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Jerry Panek
Personal information
Date of birth (1946-05-12) May 12, 1946 (age 78)
Place of birth Poland
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975 Chicago Sting
1975 Chicago Cats (2)
International career
1973 United States 3 (0)
Managerial career
Thomas More High School
-1982 Milwaukee Kickers
1982 Marquette University (assistant)
1982-1991 Marquette University
Milwaukee Rampage (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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.[1]

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.[2] 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.[3]

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

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