Roman Kosecki

Roman Kosecki

Personal information
Date of birth	February 15, 1966 (1966-02-15)
Place of birth	Piaseczno, Poland
Height	1.72m (5ft 8in)
Playing position	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1982–1983	RKS Mirków
1983–1986	RKS Ursus
1986–1988	Gwardia Warszawa
1988–1990	Legia Warsaw	41	(12)
1990–1992	Galatasaray SK	38	(19)
1992–1993	Osasuna	34	(8)
1993–1995	Atlético Madrid	59	(14)
1995–1996	FC Nantes	27	(2)
1996–1997	Montpellier	19	(2)
1997–1998	Legia Warsaw	10	(0)
1998–1999	Chicago Fire	50	(12)
National team‡
1988–1995	Poland	69	(19)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 24, 2007. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of November 17, 2007

Roman Kosecki (born February 15, 1966 in Piaseczno) is a former Polish soccer striker.

In his club career, Kosecki played for RKS URSUS, Gwardia Warsaw, Legia Warsaw, Galatasaray, CA Osasuna, Atlético Madrid, Nantes, Montpellier, and the Chicago Fire. He came to Major League Soccer in the Fire's inaugural season in 1998, joining fellow Polish internationals Peter Nowak and Jerzy Podbrozny. Kosecki proceeded to score the first goal in Fire's history in a 2-0 win over the Miami Fusion. He then helped the club to the MLS Cup and U.S. Open Cup double. Kosecki played two seasons in MLS, scoring 12 goals and 19 assists in league play, before retiring as a player.

For Poland, Kosecki was capped 69 times, scoring 19 goals between 1988 and 1995.

Since 2005 he is a deputy (poseł) to the Polish Sejm from Civic Platform.

International goals

Scores and results table. Poland's goal tally first:

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition
1	10 February 1988	Tel Aviv, Israel	Israel	3-1	Friendly
2	13 July 1988	New Britain, United States	United States	2-0	Friendly
3	13 July 1988	New Britain, United States	United States	2-0	Friendly
4	8 February 1989	San José, Costa Rica	Costa Rica	4-2	Friendly
5	14 February 1989	Puebla, Mexico	Mexico	1-3	Friendly
6	11 February 1990	Cairo, Egypt	Kuwait	1-1	Friendly
7	4 May 1990	Chicago, United States	Colombia	1-2	Friendly
8	21 May 1990	Marseille, France	United Arab Emirates	4-0	Friendly
9	10 October 1990	Warsaw, Poland	United States	2-3	Friendly
10	19 December 1990	Volos, Greece	Greece	2-1	Friendly
11	17 April 1991	Warsaw, Poland	Turkey	3-0	UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying
12	19 May 1992	Salzburg, Austria	Austria	4-2	Friendly
13	19 May 1992	Salzburg, Austria	Austria	4-2	Friendly
14	5 July 1992	Guatemala City, Guatemala	Guatemala	2-2	Friendly
15	5 July 1992	Guatemala City, Guatemala	Guatemala	2-2	Friendly
16	9 February 1994	Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain	Spain	1-1	Friendly
17	4 September 1994	Tel Aviv, Israel	Israel	1-2	UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
18	25 April 1995	Zabrze, Poland	Israel	4-3	UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
19	7 June 1995	Zabrze, Poland	Slovakia	5-0	UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying