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Janusz Kowalik
Polish footballer (born 1944) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Janusz "John" Kowalik (born 26 March 1944) is a Polish former football manager and player who played as a striker. A prolific scorer in the European leagues and the North American Soccer League, he was the 1968 NASL MVP.
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Full name | Janusz Antoni Kowalik | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1944-03-26) 26 March 1944 (age 80) | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Nowy Sącz, Poland | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1960–1967 | Cracovia | ||||||||||||||||
1968 | Chicago Mustangs | 28 | (30) | ||||||||||||||
1968 | California Clippers | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1969–1974 | Sparta Rotterdam | 123 | (67) | ||||||||||||||
1974–1976 | NEC | 31 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
1976 | Chicago Sting | 14 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
1976–1977 | MVV | 9 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
1977 | Chicago Sting | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
1977–1979 | MVV | 55 | (24) | ||||||||||||||
1979–1980 | Patro Eisden | ||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
Poland U18 | |||||||||||||||||
1965–1966 | Poland | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
1979–1980 | Patro Eisden | ||||||||||||||||
1981–1982 | Eendracht Rotem | ||||||||||||||||
1982–1984 | Genk | ||||||||||||||||
1985–1986 | Vitesse | ||||||||||||||||
1987–1989 | Nigeria U23 | ||||||||||||||||
1987–1989 | Enugu Rangers | ||||||||||||||||
1989–1991 | Ionikos | ||||||||||||||||
1992 | Górnik Zabrze | ||||||||||||||||
1995–1996 | KFC Eeklo | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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