Stefan Majewski

Polish footballer and manager

Stefan Majewski

Personal information
Date of birth|  (1956-01-31) 31 January 1956 (age 68)
Place of birth|  Bydgoszcz, Poland
Height|  1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)|  Defender
Youth career
|  Gwiazda Bydgoszcz
1971–1977|  Chemik Bydgoszcz
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
1977–1978|  Zawisza Bydgoszcz|  |
1979–1984|  Legia Warsaw|  158|  (16)
1985–1987|  1\. FC Kaiserslautern|  63|  (1)
1987–1988|  Arminia Bielefeld|  34|  (1)
1988–1989|  Apollon Limassol|  |
1989–1993|  Freiburger FC|  |
International career
1978–1986|  Poland|  40|  (4)
Managerial career
1994|  Polonia Warsaw
1995–1996|  Polonia Warsaw
1997–1999|  1\. FC Kaiserslautern II
1999–2001|  Amica Wronki
2001|  Zagłębie Lubin
2002|  Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki
2003–2004|  Amica Wronki
2004–2006|  Widzew Łódź
2006–2008|  Cracovia
2009–2010|  Poland U23
2009|  Poland (caretaker)
2010–2012|  Poland U21

Medal record

Men's football
Representing  Poland
FIFA World Cup
| 1982 Spain |

*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stefan Majewski (born 31 January 1956) is a Polish professional football manager and former player who was most recently the sporting director of Ekstraklasa club Cracovia.[1]

## Club career

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Majewski was born in Bydgoszcz. He played for clubs such as Gwiazda Bydgoszcz, Zawisza Bydgoszcz, Legia Warsaw, 1\. FC Kaiserslautern (West Germany), Arminia Bielefeld (West Germany) or Apollon Limassol (Cyprus).

## International career

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Most notably, he also played for the Poland national team, for which he played 40 matches and scored four goals. Majewski was a participant at the 1982 FIFA World Cup, where Poland won the third place, and at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

## Coaching career

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Majewski later pursued a coaching career, he coached the team of Widzew Łódź in 2004–06. Between 2 October 2006 and 27 October 2008, he was the coach of Cracovia. On 18 September 2009, Majewski became the interim caretaker coach/manager for the Poland national football team following the dismissal of his predecessor Leo Beenhakker. Poland lost 2–0 to the Czech Republic in a 2010 World Cup qualifier match during his debutant match as the head coach. On 29 October 2009, Franciszek Smuda was named as the full-time coach of the team, meaning that Majewski's stint as caretaker manager was effectively over.[2]

## Career statistics

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### International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year  National team | Year | Apps | Goals

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Poland | 1978 | 4 | 1
1979 | 6 | 0
1980 | 3 | 0
1981 | 4 | 1
1982 | 10 | 1
1983 | 6 | 1
1984 | 1 | 0
1985 | 0 | 0
1986 | 6 | 0
Total | 40 | 4

## Honours

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### Player

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Legia Warsaw

* Polish Cup: 1979–80, 1980–81[3]

Poland

* FIFA World Cup third place: 1982[3]

### Manager

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Amica Wronki[4]

* Polish Cup: 1998–99, 1999–2000
* Polish Super Cup: 1999

## References

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1. ^ "Stefan Majewski". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
2. ^ "Smuda lands 'dream' Poland job". UEFA. 29 October 2009. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
3. ^ a b "Stefan Majewski". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2 August 2024.
4. ^ Woźny, Michał (12 November 2023). "Były piłkarz, trener i dyrektor sportowy, która miał kompletną karierę w piłce". sport.interia.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 10 October 2024.

## External links

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* Stefan Majewski at 90minut.pl (in Polish)

Poland squads

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Poland squad – 1982 FIFA World Cup third place

* 1 Młynarczyk
* 2 Dziuba
* 3 Kupcewicz
* 4 Dolny
* 5 Janas
* 6 Skrobowski
* 7 Jałocha
* 8 Matysik
* 9 Żmuda (c)
* 10 Majewski
* 11 Smolarek
* 12 Wójcicki
* 13 Buncol
* 14 Pałasz
* 15 Ciołek
* 16 Lato
* 17 Szarmach
* 18 Kusto
* 19 Iwan
* 20 Boniek
* 21 Kazimierski
* 22 Mowlik
* Coach: Piechniczek

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Poland squad – 1986 FIFA World Cup

* 1 Młynarczyk
* 2 Przybyś
* 3 Żmuda
* 4 Ostrowski
* 5 Wójcicki
* 6 Matysik
* 7 Tarasiewicz
* 8 Urban
* 9 Karaś
* 10 Majewski
* 11 Smolarek
* 12 Kazimierski
* 13 Komornicki
* 14 Kubicki
* 15 Buncol
* 16 Pałasz
* 17 Zgutczyński
* 18 Pawlak
* 19 Wandzik
* 20 Boniek (c)
* 21 Dziekanowski
* 22 Furtok
* Coach: Piechniczek

