Franciszek Smuda, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Franciszek Smuda

Polish football manager and former player

Date of Birth: 22-Jun-1948

Place of Birth: Lubomia, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: Poland, Germany

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Franciszek Smuda (Polish pronunciation: [fran't??i??k 'smuda], born 22 June 1948) is a Polish football coach and former footballer who also holds a German passport.
As a player, he spent his career playing for clubs in Poland, the United States and Germany.
In 1983, he turned to coaching, becoming the manager of Widzew Lódz, Wisla Kraków, Legia Warsaw and Lech Poznan, among others.
He has won three Polish league titles.
Since 2009 he was the manager of the Poland national football team, but resigned on 16 June 2012, following their elimination from Euro 2012.