Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 20 August 1963 | ||
Place of birth | Siemkowice, Poland | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right winger | ||
Youth career | |||
1983–1984 | Budowlani Działoszyn | ||
1984–1985 | Warta Sieradz | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1985–1987 | Górnik Wałbrzych | 31 | (5) |
1987–1991 | Górnik Zabrze | 91 | (10) |
1991–1994 | Everton | 72 | (6) |
1994–1995 | Pécsi Mecsek | 21 | (7) |
1995–1996 | Budapest Honvéd | 21 | (6) |
1996–2002 | Columbus Crew | 160 | (19) |
Total | 396 | (53) | |
International career | |||
1987–1993 | Poland | 47 | (7) |
Managerial career | |||
2003–2008 | Columbus Crew (assistant) | ||
2005 | Columbus Crew (interim) | ||
2009–2013 | Columbus Crew | ||
2014 | Górnik Zabrze | ||
2015 | Górnik Zabrze | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Robert Warzycha (Polish pronunciation: [ˈrɔbɛrd vaˈʐɨxa]; born 20 August 1963) is a Polish former professional football manager and player.
A right winger, Warzycha had a long career in Europe, playing for teams in Poland, Hungary and England with Everton in the Premier League. He won two Polish Ekstraklasa titles and a Polish Super Cup with Górnik Zabrze. Warzycha was also a regular member of the Poland national team throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s, amassing 47 caps.
He moved to the United States in 1996 and subsequently spent seven seasons in Major League Soccer with Columbus Crew. He later served as a coach for the team, serving as head coach for five seasons.