Franciszek Smuda was a Polish footballer and manager, born on 22 June 1948 in Lubomia, Wodzisław County, Poland and died on 18 August 2024. As a defender he played for clubs in Poland, the United States and Germany, including Stal Mielec, Piast Gliwice, Legia Warsaw and several North American Soccer League sides, before turning to coaching in 1983. He built his name as a manager, leading Widzew Lodz, Wisla Krakow, Legia Warsaw and Lech Poznan, among other clubs, and winning three Polish Ekstraklasa titles. Widzew under his direction qualified for the UEFA Champions League group stage in 1996. From 2009 until June 2012 he managed the Poland national team, resigning after the team was eliminated from UEFA Euro 2012.
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He held a German passport.
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Widzew qualified for the UEFA Champions League competition for the 1996-97 season.
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