Czesław Boguszewicz (born 2 July 1950) is a Polish former professional

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and

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Career

At the age of 16, Boguszewicz joined

Pogoń Szczecin Pogoń Szczecin Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Pogoń Szczecin (), is a Polish professional football club based in Szczecin, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, which plays in the Ekstraklasa, the top tier of the national football league s ...

in the Polish top flight and debuted at the age of 17. Just before the

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, he suffered an eye injury, causing him to miss the squad and retire from professional football.Czesław Boguszewicz o Syberii, kolejowej rodzinie, pracy marynarza, Pogoni, Arce, reprezentacji i kontuzji, która wszystko przerwała
laczynaspilka.pl While playing, Boguszewicz obtained his coaching badges,Puchar Polski z Arką, a później… Finlandia i Afryka. Historia Czesława Boguszewicza
weszlo.com causing him to be appointed head coach of

Arka Gdynia Morski Związkowy Klub Sportowy Arka Gdynia () is a professional football club based in Gdynia, Poland, that plays in the Ekstraklasa after winning the 2024–25 I liga. The club was founded as Klub Sportowy Gdynia in 1929. History The h ...

at the age of 28, where he won the

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in 1979. After vacationing in Finland, Boguszewicz played and coached there, where the season lasted from spring to autumn and the attendances were low.Jak Czesław Boguszewicz uczył grać w piłkę Litmanena
sportdziennik.com From Finland, he was appointed head coach of Nigerian side Nigerdock, where he experienced corruption and was stoned by opposing fans on one occasion.

Honours

Manager

Arka Gdynia *

: 1978–79

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* 1950 births Living people People from Słupsk Polish men's footballers Poland men's international footballers Men's association football defenders Gryf Słupsk players Pogoń Szczecin players Arka Gdynia players Mikkelin Palloilijat players Reipas Lahti players Ekstraklasa players Polish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Finland Polish expatriate sportspeople in Finland Polish football managers Arka Gdynia managers Ekstraklasa managers Polish expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Finland Expatriate football managers in Nigeria 20th-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-footy-defender-1950s-stub