Jerry Panek

Jerry Panek
Personal information
Full name Teodor Jerzy Panek
Date of birth (1946-07-22) July 22, 1946
Place of birth Poland
Playing position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Broń Radom
AZS-AWF Warszawa
1970–1971 Lechia Gdańsk 14 (9)
1975 Chicago Sting
1975 Chicago Cats (2)
National team
1973 United States 3 (0)
Teams managed
Thomas More High School
–1982 Milwaukee Kickers
1982 Marquette University (assistant)
1982–1991 Marquette University
– Milwaukee Rampage (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Jerry Panek (born Poland) is a retired Polish-American soccer midfielder who earned three caps with the U.S. national team in 1973. He currently coaches youth soccer in Wisconsin.

Player

In Poland he played for the Broń Radom, AZS-AWF Warszawa and Lechia Gdańsk[1][2].

Professional

In 1975, Panek played for the Chicago Sting in the North American Soccer League. He also played for the Chicago Cats of the American Soccer League that season.

National team

Panek’s three national team games all came against Poland in 1973. The first was a 1-0 loss on August 3. The second was a 4-0 loss on August 10. Panek was replaced by Paul Child in the 60th minute. The last was a 1-0 victory on August 12. Panek was again replaced, this time by Stefan Szefer in the 60th minute.[3]

Coach

Panek coached Milwaukee Polonia and the Milwaukee Kickers of the Wisconsin Soccer Association. In 1982, he left the Kickers to become an assistant coach with Marquette University.[4] When head coach Joe Born resigned during the season, Panek became the head coach on October 6, 1982. When he resigned at the end of the 1991 season, Panek had compiled a 97-80-20 record. Panek has also coached at Thomas More High School and was an assistant with the Milwaukee Rampage.

Panek has since returned to the Milwaukee Kickers Soccer Club, where he has been serving as their director of coaching since 2001.

Panek was inducted into the WASA Hall of Fame in 1991.[5]

Panek attended Academy of Physical Education in Warsaw. He received a coaching license and master's degree in physical education. He is one of the most soccer specific educated coaches in the country.

References

  1. ↑ https://lechia.net/klub/historia/mecze-lechii-od-1945/player/84-197071-iii-liga-gr-ponocna/1-lechia-gdask/1183-teodor-panek/
  2. ↑ Andrzej Gowarzewski, Biało-Czerwoni. 1921-2018, Katowice 2017, page 135.
  3. ↑ USA - Details of International Matches 1970-1979 Archived 2010-02-05 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ Marquette Soccer Team aims for more aggressive offense
  5. ↑ WASA Hall Of Fame-By Last Name
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