Roman Kosecki

Roman Kosecki
Kosecki in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth (1966-02-15) 15 February 1966 (age 60)
Place of birth Piaseczno, Poland
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (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  Poland
UEFA European Under-18 Championship
Third place1984 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. 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.[citation needed]

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

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Poland 198873
1989132
1990155
199191
199264
199370
199452
199572
Total6919
Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kosecki goal.
List of international goals scored by Roman Kosecki
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
110 February 1988Ramat Gan Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel Israel3–13–1Friendly
213 July 1988Veterans Stadium, New Britain, United States United States1–02–0Friendly
32–0
48 February 1989Costa Rica National Stadium, San José, Costarica Costa Rica2–14–2Friendly
514 February 1989Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla City, Puebla, Mexico Mexico1–31–3Friendly
611 February 1990Helmy Zamora Stadium, Cairo, Egypt Kuwait1–01–1Friendly
74 May 1990Comiskey Park, Chicago, United States Colombia1–21–2Friendly
821 May 1990Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France United Arab Emirates3–04–0Friendly
910 October 1990Polish Army Stadium, Warsaw, Poland United States1–32–3Friendly
1019 December 1990Volos Municipal Stadium, Volos, Greece Greece2–12–1Friendly
1117 April 1991Polish Army Stadium, Warsaw, Poland Turkey3–03–0UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying
1219 May 1992Stadion Lehen, Salzburg, Austria Austria1–04–2Friendly
132–1
145 July 1992Doroteo Guamuch Flores Stadium, Guatemala City, Guatemala Guatemala1–02–2Friendly
152–1
169 February 1994Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain Spain1–11–1Friendly
174 September 1994Ramat Gan Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel Israel1–21–2UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
1825 April 1995Arena Zabrze, Zabrze, Poland Israel4–24–3UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
197 June 1995Arena Zabrze, Zabrze, Poland Slovakia5–05–0UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying

Honours

Legia Warsaw

Galatasaray

Chicago Fire

Poland U18

Individual

References

  1. ↑ mlssoccer. "Roman Kosecki | MLSsoccer.com". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "Player of the year – Poland". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 12 September 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "Roman Kosecki" (in Polish). 90 Minut. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
  4. ↑ "Los países del Este aportan la mitad de los jugadores extranjeros en Primera" (in Spanish). Madrid: ABC. 30 August 1993.
  5. ↑ "Kosecki, 'futbolista del año' en Polonia". El País (in Spanish). 18 December 1994.
  6. ↑ "Meet the Fire: Roman Kosecki". Chicago Sun-Times. 16 June 1998.
  7. ↑ Klukowski, Tomasz (9 November 2002). "Roman Kosecki – International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  8. ↑ "Roman Kosecki pierwszym kandydatem na prezesa PZPN" (in Polish). Nasze Miasto. 29 June 2012.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "Roman Kosecki". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  10. 1 2 "Laureaci". pilkanozna.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  11. ↑ "1999 MLS All-Star Game". MLSsoccer.com. 17 July 1999. Retrieved 27 July 2023.