Richard Krawczyk
Richard Krawczyk ( born May 24, 1947 in Aix- Noulette, Pas- de -Calais ) is a former French footballer.
Club career
In Bully and Lens
The family in a former Polish immigrants in the northern French mining area grew Richard Krawczyk played as a child and teenager in a neighboring town of his birthplace in the ES Bully- les -Mines. This " buddy club " was one of the preferred talent reservoir, from which the neighbor Racing Club Lens helped himself to refresh his as " Knapp Gallery " ( gallery of galibots ) designated player squad - which he did in 1963 in the case Krawczyk. Racing continued until the 16 -year-olds already in the season 1963/64, regularly in France's top tier one. Krawczyk has been at the Red Golden, together with the only two years older Georges Lech a wingers that fed the two striker Ahmed Oudjani and Jean Deloffre with templates. This season ended Lens on the third place.
The " cunning, sly, while equipped with sturdy legs " Krawczykentwickelte in the following years at Lens to a central player who bribed already in his early years, not only by his dribbling skills, but above all by his game overview. In Division 1, his red - golden, however, could place only on ranks in mid-table until 1967 always. After all, won Racing Coupe Charles Drago 1965, and Krawczyk drove in the final of the competition the last goal for a 4-0 victory over the Girondins Bordeaux at. That this is the only title should remain in his career, was at this time - after all, he was there still only 17 years old - not yet in sight. In the summer of 1968, however, Lens rose after relegation matches in the second division from, and half a year before that became the A-National player (see below) attacking man who had played 144 league games for Lens in five years and it achieved 21 hits, moved to FC Metz.
In Metz and Reims
In the Lorena Richard Krawczyk played two seasons under coach Pierre Flamion, the retrained him attacking midfielder, and although he was able to attend due to an injury, only about two-thirds of duty games, he was especially for the striker Gérard Hausser a reliable template generator. For Metz, he played his first European match in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1969/70 against Napoli; In 1968/69 against Hamburger SV he was, however, not been used. Better than a third place league in 1969 did not start out with Metz, however. Therefore, the club voted in the summer of 1970 Krawczyk change to Erstligaaufsteiger Stade Reims, who wanted to build on his great successes of the 1950s and 1960s and the new old president Henri Germain to a competitive team to some " boning " as goalkeeper Jean -Claude D ' Arménia, René Masclaux, Alain Richard and Jean -François Jodar - even the nearly 39 -year-old club legend Raymond Kopa was once a professional license - around built up, which in addition Krawczyk other newbies like Yves Herbet, Jean -Pierre Brucato and Milan Galic were obliged.
But although the Red -Whites from the Champagne continued reinforced nominate - so came to 1974, including two of Krawczyk Lenser teammates, the brothers Bernard and Georges Lech, three Argentine striker ( Delio Onnis, Carlos Bianchi and José Santiago Santa María ) and for the defense whose compatriot César -Auguste Laraignee and ex- goalkeeper Marcel Aubour - kept the sporting successes with the investments not step Reims finished second in the league until 1976 only places in mid-table. For Krawczyk brought it with Reims in National Cup in 1972 and 1974 respectively after all the semi-finals. The midfielder was there the heart of Reims attack game or, as coach Pierre Flamion, who had come to Stade in 1975, put it, " the central spark plug in the engine of the team ." When Richard Krawczyk, who had decided to play again in Lens, the club in 1976 after 175 point game missions left along with Georges Lech and Brucato, L' Equipe wrote " not to be compensated for loss " for Stade Reims of one.
Back in the North: Lens and Nœux
Krawczyk return caused by Racing Lens a huge performance boost; the team without prominent names ended the 1976/77 season as runner-up and qualified for the UEFA Cup by the following season. Reinforced by Didier Six Didier Sénac and the young attacker Moncef Djebali, the gold - Red sat under their captain Krawczyk first against Malmö FF ( 4-1, 0-2) by before they met in the second round to Lazio. The first leg at the Italians, they lost 0-2, but offset this residue in the Stade Félix Bollaert - by - two Six results out; then there was a memorable renewal of a " crazy night " in the re- Six, Bousdira and twice Djebali manufactured the final score of 6-0 Lens between the 109th and the 119th minute. One lap later, however, failed Racing against 1 FC Magdeburg to its weakness Away ( 2:0, 0:4 ). In Division 1, the team paid dearly for this international high-altitude flight and rose as tables - 18th from. Richard Krawczyk went the way to Division 2, and although he became employed by the new coach Roger Lemerre only in ten games, he had share of Racing's immediate resurgence. However, he left together with the Polish striker Joachim Marx the club, and the two played from 1979 again for an adjacent, former miners club, the Second Division newcomer U.S. Nœux -les -Mines. For Nœux under his young trainer Gérard Houllier - Born in 1947 as his routinier tester Players - Krawczyk played a total of 42 league games yet, and there he also scored again half a dozen goals. When the USN a second group in 1981 failed in the rise of games in the top league, he finished after 18 years as a professional with a total of 431 games together with 36 Torerfolgen in the first and 52 games and scored six goals in the second division of his career. Richard Krawczyk then operating in Lens, not far from Racing's stadium, the Café Le Zébulon, named after his own nickname.
Stations
- Étoile Sportive Bully- les -Mines ( as a teenager until 1963)
- Racing Club Lens (1963-1968)
- FC Metz (1968-1970)
- Stade Reims (1970-1976)
- Racing Club Lens (1976-1979, of which 1978/79 in D2)
- Union Sportive Nœux -les -Mines (1979-1981, in D2)
As a national player
Richard Krawczyk were held to a senior international for France, which the Bleus in December 1967 against Luxembourg - won thanks to three - Loubet Hits 3-1 -, these were a qualifier for the 1968 European Championship. For the journalist Denis Chaumier this appeal was indeed a " remained without a sequel, but a just reward for such a deserving footballers" the.
Palmarčs
- French runners-up in 1977
- Winner of the Coupe Charles Drago 1965