Managerial positions

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Polonia Warsaw – managers

* Burford (1921)
* Kimpton (1921–22)
* Šmid (1923–24)
* Tauber (1925)
* Koželuh (1928–29)
* Steyskal (1929)
* Śliwiński (1930–31)
* Ferenczi (1934)
* Bułanow (1935–37)
* Kossok (1938–39)
* Pieniążek (1945–47)
* Fogl (1947–48)
* Foryś (1948–49)
* Brzozowski (1949–50)
* Foryś (1950–51)
* Szczepaniak (1951–53)
* Wiśniewski (1953)
* Szczepaniak (1953)
* Kuchar (1953–57)
* Popiołek (1957–58)
* Szularz (1958–60)
* Brzozowski (1960–61)
* Gierwatowski (1961)
* Sowiński (1961)
* Gierwatowski (1962)
* Łabęda (1962–63)
* unknown (1963–66)
* Gierwatowski (1966–68)
* Kurżak (1968)
* Brzozowski (1968–71)
* Siech (1971–72)
* Misiak (1972–74)
* Brzozowski (1974)
* Zamilski (1974–76)
* Obrębski (1976–77)
* Szymczak (1977–78)
* Engel (1978–79)
* Kapera (1979–82)
* Szrama (1982–83)
* Kapera (1983)
* Szymczak (1983–84)
* Piętka (1984–85)
* Pieszko (1985–88)
* Dawidczyński (1988–92)
* Jabłoński (1992–93)
* Wiśnik (1993)
* Giedrys (1993–94)
* Majewski (1994)
* Jabłoński (1994–95)
* Kraska (1995)
* Bakalarczyk (1995–96)
* Majewski (1996)
* Broniszewski (1996–97)
* Małowiejski (1997–98)
* Podedworny (1998)
* Engel & Wdowczyk (1998–99)
* Wdowczyk (2000)
* Mikulski (2001)
* Lička (2001–02)
* Białek (2002)
* Chrobak (2002–04)
* Broniszewski (2004)
* Motyka (2004–05)
* Kubicki (2005)
* Moleda (2005–06)
* Żurek (2006)
* Wiśniewski (2006)
* Engel Jr. (2006)
* Fornalik (2006–07)
* Wdowczyk (2007–08)
* Strejlau (2008)
* Kowalik (2008)
* Zieliński (2008–09)
* Kaczmarek (2009)
* Grembocki (2009)
* Radolský (2009)
* Libich (2009)
* Bakero (2009–10)
* Janas (2010)
* Bos (2011)
* Stokowiec (2011)
* Zieliński (2011–12)
* Michniewicz (2012)
* Stokowiec (2012–13)
* Dziewicki (2013–14)
* Szczechowicz (2014)
* Dźwigała (2014)
* Końko (2015)
* Gołaszewski (2015–17)
* Szymanek (2017)
* Chrobak (2017–19)
* Szymanek (2020–21)
* Smalec (2021–24)
* Lechc (2024)
* Pawlak (2024–)

(c) = caretaker manager

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Widzew Łódź – managers

* Otto (1948)
* Kaménař (1948)
* Pegza (1949)
* Król (1950–51)
* no manager (1951–52)
* Zgoll (1953–54)
* Kaménař (1954)
* Rotte (1954–55)
* Maslovarić (1956)
* Skwierczyński (1956)
* Doryń (1957)
* Radwański (1958–59)
* Kozłowski (1960–61)
* Kołpa (1961–63)
* Koczewski (1963–64)
* Kowalski (1964)
* Chojnacki (1964–65)
* Kołpa (1965–66)
* Kowalski (1966–68)
* Goździk (1969)
* Grzywocz (1969)
* Jezierski (1969–76)
* Pekowski (1976)
* Kowalski (1977)
* Waligóra (1978)
* Świerk (1979)
* Machciński (1980–81)
* Żmuda (1981–84)
* Waligóra (1985–86)
* Lenczyk (1987–88)
* Grębosz (1988)
* Waligóra (1989)
* Tomaszewski (1989)
* Fudalej (1989)
* Kowalski (1990–91)
* Żmuda (1992)
* Jezierski (1993)
* Woziński (1993)
* Stachurski (1994)
* Polak (1994)
* Smuda (1995–98)
* Pyrdoł (1998)
* Łazarek (1998)
* Dziuba (1999)
* Lato (1999)
* Lenczyk (1999–2000)
* Pyrdoł (2000)
* Żurek (2000)
* Kushlyk (2000)
* Koniarek (2001)
* Kusto (2001)
* Wdowczyk (2002)
* Smuda (2002)
* Němec (2002–03)
* Muchiński (2003)
* Smuda (2003)
* Kretek (2003)
* Łapiński (2003)
* Kasalik (2003)
* Łapiński (2004)
* Smuda (2004)
* Majewski (2004–06)
* Probierz (2006–07)
* Zub (2007–08)
* Wójcik (2008)
* Fornalik (2009)
* Janas (2009–10)
* Kretek (2010)
* Michniewicz (2010–11)
* Mroczkowski (2011–13)
* Pawlak (2013–14)
* Skowronek (2014)
* Tylak (2014)
* Pawlak (2014)
* Stawowy (2014–15)
* Obarek (2015)
* Płuska (2015–16)
* Muchiński (2016)
* Cecherz (2016–17)
* Smuda (2017–18)
* Mroczkowski (2018–2019)
* Paszulewicz (2019)
* Smółka (2019)
* M. Kaczmarek (2019–20)
* Dobi (2020–21)
* Broniszewski (2021)
* Niedźwiedź (2021–23)
* Myśliwiec (2023–)

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KS Cracovia – managers

* Calder (1908–11)
* Koželuh (1911–12)
* Pozsonyi (1921–23)
* Kimpton (1923)
* Koželuh (1924)
* Koželuh (1926)
* Kałuża (1927–28)
* Hierländer (1929–31)
* Fleischmann (1932–33)
* Pulpittel (1934–35)
* Kossok (1936)
* Zastawniak (1937)
* Plattkó (1938)
* Chruściński (1945–47)
* Kubiński (1947)
* Průha (1948)
* Malczyk (1948–49)
* Jesionka (1950–52)
* Tobik (1952)
* Łańko (1953)
* M. Jabłoński & Szewczyk (1954)
* M. Jabłoński (1954)
* Parpan (1954)
* Żelazny (1955)
* Wilczkiewicz (1955)
* Finek (1956–1957)
* Skoraczyński (1958)
* E. Jabłoński (1958)
* Matyas (1959–61)
* Finek (1961)
* Tobik (1962)
* Dziwisz (1962–63)
* Niemiec (1964–67)
* Durniok (1967)
* Matyas (1968–69)
* Meus (1969–1970)
* M. Jabłoński (1970)
* Meus & Miksa (1970–71)
* Woźniak (1971–72)
* Matyas (1972–73)
* Durniok (1974–75)
* Adamczyk (1975–76)
* Hradecki (1976–78)
* Kolasa (1978)
* Tobik (1978–79)
* Meus (1979)
* Polakow (1980)
* Stroniarz (1980–83)
* Mikołajczyk (1983)
* Walczak (1983)
* Baran (1983)
* Walczak (1983–84)
* Baran (1984)
* Durniok (1984)
* Warchala (1984)
* Stroniarz (1984–85)
* Warchala (1985)
* M. Jabłoński (1985)
* Szymanowski (1985–86)
* Karelus (1986)
* Adamus (1986–87)
* Piotrowski (1987–88)
* Cygan (1988)
* Zapalski (1988–89)
* Sputo (1989)
* Mrugalski (1989)
* M. Jabłoński (1990)
* Moskal (1990)
* Sputo (1990–91)
* Bahr (1991)
* Podedworny (1991)
* Franczak (1991–93)
* Bahr (1993–94)
* Adamus (1994–96)
* Łysko (1996–97)
* Kocąb (1997–98)
* Kmita (1998–99)
* Adamus (1999–2000)
* Karelus (2000)
* Bahr (2000–01)
* Kmita (2001–02)
* Hajdo & Kwiatkowski (2002)
* Stawowy (2002–06)
* Mikulski (2006)
* Białas (2006)
* Majewski (2006–08)
* Płatek (2008–09)
* Lenczyk (2009–10)
* Ulatowski (2010)
* Sadko (2010)
* Shatalov (2010–11)
* Pasieka (2011–12)
* Kafarski (2012)
* Stawowy (2012–14)
* Hajdo (2014)
* Podoliński (2014–2015)
* Zieliński (2015–17)
* Probierz (2017–21)
* Zieliński (2021–24)
* Kroczek (2024–)

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Poland national football team – managers

* Matyas (1966–67)
* Koncewicz (1968–70)
* Górski (1971–76)
* Gmoch (1976–78)
* Kulesza (1978–80)
* Piechniczek (1981–86)
* Łazarek (1986–89)
* Strejlau (1989–93)
* Ćmikiewiczc (1993)
* Apostel (1994–95)
* Stachurski (1996)
* Piechniczek (1996–97)
* Pawlakc (1997)
* Wójcik (1997–99)
* Engel (2000–02)
* Boniek (2002)
* Janas (2003–06)
* Beenhakker (2006–09)
* Majewskic (2009)
* Smuda (2009–12)
* Fornalik (2012–13)
* Nawałka (2013–18)
* Brzęczek (2018–21)
* Sousa (2021)
* Michniewicz (2022)
* Santos (2023)
* Probierz (2023–)

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