 Smuda in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 June 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Lubomia, Poland | ||
| Date of death | 18 August 2024 (aged 76) | ||
| Place of death | Kraków, Poland | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1962–1967 | Unia Racibórz | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1967–1969 | Odra Wodzisław Śląski | ||
| 1970 | Ruch Chorzów | ||
| 1970–1971 | Stal Mielec | ||
| 1971–1974 | Piast Gliwice | ||
| 1975 | Vistula Garfield | ||
| 1975 | Hartford Bicentennials | 20 | (3) |
| 1975–1977 | Legia Warsaw | 33 | (0) |
| 1978 | Los Angeles Aztecs | 10 | (0) |
| 1978 | Oakland Stompers | 13 | (0) |
| 1978 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2 | (0) |
| 1979–1982 | SpVgg Fürth | 17 | (1) |
| 1982 | VfR Coburg | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1983 | VfR Coburg | ||
| 1984–1987 | ASV Forth | ||
| 1988 | FC Herzogenaurach | ||
| 1989 | Altay | ||
| 1992 | Konyaspor | ||
| 1993 | FV Wendelstein | ||
| 1993–1995 | Stal Mielec | ||
| 1995–1998 | Widzew Łódź | ||
| 1998–1999 | Wisła Kraków | ||
| 1999–2001 | Legia Warsaw | ||
| 2001–2002 | Wisła Kraków | ||
| 2002 | Widzew Łódź | ||
| 2003 | Piotrcovia Piotrków Trybunalski | ||
| 2003 | Widzew Łódź | ||
| 2004 | Widzew Łódź | ||
| 2004 | Omonia | ||
| 2004–2005 | Odra Wodzisław Śląski | ||
| 2005–2006 | Zagłębie Lubin | ||
| 2006–2009 | Lech Poznań | ||
| 2009 | Zagłębie Lubin | ||
| 2009–2012 | Poland | ||
| 2013 | Jahn Regensburg | ||
| 2013–2015 | Wisła Kraków | ||
| 2016–2017 | Górnik Łęczna | ||
| 2017–2018 | Widzew Łódź | ||
| 2018–2019 | Górnik Łęczna | ||
| 2021–2022 | Wieczysta Kraków | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Franciszek Smuda (Polish pronunciation: [fraɲˈt͡ɕiʂɛk ˈsmuda]; 22 June 1948 – 18 August 2024) was a Polish football player and manager.
As a player, he spent his career playing for clubs in Poland, the United States and Germany. In 1983, he turned to coaching, becoming the manager of Widzew Łódź, Wisła Kraków, Legia Warsaw and Lech Poznań, among others. He has won three Polish league titles. From 2009 he was the manager of the Poland national team,[1] but resigned on 16 June 2012, following their elimination from Euro 2012.[2]
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