March 2000 Warzycha scored the first-ever regular-season "Golden Goal" in Major League Soccer history to defeat the San Jose Earthquakes 2–1. He played two more years for Columbus Crew before retiring from playing in 2002 at the age of 39. International career For Poland, Warzycha was capped 47 times, scoring seven goals between 1987 and 1993. Managerial career After retiring as a player, he became an assistant coach with the Crew. After Greg Andrulis was fired in July 2005, Warzycha assumed interim head coaching duty. He went back to assisting after Sigi Schmid was hired for the full-time job. After spending several years as Schmid's assistant, Warzycha was promoted to the head coach position at Columbus Crew for the 2009 MLS season, in which he coached the team to the Supporter Shield, awarded for the most points during the regular season. Warzycha signed a multi-year contract extension with Columbus on 1 September 2011 that kept him under contract through the 2013 season. He was released from his contract early, on 2 September 2013. Personal life Robert is the father of professional soccer player Konrad Warzycha, who played for Columbus Crew under his father. Honours Columbus Crew Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (1): 2002 MLS Cup (1): 2008 (Assistant Coach) MLS Supporters Shield (2): 2008 (Assistant Coach), 2009 (Head Coach) Górnik Zabrze Ekstraklasa (2): 1987, 1988 Polish SuperCup (1): 1988 Honvéd Hungarian Cup (1): 1996 References 1963 births Living people Polish footballers Polish football managers Górnik Zabrze players Everton F.C. players Premier League players Columbus Crew players Columbus Crew coaches Poland international footballers Polish expatriate footballers People from Pajęczno County Ekstraklasa players Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate soccer managers in the United States Major League Soccer players Major League Soccer All-Stars Sportspeople from Łódź Voivodeship Columbus Crew non-playing staff Górnik Zabrze managers Major League Soccer coaches Association football wingers Polish expatriate sportspeople in England Polish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Polish expatriate football managers