- Roman Kosecki
Infobox Football biography
playername = Roman Kosecki
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1966|2|15
cityofbirth =Piaseczno
countryofbirth =Poland
height = 1.72m (5ft 8in)
position = Forward
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1982–1983
1983–1986
1986–1988
1988–1990
1990–1992
1992–1993
1993–1995
1995–1996
1996–1997
1997–1998
1998–1999
clubs = flagicon|PolandRKS Mirków
flagicon|PolandRKS Ursus
flagicon|PolandGwardia Warszawa
flagicon|PolandLegia Warszawa
flagicon|TurkeyGalatasaray SK
flagicon|SpainOsasuna
flagicon|SpainAtlético Madrid
flagicon|FranceFC Nantes
flagicon|France Montpellier
flagicon|PolandLegia Warszawa
flagicon|USA Chicago Fire
caps(goals) =
41 (12)
38 (19)
34 (8)
59 (14)
27 (2)
19 (2)
10 (0)
50 (12)
nationalyears = 1988–1995
nationalteam = Poland
nationalcaps(goals) = 69 (19)
pcupdate = November 24, 2007
ntupdate = November 17, 2007Roman Kosecki (born
February 28 ,1966 inPiaseczno ) is a former Polish soccerstriker .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 toMajor 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 theMiami Fusion . He then helped the club to theMLS Cup andU.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 PolishSejm fromCivic Platform .
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