Andrzej Wiśniewski (13 January 1956 – 3 April 2022) was a Polish professional
football manager
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.
Career
In 2001, Wiśniewski briefly managed
Wisła Płock
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, which fell to the second division. In 2002, he coached the
Palestine national team. Later he worked with 3rd and 2nd league teams, including
Jeziorak Iława,
Drwęca Nowe Miasto Lubawskie, which was promoted in the 2004–05 season to the second league, but after several defeats in its class tournament he was released.
On 26 April 2006, Wiśniewski became the coach of the first team of Polonia Warsaw, succeeding
Jan Żurek
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On October 20, 2009, Żurek returned to Górnik Zabrze as a scout
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, but he stayed in this position for too long and became sports director of Polonia. Then he resumed in the third league adventure
Unia Janikowo
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, which, however, lost in Division II playoffs. He was replaced by
Artur Polehojko. In autumn 2007, he signed the contract and took over manager function of the
KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski
KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski () is a Polish football club based in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Poland. It was founded on August 11, 1929.
History
Initially, a club called ''Ostrovia'' existed in the city. It was established between 1922 and 1 ...
on 1 January 2008.
Death
Wiśniewski died of a
heart attack
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on 3 April 2022, at the age of 66.
References
External links
Profileat Soccerway.com
Profileat Soccerpunter.com
1956 births
2022 deaths
People from Giżycko
Polish men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Hutnik Warsaw players
Polish football managers
Expatriate football managers in the State of Palestine
Palestine national football team managers
Polish expatriate football managers
Wisła Płock managers
Jeziorak Iława managers
Polonia Warsaw managers
KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski managers
Sportspeople from Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
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