: 1998
• U.S. Open Cup: 1998

Poland U18

• UEFA European Under-18 Championship third place: 1984

Individual

• Polish Newcomer of the Year: 1988
• Piłka Nożna Polish Footballer of the Year: 1994
• MLS All-Star: 1999

References

References

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4. (30 August 1993). "Los países del Este aportan la mitad de los jugadores extranjeros en Primera". [[ABC (newspaper).
5. (18 December 1994). "Kosecki, 'futbolista del año' en Polonia". [[El País]].
6. (16 June 1998). "Meet the Fire: Roman Kosecki". Chicago Sun-Times.
7. Klukowski, Tomasz. (9 November 2002). "Roman Kosecki – International Matches". [[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]].
8. (29 June 2012). "Roman Kosecki pierwszym kandydatem na prezesa PZPN". Nasze Miasto.
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11. (July 17, 1999). "1999 MLS All-Star Game". MLSsoccer.com.

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