Marek Gołębiewski (born 18 May 1980) is a Polish football

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and former

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who was most recently in charge of

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club

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Club career

Gołębiewski started his career with KS Piaseczno in 1997. Then he played for

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, Ruch Wysokie Mazowieckie, Drwęca Nowe Miasto Lubawskie, Sokół Sokółka,

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clubs. He ended his career in 2017 playing for Sparta Jazgarzew. In

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he played six games for the Świt, scoring one goal in the 2003–2004 season in the 3–1 loss against Legia Warsaw.

Managerial career

Early career

On 6 August 2020, he became the coach of the third-tier Skra Częstochowa. He made his debut in the

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match against Stal Stalowa Wola, which Skra lost 1–3. On 17 May 2021, his employment contract was terminated by mutual consent, after the team did not win eight matches in a row. On 24 June 2021, he became the coach of

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in the fourth division.

Legia Warsaw

He took over as Legia Warsaw's manager on 26 October 2021, following the dismissal of

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. At this time, Legia was in fifteenth place in the

and was in first place in their

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group stage. His first official match was a

fixture against Świt Szczecin, with Legia winning 1–0. On 31 October 2021, Legia Warsaw lost 0–2 to

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in Gołębiewski's first Ekstraklasa game as manager. On his

debut, Legia was smashed by

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on 4 November 2021 with a 1–4 home defeat. On 9 December 2021, Gołębiewski's Legia lost 0–1 at home to

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, which left the club in the fourth place in their group, resulting in being eliminated from the UEFA Europa League. On 13 December 2021, Legia announced that Marek Gołębiewski had resigned after losing 0–1 against

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, after which his side fell to the last place in the Ekstraklasa table.

Legia Warsaw II

In January 2022, he returned to training Legia's reserves. Despite the lack of an official announcement from the club, he appeared in the Legia II squad on the club's official website.

Chrobry Głogów

On 9 June 2022, he was announced as the new manager of

side

. On 7 August 2023, following three defeats in three opening rounds of the 2023–24 season, Gołębiewski was relieved of his duties.

Managerial statistics

Honours

As a player

Pilica Tarnobrzegi * IV liga Masovia South: 2012–13

References

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