Henryk Wróbel (born 19 December 1934, Poznań - died 14 August 2024, Poznań) was a Polish football player, playing as a midfielder. He was considered one of Lech Poznań's club legends.[1]

During his career, he played as a midfielder, usually on the left.[2] After three years of playing for the HCP factory club,[2] he transferred to Drukarz Poznań.[2]

He joined Lech Poznań in 1952, when club legends Henryk Czapczyk and Teodor Anioła were still there.[3] He then completed his mandatory military service at Zawisza Bydgoszcz from which he returned to Lech 1956.[2]

At Lech he made 133 appearances in the second division[1] and between 1957 and 1963 he made 75 appearances in the top flight[4] Overall, he made in total 288 appearances for the club, including those in the third division when Lech suffered two relegations there.[2]

He won the junior national title as manager of Lech's youth team in 1995.[1] As a coach there, he also worked alongside Piotr Reiss, Arkadiusz Głowacki, Artur Wichniarek and Bartosz Bosacki.[1]

He remained an active supporter of Lech throughout his life and lived in his later years in the Grunwald district of Poznań.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Pan Henryk kibicuje" [Mr Henryk supports], lechpoznan.pl (in Polish), Lech Poznań, 7 April 2023
  2. ^ a b c d e Maciej Lehmann (23 August 2024), Pogrzeb Henryka Wróbla. Byłego piłkarza i trenera Lecha Poznań żegnały tłumy [Henryk Wróbel's funeral. Large crowds bid farewell to former Lech Poznań footballer and coach], Głos Wielkopolski
  3. ^ Radosław Nawrot (19 April 2018), "Lech Poznań zaprosił na spotkanie swoje gwiazdy. Przyszli przedstawiciele kilku pokoleń" [Lech Poznań invited its start to its meeting. Representatives of several generations attended.], poznan.wyborcza.pl (in Polish), Poznań: Gazeta Wyborcza Poznań (Lech Poznań)
  4. ^ Lech Poznań (14 August 2024), Zmarł Henryk Wróbel (in Polish), 90minut.pl
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Henryk Wróbel at 90minut.pl (in Polish)