Lucjan Brychczy
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Lucjan Antoni Brychczy was a Polish
football
player who is most notable for winning four top-tier titles with Legia Warsaw, but was also a keen archer
.
In football, he represented ŁTS Łabędy Gliwice and Piast Gliwice
. He transferred to Warsaw
for the 1954 season due to military commitments, where he remained until the end of his playing career not just as a player, but also as a coach.
He won four titles with Warsaw, in 1955, 1956, 1969 and 1970 as well as four Polish Cups, in 1955, 1956, 1964 and 1966. He scored 182 goals in a career which lasted 19 seasons, both of which remain club records to this day. His Legia career also included a foray into the semi-finals of the European Cup
.
It is said that Real Madrid was interested in securing his services but during that time it was impossible to leave the country due to the restrictions of the communist regime.
Brychczy was awarded the Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player who is most notable for winning four top-tier titles with Legia Warsaw, but was also a keen archer
Archery
Archery is the art, practice, or skill of propelling arrows with the use of a bow, from Latin arcus. Archery has historically been used for hunting and combat; in modern times, however, its main use is that of a recreational activity...
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In football, he represented ŁTS Łabędy Gliwice and Piast Gliwice
Piast Gliwice
Gliwicki Klub Sportowy Piast Gliwice is a Polish football club based in Gliwice, Poland. Founded in June 1945 by the Poles who had been forced to leave their homeland in present-day Western Ukraine, Piast's football team played as many as 32 seasons in the Polish Second Division, before finally...
. He transferred to Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
for the 1954 season due to military commitments, where he remained until the end of his playing career not just as a player, but also as a coach.
He won four titles with Warsaw, in 1955, 1956, 1969 and 1970 as well as four Polish Cups, in 1955, 1956, 1964 and 1966. He scored 182 goals in a career which lasted 19 seasons, both of which remain club records to this day. His Legia career also included a foray into the semi-finals of the European Cup
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
.
It is said that Real Madrid was interested in securing his services but during that time it was impossible to leave the country due to the restrictions of the communist regime.
Brychczy was awarded the Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta.