Henryk Czapczyk
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Date of birth
27 August 1922
Place of birth
Poznań, Poland
Date of death
30 August 2010 (aged 88)
Place of death
Poznań, Poland[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 August 1922 | ||
| Place of birth | Poznań, Poland | ||
| Date of death | 30 August 2010 (aged 88) | ||
| Place of death | Poznań, Poland[1] | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1935–1939 | HCP Poznań | ||
| 1946–1948 | Warta Poznań | ||
| 1949–1953 | Lech Poznań | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1959–1961 | Lech Poznań | ||
| 1964 | Lech Poznań | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Henryk Czapczyk (27 August 1922 – 30 August 2010[2]) was a Polish footballer who played as a striker.
Czapczyk was born at Poznań and started his football career at HCP Poznań. During World War II, he was a Home Army soldier, eventually reaching the rank of lieutenant. He commanded an assault unit during the Warsaw Uprising; after its fall, he was imprisoned in several German camps, before being liberated in May 1945.[3]
He returned to Poland in 1946 to continue his football career. That year, as Warta's captain, he led the team to a second-place finish in the championship and the national title the following year.[3] In 1949, he joined Lech Poznań, where he remained until his retirement in 1953.[4]
