Andrzej Czyżniewski (28 September 1953 – 9 July 2013) was a Polish footballer who played as a
goalkeeper
In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...
.
Club career
Czyżniewski played 57 games for
Arka Gdynia
Morski Związkowy Klub Sportowy Arka Gdynia () is a Polish professional football club, based in Gdynia, Poland, that plays in the Polish I liga. The club was founded as Klub Sportowy Gdynia in 1929.
History
The history of Arka dates back to ...
, winning the Polish Cup in 1979, and 95 league matches for
Bałtyk Gdynia
Bałtyk Gdynia is a Polish football club from Gdynia. The club is named after the Baltic Sea.
History
The club was established in 1930 by football enthusiasts from the developing city. Bałtyk is the oldest football club from Gdynia, which sti ...
.
Zmarł Andrzej Czyżniewski
- Bałtyk Gdynia He also had a spell abroad in Cyprus.
Retirement
Czyżniewski was a member of the Poland National Team coaching staff as goalkeeping coach in qualifying for the European Championship in 2000. From 1999 to 2001 he was a member of the board and vice president of Arka Gdynia. From 2002 through 2006, he was a goalkeeping coach at Amica Wronki. He moved to Lech Poznan to become director of scouting until 2009. From 2009 to 2012 he served as Director of sports at Arka again.
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1953 births
2013 deaths
Sportspeople from Toruń
Footballers from Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Men's association football goalkeepers
Polish men's footballers
Bałtyk Gdynia players
Arka Gdynia players
Polish expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus