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{{short description|Polish footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name                = Seweryn Gancarczyk
| image               = Seweryn.jpg
| image_size          = 220px
| caption             = 
| fullname            = Seweryn Daniel Gancarczyk
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1981|11|22}}
| birth_place         = [[Dębica]], Poland
| height              = {{convert|1.83|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| position            = [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|Left-back]]
| currentclub         = [[Górnik Zabrze II]] (manager)<br>[[Górnik Zabrze]] (assistant)
| youthyears1         = 1999
| youthclubs1         = Podkarpacie Pustynia
| years1  = 1999–2003 | clubs1  = [[Hetman Zamość]]
| years2  = 2003–2005 | clubs2  = [[FC Arsenal Kyiv|Arsenal Kyiv]] | caps2  = 18 | goals2  = 1
| years3  = 2004      | clubs3  = → [[Volyn Lutsk]] (loan)         | caps3  = 19 | goals3  = 0
| years4  = 2006–2009 | clubs4  = [[Metalist Kharkiv]]             | caps4  = 85 | goals4  = 6
| years5  = 2009–2011 | clubs5  = [[Lech Poznań]]                  | caps5  = 32 | goals5  = 0
| years6  = 2012      | clubs6  = [[ŁKS Łódź]]                     | caps6  = 6  | goals6  = 0
| years7  = 2012–2015 | clubs7  = [[Górnik Zabrze]]                | caps7  = 62 | goals7  = 1
| years8  = 2015–2017 | clubs8  = [[GKS Tychy]]                    | caps8  = 40 | goals8  = 0
| years9  = 2018–2019 | clubs9  = [[Rozwój Katowice]]              | caps9  = 37 | goals9  = 1
| years10 = 2019–2022 | clubs10 = Podlesianka Katowice             | caps10 = 42 | goals10 = 19
| totalcaps           = 341
| totalgoals          = 20
| nationalyears1      = 2006–2009
| nationalteam1       = [[Poland national football team|Poland]]
| nationalcaps1       = 7
| nationalgoals1      = 0
| manageryears1       = 2023
| managerclubs1       = Unia Turza Śląska
| manageryears2       = 2025–
| managerclubs2       = [[Górnik Zabrze II]]
| medaltemplates      = 
}}

'''Seweryn Daniel Gancarczyk''' ({{IPA|pl|sɛˈvɛrɨn ˈdaɲɛl ɡanˈt͡sart͡ʂɨk}}; born 22 November 1981) is a Polish professional [[Manager (association football)|football manager]] and former [[Football player|player]] who played as a [[left-back]]. He is currently in charge of [[III liga]] club [[Górnik Zabrze II]], and serves as an assistant manager of their [[Górnik Zabrze|senior team]].

== Club career ==
Gancarczyk started to play football in his early teens, in junior teams of Podkarpacie Pustynia. After several seasons there and after a short spell at [[I liga|second division]] club [[Hetman Zamość]], Gancarczyk made his way to the capital of [[Ukraine]], [[Kyiv]], where he joined local [[FC Arsenal Kyiv|Arsenal Kyiv]]. Having also briefly performed for west Ukrainian club [[Volyn Lutsk]], Gancarczyk was transferred to [[Metalist Kharkiv]], where he has remained since, and has reached a position of vice-captain at the club.<ref>Source: [http://eng.metallist.kharkov.ua/tournament/showplayer/1/6/100/ Metalist Kharkiv Official Website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090217195724/http://eng.metallist.kharkov.ua/tournament/showplayer/1/6/100/ |date=2009-02-17 }} {{in lang|en}}</ref>

In 2007, he was voted the best [[left-back]] in Ukraine.<ref>Source: [http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/display.var.1983512.0.polish_target_to_cost_celts_1m.php  Evening Times] {{in lang|en}}</ref>

During the winter of 2008, Gancarczyk had a try-out with Scottish club [[Celtic FC|Celtic]], however due to an injury, he was unable to compete and so returned to Metalist.

In January 2018, Gancarczyk joined [[Rozwój Katowice]].<ref>[http://www.dziennikzachodni.pl/sport/pilka-nozna/a/seweryn-gancarczyk-z-przytupem-zamknalem-stadion-slaski-teraz-chetnie-go-otworze,12884064/ Seweryn Gancarczyk: Z przytupem zamknąłem Stadion Śląski - teraz chętnie go otworzę]‚ dziennikzachodni.pl, 26 January 2018</ref> He played for the club until the summer 2019, when he joined Podlesianka Katowice.<ref>[http://podlesianka.katowice.pl/2019/07/19/seweryn-gancarczyk-w-podlesiance/ Seweryn Gancarczyk w Podlesiance!], podlesianka.katowice.pl, 19 July 2019</ref>

==International career==
Debuting for his country in 2006 in a 0–1 loss against [[Lithuania national football team|Lithuania]], the defender was named to the [[2006 FIFA World Cup (squads)#Poland|23-men squad]] for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] in Germany.

On 14 October 2009, during Poland's last game of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against [[Slovakia national football team|Slovakia]], Gancarczyk scored an own goal in the 3rd minute of the game, condemning Poland to a 1–0 defeat and enabling Slovakia to qualify for [[FIFA World Cup 2010|the World Cup]].

==Coaching career==
While still playing for Podlesianka, Gancarczyk began coaching youth teams of [[Rozwój Katowice]]. On 7 June 2022, he joined [[I liga]] club [[GKS Górnik Łęczna|Górnik Łęczna]]'s staff as an assistant under Marcin Prasoł.<ref>{{cite web |title=Seweryn Gancarczyk asystentem trenera Górnika Łęczna |url=http://www.90minut.pl/news/319/news3199594-Seweryn-Gancarczyk-asystentem-trenera-Gornika-Leczna.html |website=90minut.pl |access-date=12 June 2024 |language=pl |date=7 June 2022}}</ref> He left the club on 25 February 2023 along with Prasoł.<ref>{{cite web |title=Marcin Prasoł odchodzi z Górnika Łęczna |url=http://www.90minut.pl/news/324/news3245567-Marcin-Prasol-odchodzi-z-Gornika-Leczna.html |website=90minut.pl |access-date=12 June 2024 |language=pl |date=25 March 2023}}</ref>

In April 2023, he took charge of [[IV liga Silesia]] club Unia Turza Śląska until the end of the season, replacing the outgoing [[Ryszard Wieczorek]] who joined the club only the month prior.<ref>{{cite web |title=Seweryn Gancarczyk trenerem Unii Turza Śląska |url=https://swojskapilka.pl/blog/seweryn-gancarczyk-trenerem-unii-turza-slaska |website=swojskapilka.pl |access-date=21 November 2024 |language=pl}}</ref> Gancarczyk led the club to winning both their group and the promotion play-offs.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pierwszy trenerski sukces Seweryna Gancarczyka |url=https://www.slzpn.pl/slaski/zpn/aktualnosci/8091/pierwszy-trenerski-sukces-seweryna-gancarczyka |website=slzpn.pl |access-date=21 November 2024 |language=pl |date=22 June 2023}}</ref> His contract was not extended, and he was replaced by returning Marek Hanzel, who initially left the club in late February for health reasons.<ref>{{cite web |title=Robota wykonana! Marek Hanzel zastępuje Seweryna Gancarczyka |url=https://swojskapilka.pl/blog/robota-wykonana_-marek-hanzel-zastepuje-seweryna-gancarczyka |website=swojskapilka.pl |access-date=21 November 2024 |language=pl}}</ref>

On 17 January 2024, Gancarczyk was hired as an assistant coach at another [[I liga|second division]] side [[Zagłębie Sosnowiec]], where he worked under managers [[Alyaksandr Khatskevich]] and [[Marek Saganowski]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Seweryn Gancarczyk w sztabie szkoleniowym Zagłębia Sosnowiec |url=http://www.90minut.pl/news/330/news3301460-Seweryn-Gancarczyk-w-sztabie-szkoleniowym-Zaglebia-Sosnowiec.html |website=90minut.pl |access-date=17 January 2024 |language=pl |date=17 January 2024}}</ref> He terminated his contract by mutual consent on 12 June that year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Łukasz Gajda i Seweryn Gancarczyk odchodzą z Zagłębia Sosnowiec |url=http://www.90minut.pl/news/332/news3324481-Lukasz-Gajda-i-Seweryn-Gancarczyk-odchodza-z-Zaglebia-Sosnowiec.html |website=90minut.pl |access-date=12 June 2024 |language=pl |date=12 June 2024}}</ref>

On 7 August 2024, Gancarczyk returned to Górnik Zabrze to take up the role of an assistant for their reserve and under-17 teams.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lodko |first1=Bartosz |title=Gancarczyk wrócił do Zabrza. Będzie pracował w Akademii Górnika |url=https://weszlo.com/2024/08/07/gancarczyk-wrocil-do-zabrza-bedzie-pracowal-w-akademii-gornika/ |website=weszlo.com |access-date=21 November 2024 |language=pl |date=7 August 2024}}</ref> On 7 January 2025, he was promoted to the role of Górnik II's head coach.<ref>{{cite web |title=Zmiany w sztabie szkoleniowym drugiej drużyny |url=https://www.gornikzabrze.pl/w/zmiany-w-sztabie-szkoleniowym-drugiej-drużyny |publisher=[[Górnik Zabrze]] |access-date=18 January 2025 |language=pl |date=7 January 2025}}</ref> On 15 April 2025, following the appointment of [[Piotr Gierczak]] as manager of Górnik's senior team, Gancarczyk joined his staff as an assistant.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ustalono sztab szkoleniowy Górnika |url=http://www.90minut.pl/news/336/news3368825-Ustalono-sztab-szkoleniowy-Gornika.html |website=90minut.pl |access-date=18 April 2025 |language=pl |date=15 April 2025}}</ref>

==Managerial statistics==
{{updated|match played 7 June 2025}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"	
|+ Managerial record by team and tenure			
|-
!rowspan="2" |Team
!rowspan="2" |From
!rowspan="2" |To
!colspan="8" |Record
|-
!{{Tooltip|G|Games managed}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Games won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}
!{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}}						
|-
|align=left|Unia Turza Śląska
|align=left|18 April 2023
|align=left|30 June 2023
{{WDL|14|10|3|1|for=36|against=15|diff=yes}}
|-
|align=left|[[Górnik Zabrze II]]
|align=left|7 January 2025
|align=left|''Present''
{{WDL|16|8|4|4|for=25|against=16|diff=yes}}
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
{{WDLtot|30|18|7|5|for=61|against=31|diff=yes}}
|}

==Honours==
===Player===
'''Lech Poznań'''
*[[Ekstraklasa]]: [[2009–10 Ekstraklasa|2009–10]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Lech Poznań mistrzem Polski! |url=https://sport.tvp.pl/1801755/lech-poznan-mistrzem-polski |website=sport.tvp.pl |access-date=15 April 2025 |language=pl |date=15 May 2010}}</ref>

'''Podlesianka Katowice'''
* [[Klasa okręgowa|Regional league Katowice IV]]: 2020–21<ref>{{cite web |title=Zina Klasa okręgowa 2020/2021, grupa: śląska IV (Katowice-Sosnowiec) - mistrzowska |url=http://www.90minut.pl/liga/1/liga11739.html |website=90minut.pl |access-date=12 June 2024 |language=pl}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Zawodnik: Seweryn Gancarczyk |url=https://www.laczynaspilka.pl/rozgrywki/zawodnik/bc41a2de-0700-4523-b220-b56a890075bf?season=2020%2F2021&leagueId=50917394-d0c3-4299-b00f-7d55f3ca65f5&tab=tab-matches |website=laczynaspilka.pl |access-date=12 June 2024 |language=pl}}</ref>

===Manager===
'''Unia Turza Śląska'''
* [[IV liga Silesia|IV liga Silesia II]]: 2022–23<ref>{{cite web |title=IV liga 2022/2023, grupa: śląska II |url=http://www.90minut.pl/liga/1/liga12424.html |website=90minut.pl |access-date=21 November 2024 |language=pl}}</ref>

'''Górnik Zabrze'''
* [[Polish Cup]] (Zabrze regionals): 2024–25<ref>{{cite web |title=Górnik II Zabrze zdobywcą Poltent Pucharu Polski na szczeblu Podokręgu Zabrze |url=https://slzpn.pl/slaski/zpn/aktualnosci/10100/gornik-ii-zabrze-zdobywca-poltent-pucharu-polski-na-szczeblu-podokregu-zabrze |website=slzpn.pl |access-date=15 April 2025 |language=pl |date=1 April 2025}}</ref>

==Notes==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://eng.metallist.kharkov.ua/tournament/showplayer/1/6/100/|Player profile at Metalist official website}}
* {{90minut|2735}}
* {{NFT player|id=14343}}
* {{FFU}}

{{Poland squad 2006 FIFA World Cup}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gancarczyk, Seweryn}}
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