futsal team in the early 90s. He then went on to coach the then sixth division Pomeranian club Radunia Stężyca between 1996 and 1999, the Polish U-21 team as assistant manager 1999–2001, briefly Lechia Gdańsk in 1995, and between 2004 and 2005 lower league Cartusia Kartuzy. He was also a consultant at Arka Gdynia between 2001 and 2003. He returned to Arka as a consultant once more in 2012, alongside Tomasz Korynt. Teaching career He taught PE at primary school number 10 in the Chylonia district of Gdynia. Political career He was a Gdynia City Council candidate on the Civic Platform electoral list in 2006 and a Sejm candidate in 2007. Then, having switched to the Polish People's Party, he ran as a candidate for the Pomeranian Voivodeship Assembly in 2010 and to the lower house of parliament in 2011. In 2014, he became a regional councillor, his only electoral success. In 2015 and 2019, he unsuccessfully ran for the Sejm again. In 2018 he did not renew his councillor seat mandate. Personal life, death and legacy Late in his life, Kupcewicz was in deteriorating health, leading to his death due to a stroke on 3 July 2022 at the age of 66. He was reported to have fallen ill while travelling by train and fainted on the train platform in Gdynia; an ambulance then transported him to a hospital in Gdańsk where he subsequently died. His diabetes and related cardiovascular complications were cited as likely contributors to his death. Zbigniew Boniek called him one of the best ever Polish playmakers. Grzegorz Lato stated he was incredibly saddened and shocked at the news of his death as they only spoke recently and that they were very close friends in regular contact with each other. His winning goal in Alicante against France at the 1982 World Cup to win the bronze medal for Poland was deemed to be his highlight of his career. Regarded as an exceptionally talented player, he was judged to have never reached his full potential due to persistent injuries during his playing career. His involvement in the infamous Polish football corruption scandal was never fully explained; he never denied the allegations that he handled and transported bribes, but claimed in court he was far too drunk to remember the exact details. He is widely regarded as Arka's best-ever players, featuring in their all-time XI, Arka being a