Jerry Panek
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Jerry Panek 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.
in the North American Soccer League
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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.
. 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.
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.
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
who earned three caps with the U.S. national team in 1973. He currently coaches youth soccer in Wisconsin.
Professional
In 1975, Panek played for the Chicago StingChicago Sting
The Chicago Sting was an American professional soccer team based in Chicago, Illinois. The Sting played in the North American Soccer League from 1975 to 1984 and in the Major Indoor Soccer League from in the 1982-83 season and again from 1984 to 1988...
in the North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...
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National team
Panek’s three national team games all came against PolandPoland national football team
The Poland national football team represents Poland in association football and is controlled by the Polish Football Association, the governing body for football in 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
Stefan Szefer
Stefan Szefer is a former Polish American soccer defender. He earned six caps during his career, three with Poland and three with the United States.-Europe:...
in the 60th minute.
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 UniversityMarquette University
Marquette University is a private, coeducational, Jesuit, Roman Catholic university located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1881, the school is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities...
. 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
Thomas More High School (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
Saint Thomas More High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee.-Background:...
and was an assistant with the Milwaukee Rampage
Milwaukee Rampage
The Milwaukee Rampage is a defunct American soccer franchise, which played in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in the A-League. The Rampage folded in 2002 because of financial problems, despite winning the A-league championship that year, as well as in 1997. The Rampage was founded in 1994 as a member of the...
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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.
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.